Jobs at InnoNature (Now Hiring) — 4 open

Your mission

About InnoNature

At InnoNature, we believe that caring for yourself is the foundation for caring for the people you love. That's why we exist: to support mothers and their families through every stage of life — with supplements, superfoods, natural cosmetics, and kids' products they can truly trust. In line with our vision “We are the most trusted brand in natural health for mothers and their families” ”we craft certified organic, vegan, and cruelty-free products made in Europe, and have already earned the trust of millions of customers across the DACH region.

The Role

As VP Product, you will report directly to the CEO and join InnoNature's management team, owning the company's product vision and roadmap and leading a product organisation built around two teams: Product Management & Development and Quality Management. You're joining right as we complete our rebrand and expand from D2C into a multi-channel business - giving you real ownership over how our product function evolves during the next growth phase, rather than simply maintain what's already in place. This is a hands-on leadership role at a fast-growing, purpose-driven scale-up, with real influence over both the strategy and the culture we build along the way.

What You'll Do

Strategic

• You define and execute InnoNature's product vision and strategy

• You lead, develop, and inspire a team of 7 FTEs across your two teams — Product Management & Development and Quality Management

• You translate strategy into a prioritised, commercially-grounded product roadmap

• You track and synthesise the latest trends in nutrition, health, and functional food — including trade fair scouting, exchanges with your professional network and academic research — and feed insights directly into the roadmap

• You build and champion a customer-centric product development model: structured co-creation, consumer feedback, and closed-loop insight from the target audience

Operational

• You drive the full product launch lifecycle — from initial brief through formulation, supplier selection, and regulatory clearance, You speed up our the development cycle without compromising quality

• You continuously analyse and optimise the existing product portfolio for margin, velocity, and relevance

• You ensure rigorous product quality, testing protocols, and full legal compliance in product and communications

• You partner closely with Marketing on go-to-market planning, positioning, and launch execution — across both D2C and the expanding retail channel

• You work closely with procurement to avoid out-of-stock situations and optimise for margin without compromising quality

Who we are looking for

• Proven product development and product management experience in consumer health or an adjacent category (functional food, OTC health, cosmeceuticals, or supplements)

• 3+ years of team leadership experience, including managing people managers - e.g. as VP Product, Chief Product Officer, Head of Product, or similar.

• A strong track record of launching consumer products successfully and at speed

• A background in nutrition, health sciences, or a related field

• Strong consumer insight instincts and the ability to translate them into product decisions

• Experience with or a strong affinity for D2C and digital-first go-to-market models

• Commercial acumen (P&L literacy, margin awareness) and a structured, analytical approach to decision-making

• Fluent German (min. B2) and English skills and can confidently use both languages in a professional context

• Nice to have: experience with procurement/supplier management, quality management in a regulated food or supplement environment, familiarity with DACH regulatory requirements (e.g. health claims), or FMCG retail experience

What we offer you

• A high-impact leadership role at a mission-driven scale-up

• Hybrid working model: 2 days on-site in Hamburg-Altona (Tuesday + Wednesday), with flexibility to work remotely on the remaining days

• Direct collaboration with the CEO and management team

• The opportunity to shape the product function of a category-leading natural health brand

• On our office days, you can look forward to a healthy lunch

• Subsidies for the Deutschlandticket, an Urban Sports Club membership, or Swapfiets

• Every quarter, you can order €300 worth of your favourite InnoNature products, plus many more benefits

• 30 days of vacation

• A modern workplace (height-adjustable desks, MacBook, office dogs) right in the heart of Hamburg-Altona

Interested? We are look forward to your application.