Vice President, Head of Product Innovation

Join a great place to work with MissionSquare, a financial services corporation with approximately $75 billion in assets under management and administration and over 600 employees.

Founded in 1972, MissionSquare is dedicated to the retirement needs of public sector employees.

We focus on delivering results-oriented retirement and retiree health savings plans, education, investment options, personalized guidance, and related services to public sector participants in more than 9,200 plans and nearly 1.3 million participant accounts.

We strive to make the administration of retirement programs as easy and cost-effective as possible.

We have an extraordinary talent base and invite you to consider joining MissionSquare's Product Strategy team.

The Vice President, Head of Product Innovation leads the strategic direction, development, and evaluation of new and existing products to ensure competitiveness, market relevance, and alignment with enterprise goals.

This role is responsible for building and executing a proactive product innovation framework that emphasizes data-driven decision-making, rigorous market testing, and continuous improvement.

The VP oversees a team of Analysts and collaborates cross-functionally to drive innovation from concept through commercialization.

Essential Functions for this role include:

Strategic Leadership & Annual Planning


* Lead the development of the department’s annual business plan and innovation roadmap, aligning with enterprise strategy and growth objectives.


* Define and track annual goals and KPIs for product innovation, market performance, and team development.


* Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning within the Product Innovation team.

Product Innovation & Market Testing


* Champion the identification, development, and launch of new products and services based on market trends, client needs, and competitive gaps.


* Oversee structured market testing and pilot programs to validate product concepts and refine offerings prior to full-scale launch.


* Ensure all products are evaluated using a proactive, repeatable framework that includes feasibility, desirability, and viability assessments.

Data Analysis & Performance Evaluation


* Direct the use of data analytics to assess product performance, client adoption, and market competitiveness.


* Guide the development and use of product scorecards to measure success across revenue, margin, satisfaction, and strategic fit.


* Lead periodic reviews of existing products to determine optimization strategies or retirement decisions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Governance


* Partner with Sales, Marketing, Strategy, Legal, Compliance, and Risk to ensure product alignment, messaging, and regulatory readiness.


* Collaborate with third-party vendors for product delivery, implementation planning, and ongoing refinement.


* Ensure all processes and procedures support innovation goals ...