Director of Product Innovation
VGM Group
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Skills
- Emerging Technologies
- Artificial Intelligence
- Continuous Integration
- IT Strategy
- Scalability
- SaaS
- Innovation
- Vendor Negotiations and Assessing
- AI Tools
Summary
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This is a senior, hands-on role for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy, product discovery, and technical feasibility—and who knows how to move innovation forward without losing momentum in delivery.
Why this role matters
As Director of Product Innovation, you’ll partner directly with the President of Forbin to shape the technology roadmap that drives future growth. You’ll identify new opportunities, validate concepts, and help teams navigate tradeoffs so the right ideas move forward—clearly, confidently, and with purpose.
This role is not about owning delivery teams—it’s about setting direction, enabling execution, and building alignment across product, engineering, and business leaders.
Working Location: Waterloo, IA or surrounding areas; hybrid or remote opportunities available.
What you’ll do
- Define and evolve the technology innovation roadmap, with a strong focus on software platforms, AI-enabled capabilities, and scalable architecture.
- Identify and validate new product and technology opportunities through market insight, customer needs, and internal analysis.
- Partner with technology, production, and business leaders to evaluate and prioritize technology initiatives based on strategic alignment, impact, feasibility, and risk.
- Provide portfolio-level insight and recommendations related to sequencing, dependencies, capacity constraints, and investment tradeoffs.
- Lead discovery, concept development, and early prototyping to test feasibility before major investment.
- Translate complex ideas into clear concept briefs, options, tradeoffs, and recommendations that leaders can act on.
- Partner closely with Production and Engineering leaders to enable smooth handoff and early execution alignment.
- Coordinate and train with marketing & sales teams to take product to launch.
- Monitor the external technology landscape—AI, automation, data platforms, and emerging trends—to keep Forbin future-ready.
- Build trust and influence across teams by facilitating discussion, driving clarity, and helping stakeholders reach consensus.
Key Qualifications
You’re a strategic product and innovation leader who:
- Has deep experience in software-based products or platforms, with enough technical fluency to engage credibly with engineers.
- Understands AI and emerging technologies—not just what’s possible, but what’s practical and valuable.
- Excels at structured thinking and communication, especially when navigating ambiguity.
- Brings strong influence skills and can align diverse stakeholders without formal authority.
- Enjoys discovery, problem framing, and early-stage innovation as much as execution planning.
- Thinks in systems—seeing dependencies, risks, data flow, and long-term scalability.
You have
- 3+ years of experience in product innovation, product management, technology strategy, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of modern development practices and architectures (APIs, cloud, CI/CD, microservices or modular monoliths, observability).
- Strong communication skills—able to explain complex technical topics to non-technical audiences and facilitate decisions.
- Experience assessing vendors and tools (AI platforms, analytics, automation, integration middleware) preferred.
- Proven success moving ideas from concept through feasibility and to execution.
- Experience partnering with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
- Background in SaaS, digital platforms, or technology-enabled services strongly preferred.
Physical Requirements
- Visual abilities include reading, distance vision and peripheral vision.
- Operation of office equipment and using technology efficiently such as computers, phones, misc. office equipment.
- Ability to consistently communicate with other VGMF and VGM Group personnel in person and via Microsoft Office 365.
- Travel to VGM headquarters as needed.
This job description reflects the general duties of the job but is not a detailed description of all duties which may be inherent to the position. Reasonably related additional duties may be assigned to the individual Associate.
VGM Group, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
- Dice Id: RTX1e061b
- Position Id: DIRPROINN
- Posted 3 hours ago
Company Info
VGM was founded on the premise that personal connections create growth and opportunity. Today, our relationships and entrepreneurial spirit continue to allow us to add services, resources and programs you won't get anywhere else to help your business operate more efficiently now and in the future. We simplify your everyday, so you can focus on providing the care and service your patients and customers deserve.
When you work with VGM, you work with real people who understand what you do and connect you to custom solutions that help your unique business grow.
Part of something much larger. Rooted in the Heartland.
VGM & Associates is a division of The VGM Group, Inc., a national company that partners with more than 25,000 businesses and organizations across the United States and Canada. VGM is continually named a top employer in various categories and industries. Founded in 1986 as a group purchasing organization for independent home medical equipment providers, VGM combined its expertise and history to expand both its programs and focus for its membership communities. We are headquartered in Waterloo, Iowa, where nearly 85 percent of our more than 1,000 associates are based. Other offices include Atlanta, Ga.; Overland Park, Kan.; Tampa, Fla.; North Liberty, Iowa; Scottsdale, Ariz.; Morristown, N.J.; and Toronto, Ontario (Canada). At VGM, our associates work for you, providing the best services and contracts to help your grow your business.
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