The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  InnovateLab is hiring a Merchandise Manager in Oceanside, CA.

• Role description

  The right Merchandise Manager will combine Growth Mindset and Innovation to solve real problems for the people we serve. Picture this: a freelance Merchandise Manager seat in Oceanside, paying $123,000 - $188,000, where 6 years of doing the work earns you real say over how it gets done.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Monitor work quality and flag issues before they escalate
  • Close the loop on every Oceanside request you touch
  • Turn ambiguous Attention to Detail requests into shipped, measurable outcomes
  • Guard the InnovateLab customer experience through every Leadership change
  • Use Growth Mindset to streamline routine tasks and free up capacity
  • Build the Initiative habits a manager role can lean on for years
  • Keep skills current through ongoing training and self-directed learning

  What You'll Bring

  • Solid Initiative grounding, plus Attention to Detail you can pick up on the fly
  • Hands-on experience with modern Innovation workflows and tooling
  • The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
  • Resilience measured across 7 years of general cycles
  • Sound instincts for reading a room you've never been in before

  InnovateLab blends Attention to Detail and Growth Mindset into general products that feel, in the human-first words of its Oceanside, CA founders, inevitable. Learning out loud is encouraged here, so share the Growth Mindset rabbit hole you fell down yesterday.

  You join at $123,000 - $188,000, grow with a mentor, lean on benefits, and flex your hours so Oceanside fits work instead of the reverse.

  Live and hiring this very moment for the Oceanside, CA team.

  Your Emotional Intelligence story isn't finished, and the next chapter might be a Merchandise Manager role here.

• Required skills

  • Negotiation
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Initiative
  • Growth Mindset
  • Innovation
  • Leadership
  • Attention to Detail
  • Accountability

• Benefits & perks

  • Financial wellness program
  • Parking reimbursement
  • Donation Matching
  • Paid jury and witness duty
  • Leadership development programs
  • Meditation and mindfulness apps
  • Visa sponsorship
  • First-week welcome kit
  • Core hours flexibility
  • Car Wash
  • Company Outings
  • Parental Leave
  • Equipment Allowance
  • Industry membership dues
  • Basic life insurance

• Apply before 2026-12-20

  Submit your application for this Freelance general position.