Innovation Design Senior Manager

• Working in collaboration with cross functional team members to effectively develop and deliver business & design strategies and compelling designed experiences (brand, product, packaging, retail, merchandising) that have strategic business value
• Responsible for the delivery of effective design thinking & innovation projects for PepsiCo’s businesses
• Partner with teams in delivering strategies that can identify new opportunities, new products, and new experience that deliver against business goals
• Translate those strategies into testable prototypes and evaluate them against desirability, feasibility, viability, and sustainability
• Manage the ambiguity inherent in innovation & design processes
• Provide input into innovation & design proposals, to execute against creative engagements and visualize the desired creative output
• Pollinate design thinking within the organization through practical design methodologies, solving complex business problems and uncovering transformation opportunities
• Lead strategy, planning, project management
• Lead projects and engage with a variety of stakeholders to get input and assess options
• Synthesize research and business needs to ensure identified opportunities & design strategies result in sustainable growth and returns
• Champion design thinking across the organization, educating while collaborating
• Draw on diverse perspectives to solve design problems and drive effective solutions
• Articulate design vision through prototyping, scenario modeling, strategic roadmaps
• Collaborate closely with researchers, marketers, media teams to cross-pollinate ideas, methods, and approaches
• Build and evolve methodologies, nurture the maturity of the design & innovation capabilities
• Provide mentorship and support the professional development to junior team members
• Work collaboratively to build relationships and get things done through formal and informal channels
• Incorporate research (including primary and secondary research) in strategic design processes

• 10+ years of experience, with a minimum of 6 years (recent) in a strategic design role
• Bachelors degree in Product Design, Graphic Design, Architecture, Engineering, and/or Business or equivalent years of experience
• Proven experience in Brand Strategy, Design Strategy, Innovation & Product Development
• Proven track record of strong leadership, team management skills and a strategic acumen
• Superior project management and design management skills
• attention to detail
• Compelling presentation and proposal skills
• Proven ability to multi-task, work in ambiguous and dynamic work environment
• is comfortable with risk and uncertainty
• Must be willing and able to travel 20% of the time

MBA preferred but not required

• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 15% of annual salary paid out annually
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life)
• Defined Contribution Retirement Plan