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in New York, NY
Senior Manager, Design Innovation - Full-time / Part-time
•30 days ago
Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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Location | new york, New York |
About this job
Duties & Responsibilities:
Partners with R&D, consumer insights, brand managers etc. to develop new innovation platforms grounded in consumer insights and leverages technology and trends to create new sources of growth. This includes working with business partners to properly scope, brief, and plan innovation projects that may include concepting for new food/beverage products, services and experiences, or new business ecosystems.
Provides leadership and content development for cross-functional teams in the front-end innovation process providing strong direction on activities (across observation, analysis, directions, ideation, concept refinement) that will lead to strong and high-quality outputs and concepts.
Well-versed and experienced in innovation ethnographic research, techniques, planning Provides design leadership around innovation analysis and synthesis, including the ability to framework, articulate definitive innovation insights, clear design principles with clear link to ideation and idea refinement
Able to develop criteria and point of view on innovation opportunity areas and prioritization
Has a strong capability to identify people's unmet needs and is able to articulate and deliver that into a design strategy Has the ability to visualize new design platforms / products and can effectively leverage design tools (e.g. sketching, prototypes, video etc.) to bring their vision alive
Able to plan and facilitate dynamic work sessions for both small and larger groups who may not be familiar with the innovation process or culture of innovation.
Has experience in developing prototype and pilots for services, experiences, or in-market experiments. Able to lead "lean startup" build-learn-measure methodology.
Influences with strong character as a cultural steward, providing clarity and direction in highly ambiguous and fast moving culture. Must be an articulate communicator comfortable defending ideas, enrolling business partners, educating teams on methodology, and presenting to high-level stakeholders. A positive and motivating leader for innovation teams to build a strong innovation culture, capabilities, team environments for PepsiCo and the Design Center.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in design, Masters preferred
7 + years experience in design strategy and innovation for Senior Manager
Strong expertise in a structured front-end innovation process and to direct innovation content creation
Good communicator - able to communicate strategically and concretely with a strong point of view with a technical organization (e.g. R&D) and a creative marketing organization
Ability to draw, sketch, and rapidly visualize new product ideas and complex diagrams
Flexible and able to adapt processes and methodologies based on constraints of innovation challenge.
Extraordinary design taste
Extraordinary ability in using the Adobe Creative Suite software
Effectively communicates (verbally and written) with internal and external stakeholders across all levels, with strong presentation skills
Embodies Design Innovation team values: optimism, exploration, curiosity, rigor, trust, confidence, playfulness, adventurous, collaborative
Must be willing and able to travel 15% of the time
Generates and communicates new ideas with a creative consciousness, has an ability to nurture ideas, and can champion experimentation.
Can build strong relationships with multiple stakeholders and project leads.
Naturally pushes boundaries and acts as an agent of change collaborating with cross-functional teams.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,
protected veteran status, or disability status.
PepsiCo is an equal opportunity employer Minorities/Females/People with Disabilities/Protected Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law (
Partners with R&D, consumer insights, brand managers etc. to develop new innovation platforms grounded in consumer insights and leverages technology and trends to create new sources of growth. This includes working with business partners to properly scope, brief, and plan innovation projects that may include concepting for new food/beverage products, services and experiences, or new business ecosystems.
Provides leadership and content development for cross-functional teams in the front-end innovation process providing strong direction on activities (across observation, analysis, directions, ideation, concept refinement) that will lead to strong and high-quality outputs and concepts.
Well-versed and experienced in innovation ethnographic research, techniques, planning Provides design leadership around innovation analysis and synthesis, including the ability to framework, articulate definitive innovation insights, clear design principles with clear link to ideation and idea refinement
Able to develop criteria and point of view on innovation opportunity areas and prioritization
Has a strong capability to identify people's unmet needs and is able to articulate and deliver that into a design strategy Has the ability to visualize new design platforms / products and can effectively leverage design tools (e.g. sketching, prototypes, video etc.) to bring their vision alive
Able to plan and facilitate dynamic work sessions for both small and larger groups who may not be familiar with the innovation process or culture of innovation.
Has experience in developing prototype and pilots for services, experiences, or in-market experiments. Able to lead "lean startup" build-learn-measure methodology.
Influences with strong character as a cultural steward, providing clarity and direction in highly ambiguous and fast moving culture. Must be an articulate communicator comfortable defending ideas, enrolling business partners, educating teams on methodology, and presenting to high-level stakeholders. A positive and motivating leader for innovation teams to build a strong innovation culture, capabilities, team environments for PepsiCo and the Design Center.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in design, Masters preferred
7 + years experience in design strategy and innovation for Senior Manager
Strong expertise in a structured front-end innovation process and to direct innovation content creation
Good communicator - able to communicate strategically and concretely with a strong point of view with a technical organization (e.g. R&D) and a creative marketing organization
Ability to draw, sketch, and rapidly visualize new product ideas and complex diagrams
Flexible and able to adapt processes and methodologies based on constraints of innovation challenge.
Extraordinary design taste
Extraordinary ability in using the Adobe Creative Suite software
Effectively communicates (verbally and written) with internal and external stakeholders across all levels, with strong presentation skills
Embodies Design Innovation team values: optimism, exploration, curiosity, rigor, trust, confidence, playfulness, adventurous, collaborative
Must be willing and able to travel 15% of the time
Generates and communicates new ideas with a creative consciousness, has an ability to nurture ideas, and can champion experimentation.
Can build strong relationships with multiple stakeholders and project leads.
Naturally pushes boundaries and acts as an agent of change collaborating with cross-functional teams.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,
protected veteran status, or disability status.
PepsiCo is an equal opportunity employer Minorities/Females/People with Disabilities/Protected Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law (