Senior R&D Manager - Portfolio of the Future

at  PepsiCo

Overview:
Reporting to the Sr. R&D Director Beyond Core (Foods Experience & Product Development Team), the Sr. Manager is responsible for leading a cross functional team to drive new territories exploration and innovation for global foods. This position will partner across R&D organization to deliver a robust consumer/human centric foods experience that is relevant to the local markets while also supporting portfolio transformation and innovation.
The successful candidate will be instrumental on the definition, alignment, and execution of the new scope for the Portfolio of the Future team to deliver future business-relevant market-differentiated solutions for 5+ years pipeline.

• Lead a highly technical and capable team with focus on developing/mentoring team members and building strong inclusive team culture.
• Lead new food exploration and innovation territory programs.
• Partner with other R&D leaders and cross functional business leaders to build strong strategic plans for new territories exploration and innovation.
• Apply foresights, insights, and consumer/human knowledge to define and deliver the agenda.
• Manage, balance, and prioritize multiple project initiatives to meet business objectives.
• Act as a role model for effective teamwork, building relationships within the Foods Experience and Product Development function and across all partners.
• Work with internal and external partners to bring outside perspectives to enhance our innovation capabilities