Innovation Design Senior Manager

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Senior Director, Global Design Innovation, the Senior Innovation Design Manager works 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.

Seasoned Innovation & Design Thinking Practitioner: The Design Innovation Senior Manager is responsible for the delivery of effective design thinking & innovation projects for Pepsi Co’s businesses. Successful candidates will demonstrate superior ability to partner with teams in delivering strategies that can identify new opportunities, new products, and new experience that deliver against business goals. They understand how to translate those strategies into testable prototypes and evaluate them against desirability, feasibility, viability, and sustainability.

They are adept at managing highly complex assignments and concurrent initiatives across varied project types. They are driven to ‘crack the code’ on corporate innovation.

They are comfortable managing the ambiguity inherent in innovation & design processes. The Senior Manager understands innovation & design methodologies (tools, techniques) and can provide input into innovation & design proposals, in order to execute against creative engagements and visualize the desired creative output.

They understand and are expert at design thinking, which underpins all our engagements. They pollinate design thinking within the organization through practical design methodologies, solving complex business problems and uncovering transformation opportunities to help brands & regional businesses get the most out of their resources. They apply design thinking broadly – thinking about the needs across the entire system – consumers, customers, business, supply chain, manufacturing, environment.

Strategic Project Manager & Collaborator: Working on projects that have critical business significance you will demonstrate the agility to lead strategy, planning, project management. You will be familiar with working in a multi‑disciplinary environment, leading interdisciplinary teams.

Partnering with the Design Innovation Director and working alongside the cross‑functional innovation team, they are expected to lead projects and engage with a variety of stakeholders to get input and assess options. They work across all aspects of strategic design development leading opportunity identification projects to design strategies for new brands or product opportunities. They will synthesize research and business needs to ensure identified opportunities & design strategies result in sustainable growth and returns for the business.

• Be a great practitioner & coach
• 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, etc.
• 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
• Proven ability to incorporate research (including primary and secondary research) in strategic design processes

The expected compensation range for this position is between $123,500 - $206,750.

Location, confirmed job‑related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.

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.

In addition to salary, Pepsi Co offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to…