Head of Food Innovation & Commercialisation

Welcome to Taco Bell

Taco Bell was born and raised in California and has been around since 1962. We went from selling everyone’s favourite Crunchy Tacos on the West Coast to a global brand with 8,200+ restaurants, 350 franchise organizations, that serve 42+ million fans each week around the globe. That’s right… Taco Bell has 8,200+ restaurants in over 32 countries around the world, with offices in the U.S., Canada, UK, India, Australia, and Singapore.

And we don’t plan to stop there.

We’re not only the largest Mexican‑inspired quick‑service brand (QSR) in the world, we’re also part of the biggest restaurant group in the world:
Yum! Brands.

Much of our fan love and authentic connection with our communities are rooted in being rebels with a cause. From ensuring we use high quality, sustainable ingredients to elevating restaurant technology in ways that hasn’t been done before… we will continue to be inclusive, bold, challenge the status‑quo and push industry boundaries.

We’re a company that celebrates and advocates for different, has bold self‑expression, strives for a better future, and brings the fun while we’re  fuel our culture with real people who bring unique experiences. We inspire and enable our teams and the world to Live Más.

And all of that comes with fun, year‑round events like holiday and cultural festivities, development opportunities you can take advantage of from anywhere you are, and random recharge days – just to name a few. We truly believe that where you work matters and taking care of our employees matters as much to us as taking care of our fans.

At Taco Bell, we’re Cultural Rebels. Want to join in on the passion‑fuelled fun? Learn more about the career below.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of Taco Bell’s food in Europe. As the Head of Innovation & Commercialisation, you will lead the regional food vision, maintain brand food standards and core menu integrity, set the multi‑year innovation strategy, and bring breakthrough, craveable, brand‑defining ideas to life. You’ll oversee the full end‑to‑end innovation process—from insights and ideation through operational validation and launch—while building and developing a high‑performing FIT team.

In short you will be a Taco Bell Innovation Powerhouse.

This role partners at the most senior levels across Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, QA/FS, and Franchise Partners, and represents Europe into Global FIT. If you are passionate about disruptive innovation, bold flavours, and bringing culture to the menu, this role puts you at the centre of shaping the next chapter of Taco Bell in Europe.

• Sitting on the regional leadership team and reporting directly to the General Manager you will lead the Europe food innovation strategy, setting a clear vision for how the brand shows up on the menu over the next 3–5 years.
• Coach and develop a world class food innovation and safety regional team.
• Build and manage a robust multi‑year innovation pipeline including breakthrough innovation, sustaining platforms, value propositions, and market‑specific solutions informed by insights, global consumer trends, culinary inspiration, and brand storytelling.
• Accountable for upholding Taco Bell’s brand food standards, ensuring all core ingredients and menu builds consistently meet the highest quality, safety, and established brand expectations.
• Oversee the regional commercialisation process: supplier engagement, costing, operational validation, complexity evaluation, and launch readiness.
• Partner at a senior level with Marketing to bring innovation narratives to life and ensure brand‑right menu strategy across markets.
• Engage and influence franchise partners, building capability and alignment around food strategy, operational execution, ensure consistent execution of brand food standards, and innovation adoption.
• Collaborate with Operations to ensure products meet global safety and quality standards and land consistently across restaurants.
• Represent Europe within Global FIT, providing regional perspectives and influencing global pipelines, frameworks, and capability initiatives.

• 10+ years of experience…