Sr. Manager Innovation & Commercialization

Overview

CAREERS TO SMILE ABOUT 

 

At PepsiCo, you’ll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Gatorade, Lay’s and Quaker, our work touches millions of people every day. 

 

At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve. 

 

Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact, on your career and on the world around you.

 

Responsibilities

The Opportunity  

 

Responsible for delivering best in class end-to-end innovation to enable the organization to make informed choices and drive executional intentionality. Creatively orchestrates cross-functional teams across multiple geographies to build and scale human-centric solutions through driving bold choices, agility and winning execution. Champions and drives ‘lift and scale’ innovation through the three-lens approach (Desirability, Feasibility, Viability) and project management excellence. Leads and owns PEP’s innovation governance ensuring the innovation pipeline has the required scale, mix, risk, and capability unlocks and investment profile to deliver consumer, category and commercial priorities.

 

 

 

Your Impact  

 

Serves as a subject matter expert for the Innovation Commercialization area, directing talent to drive achievement of key area goals, objectives, and organizational standards of excellence. -Exercises a high level of decision-making to define and establish strategies to deliver the innovation agenda. - May manage a team of associates (especially in BU lead role) to ensure work is completed in an accurate and timely manner, providing guidance or support as needed. -Responsible for delivering best in class end-to-end innovation to enable the organization to make informed choices and drive executional intentionality.

Subject matter expertise: This job is an established SME within the Innovation Commercialization area, leveraging functional and cross-functional knowledge and experience to drive achievement of key area goals and initiatives.

360 calendar ownership: Leads the execution of marketing strategies to drive commercialization results in the current year and 'year +1' (ie building and maintaining a rolling 12-18mth innovation calendar).

Drives cross-functional delivery: Actively drives cross-functional team coordination to implement key project components.

Future back thinking: Leads the development and implementation of comprehensive E2E innovation frameworks that drive product development and market entry strategies.

Proactively manages stakeholders : Presents comprehensive reports and strategic recommendations, highlighting implications for the organization’s growth and competitive advantage.

Contributor to innovation plannings over multiple Horizons: Operates within the existing governance processes for the innovation pipeline, manging risks and issues, ensuring highest potential for success.

Drives enterprise-wide approach to innovation: Ensures methods align with the overall functional and business strategy, managing/mentoring and developing talent to foster engagement and ensure adoption of existing recognized worldwide best practices and techniques.

Qualifications

Who Are We Looking For?  

 

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Engineering, Economics, Innovation, or a related field.
• Fluent/Advanced English and Spanish proficiency (mandatory).
• Extensive experience in Innovation, Commercialization, Strategic Marketing, Product Development, or related business functions.
• Proven track record of leading end-to-end innovation initiatives, from ideation through commercialization and market execution.
• Strong experience in innovation pipeline and portfolio management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional projects across multiple markets and geographies.
• Experience developing and launching new products, brands, services, or business models.
• Strong understanding of innovation frameworks, growth strategies, and commercialization processes.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing, and executive communication skills.
• Experience managing and developing high-performing teams is highly preferred.
• Ability to operate effectively in a global, fast-paced, and highly collaborative environment.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to balance consumer, commercial, and operational priorities.

 

Drives Fast Track to Scale, Builds Innovation Culture, Cross-Functional Influence, Value Chain Optimization, Challenging Assumptions & controlled risk-taking, Future-Back Four Lenses Thinking, Human Centric, Business Food Transformation, Framework Growth Principles & Levers Growth Outcomes, Innovation to Growth ,New Brand & Business Model Exploration, Innovation Culture Creates seamless end-to-end connections, Activates across 5S consumer behaviors 

 

  

What can you expect from us: 

  

• Opportunities to learn and develop every day through a wide range of programs. 

• Internal digital platforms that promote self-learning. 

• Development programs according to Leadership skills. 

• Specialized training according to the role. 

• Learning experiences with internal and external providers. 

• We love to celebrate success, which is why we have recognition programs for seniority, behavior, leadership, moments of life, among others. 

• Financial wellness programs that will help you reach your goals in all stages of life. 

• A flexibility program that will allow you to balance your personal and work life, adapting your working day to your lifestyle. 

• And because your family is also important to us, they can also enjoy benefits such as our Wellness Line, thousands of Agreements and Discounts, Scholarship programs for your children, Aid Plans for different moments of life, among others. 

  

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We respect and value diversity as a work force and innovation for the organization.