Senior Director - Global IT Innovation Strategy - PepsiCo - Atlanta

Job description

Business + Information Solutions (BIS) is PepsiCo's global IT foundation, one team, united by common systems and processes with a common vision to Digitize PepsiCo for Growth. We are committed to developing our talent and helping our employees achieve their goals, while creating a world-class IT function vital to PepsiCo's continued success.



This key BIS leadership role seeks breakthrough disruptive technology innovation, aligns with BIS leadership strategies, and determines blue-sky thinking for the unknown possibilities to advance PepsiCo with technology. This role also sets the roadmap for the BIS Innovation strategy, manages the innovation funnel and evaluates new and emerging technologies for further opportunities and exploration.

Key Relationships:

Partners with BIS core leadership team (CLT) to gain alignment on overall innovation strategy and roadmap
Partners with CLT to align on critical business objectives that can be advanced with innovative technology
Partners with BIS management to incorporate external partner innovation into the PepsiCo BIS innovation agenda
Partners with internal Business Engagement Leaders (BEL) teams to drive innovation opportunities into the various businesses across PepsiCo
Creates a network of innovation partners in the external landscape (e.g. technology startups, academia, solution providers, etc.)
Fosters broad innovation network, internally and externally

Accountabilities :

Sets strategy and aligns with senior leadership on innovation priorities for BIS
Develops annual, multi-year technology outlook for PepsiCo
Provides knowledge to BIS management on the innovative topics of Social, Mobile, etc.
Consults BEL's and respective business partners through the innovation funnel
Engages extended team / internal parties on relevant innovative concepts
Connects with external parties to bring cutting edge ideas to PepsiCo
Drives a higher leverage of knowledge across the collective wisdom of our teams
Manages innovation funnel; evaluates ideas and presents them to CLT monthly
Seeks breakthrough innovation
Keeps up with industry trends and all disruptive technology trends
Leverages design thinking premise to ensure all execution reflects human centered design methods
Builds highly compelling, simple, executive presentations
Excellent communication and story telling capabilities

Core Functional Requirements:

Conceptual Selling
Knowledge Sharing Portal and Collaboration
Mobile Solution Development
Process Design and Architecture
Relationship Management and Service
Requirements/Business Analysis
User Experience Core

Foundational Requirements:

Intellectual Curiosity
Problem Solving
Leading Change
Strong Business Acumen - Consumer Package Goods and/or Retail
Technology Innovation
Verbal Facilitation

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