Reports to the VP Global Nutrition Design, works in collaboration with other design leaders, in conjunction with the Chief Design Officer, to effectively develop and deliver design and identity systems that have strategic business value.
The Design Strategy Director is responsible for the development and delivery of effective brand design solutions for PepsiCo's nutrition brands. Successful candidates will demonstrate superior ability to partner with brands in delivering strategies across physical and digital initiatives. Managing highly complex assignments and concurrent initiatives across varied project types.
Comfortable managing the ambiguity inherent in design processes the Design Strategy Director Creates design methodologies (tools, techniques) and design proposals (visions, scenarios) in order to plan creative engagements and visualize the desired creative output.
Strategic Leadership: Design Strategy encompasses brand strategy, design planning, and project management to ensure the design team functions at optimal strength and capacity. 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 Brand Design Director, works alongside the marketing team, expected to design robust processes and engage with a variety of stakeholders to get input and assess options. Working across all aspects of nutrition leading pilot start-up brand projects and portfolio strategies for global brands. Synthesizing research and business needs to ensure our design strategies result in better productivity, increased operational efficiency, and above all greater business success.
Be an inspiring leader, both within and outside of the design organization
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 capability
Provide mentorship and support the professional development to team members
Effectively influence across all levels in the organization; across regions and functions; can get things done through formal and informal channels
Proven ability to effectively incorporate research (including primary and secondary research) in strategic design processes
Qualifications:
Highly experienced in strategy consulting and design will have an MBA or similar degree
Fluent in design and conversant on emerging nutrition trends
Integrative thinker, aptitude for experimentation, comfortable with ambiguity
Empathetic, collaborative and entrepreneurial
Proven experience and design awards
12+ years of experience, with a minimum of 5 years (recent) in a strategic design role
Degree in design, business, or a related discipline
Proven track record of strong leadership, team management skills and a strategic acumen
Superior project management and design management skills; attention to detail
Compelling presentation and proposal skills
Proven ability to multi-task, work in ambiguous and dynamic work environment; is comfortable with risk and uncertainty
Must be willing and able to travel 20% of the time
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