Associate Manager, Design For Sustainability

Overview
Overview
Our mission is to support the sustainability agenda for PepsiCo (pep+) to help transform the business across the value chain and to identify opportunities where we can have positive impact across our sustainability action pillars (positive agriculture, positive value chain and positive choices). We drive innovation by defining, prototyping, learning, and launching strategically aligned and commercially viable new products, services, retail experiences, brands and systems. We challenge and seek to change how PepsiCo works to drive true business innovation by putting sustainability at the center. We are a creatively driven team that leverages the power of Design Thinking to solve business problems that drive meaningful sustainable growth. We innovate with intent; to solve real problems, for real people, in the real world. We innovate to incite positive change - for people, brands, business and the world around us. We know what it takes to make ideas a reality and bring that into everything we do.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
You are

• Working in a matrix organization.
• Adept managing ambiguity
• Empathetic to consumers and internal stakeholders
• Good at storytelling, visually & verbally
• Passionate about sustainability
• Interested in learning and developing new skills
• Self-starting with an entrepreneurial spirit
• Fluent in design and conversant on emerging food & nutrition trends
• Able to toggle between brand strategy & execution
• Able to work in an agile, dynamic work environment with a start-up mentality (comfortable with risk and uncertainty).
• Resilient with hustle
• Energized by challenges
• Able to design to business case/realities.
• A creative multi-disciplinary fluid thinker who never gives up
• Passionate about enacting change to improve the world and how we nourish ourselves
• Optimistic & curious

You will get to:
In this role you will reports to the Design Sustainability Director, work in collaboration with the PBNA (PepsiCo Beverages North America) Sustainability team and other Design & Innovation team members to effectively develop and deliver design strategies and compelling designed experiences (brand, product, packaging, retail, merchandising) that have strategic business value and that deliver PepsiCo's sustainability goals.
Experienced Brand Design Strategist with Design Thinking experience: You will deliver effective design thinking & innovation projects for PepsiCo's businesses demonstrating superior ability to translate insights into opportunities, and create holistic design solutions that meet business goals.
You'll showcase design thinking which underpins all our engagements and are familiar with design methodologies (tools, techniques) and can envision potential outcomes (visions, scenarios) in order to deliver against consumer, business, and customer needs. You get the opportunity to learn from experienced design thinking and innovation professionals and help to evolve the thinking behind the tools and methodology.
You Will Showcase

• Proven ability to effectively incorporate research (including primary and secondary research) in strategic design processes
• A keen interest in sustainability, the planet, people, design & business
• Draw on diverse perspectives to solve design problems and drive effective solutions
• Work collaboratively to build relationships and get things done through formal and informal channels
• Collaborate closely with others to cross-pollinate ideas, methods, and approaches
• Articulate design vision through prototyping, scenario modelling, strategic roadmaps, etc.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.
• The expected compensation range for this position is between $81,000- $135,600 based on a full-time schedule
• Location, confirmed job-related skills and experience will be considered in setting actual starting salary
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility; target payout is 10% of annual salary paid out Annually.

Qualifications
Qualifications / Requirement

• 7+ years of deep brand strategy and design experience.
• 360° brand design experience (i.e., print, packaging, digital, environmental, experiential).
• Bachelor's Degree in Brand Design or Industrial Design
• Good ability in using Microsoft Office Suite
• Extraordinary ability in using the Adobe Creative Suite software.
• Strong typography skills, conceptual design skills, and design strategy experience.
• Extraordinary design taste and expertise with an excellent sense of design trends.
• Must present a portfolio of work

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven ability to multi-task, work in an ambiguous and dynamic work environment; is comfortable with risk and uncertainty
• COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment for this role. Please note that all such company vaccine requirements provide the opportunity to request an approved accommodation or exemption under applicable law.
• Compelling presentation and proposal skills
• Must be willing and able to travel 15% of the time
• Proven experience in Brand Strategy, Design Strategy, Insights, Communications, Innovation & Product Development from ideation to implementation/ execution

EEO Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity
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