Auto req ID: 284950BR Job Description PepsiCos mission is to Create more smiles with every sip and every bite. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. Guiding PepsiCo is our vision that captures PepsiCos competitive spirit, intense focus, and shared values: to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. We are on a journey from awareness to commitment to action. And were proud of the progress weve made in creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace for our associates. Its an approach that extends to our business partners, communities and future generations. Why PepsiCo Design? 40 plus brands, 300 plus multidisciplinary creatives in 16 offices, united in harnessing the power of design for positive change in every region of the world. We're a group of fearless optimists who approach each day with the passion of a startup. Our brands and experiences bring excitement, refreshment and fun to people around the globe. At our core, we're people obsessed with people. We use a human-centered approach to create meaningful, authentic and relevant brand experiences. Our Opportunity: The Global Structural Packaging Design Director is responsible for developing the global design governing process to evaluate, to prioritize and to align central design resources, and to execute key beverage structural packaging programs for international markets outside of PBNA. They will lead the day-to-day design development, management and execution of the new global structural packaging programs, as well as, implement a global design governing process as a key connection point between each regional business/design centers and the central design and R&D functions. They will identify key stakeholders and continue to strengthen relationships with our regional business leads, our regional design centers, our regional R&D teams, and regional supply chain partners. The process will also identify key metrics and meeting cadence to evaluate and to prioritize the regional structural packaging asks. Successful candidates will demonstrate superior hands-on design thinking/strategy capability, possessing the ability to visualize design processes to drive executive alignment, to drive strategic discussions with key stakeholders, as well as to lead prioritization. LG1 Design candidates role/experience at PepsiCo should prepare them for a stronger creative leadership and management role within the Design Center. Accountabilities: Strategic Design Leadership: Develop the global beverage structural packaging design governing process for international markets outside of North America. A successful candidate will be able build strong relationships with regional executive stakeholders to build an effective governing process that aligns and prioritizes regional needs with central design capabilities. They will also then continue to refine the governing process through executing regionally specific structural packaging design programs. A successful candidate will then develop a holistic global structural packaging strategy across international beverage markets that unlocks the regional specific needs with global platforms and capabilities. Product Design Leadership: Utilize a proper design process to lead the team in translating brand values into meaningful structural packaging elements, in identifying consumer unmet needs, in developing mood boards/frameworks, in sketch 2D explorations, in generating 3D CAD models, in prototyping and in exploring Color, Materials and Finish options. A successful candidate will maintain clear communication, status, and project workflow with Global Brand Design teams, Regional Design Centers, Regional Business Owners and R&D teams. They will identify and promote self-initiated structural packaging projects that generate critical business value for PepsiCo and/or that create new consumer brand experiences. A successful candidate must be able to lead design workshops with key internal stakeholders by using a 3 lens approach in developing holistic structural packaging platform solutions that closely links brand, product, packaging and business viability. Design Project Management: Responsible for partnering across disciplines within PepsiCo and external teams to drive final design recommendations, decisions, and design approval to enable that final commercial 3D beverage structural packaging designs and design guidelines are developed and delivered on-time. Energizes and leads both internal design partners and external design resources from idea phase to launch. Ensures each stakeholder understands his/her role and responsibilities throughout the creative process. Regularly reviews the status of projects with appropriate leadership to verify that creative and strategic communications expectations are met. External Design Network: Supports the PepsiCo Design Organization in building and cultivating a strong external design network. Note:- 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. Qualifications/Requirements 10-12+ years of product design and design innovation experience. Structural Packaging design, Product Design and Design Innovation experiences beneficial (preferably in a global and matrix-ed environment or working as consultant from a design firm for such organizations). Through past experience and case studies, demonstrates strong hands-on design ability creating strong consumer brand experience solutions. BFA or BS in product design Extraordinary design taste and skill Strong design and development process Extraordinary knowledge of 3D modeling and rendering Extraordinary form-factor exploration, great sketching ability and modeling skills Deep understanding of engineering processes and product manufacturability Good communicator that presents their ideas clearly and with conviction Excellent, creative problem solving Strong conceptual designing skills Excellent presentation skills across all levels Taking an idea beyond theory and analysis into execution Collaborative, flexible and tenacious; able to preserver to realize goals Works well with others to deliver results; keeps others informed and can share successes broadly Proven ability to effectively incorporate research (including primary and secondary research) in strategic design processes Track record of building strategic efforts across business units Can effectively envision and address idea feasibility Superior project management and design management skills; attention to detail Proven ability to multi-task, and ability to work in an ambiguous and dynamic work environment; comfortable handling risk and uncertainty Informal influencing at senior levels in the organization across sectors and functions Must be willing and able to travel 15% of the time Relocation Eligible: Eligible for Standard Relocation Job Type: Regular 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 Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901 - 4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy Please view our Pay Transparency Statement","city":"New York City","state":"New York