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Form of workAre you ready to trailblaze a new way of working? Lead the top innovators to create the biggest innovations across Kraft Heinz? Create new capabilities that reinvent how we innovate?
As a leader of Disruptive Innovation, you will be a part of building both what we bring to market and how we do it that will be game changers for Kraft Heinz and the food industry as a whole. This role will sit in the Growth Office on the Disruptive Innovation team reporting to the Vice President of disruption and be responsible for leading a team of innovators pioneering new agile innovation methodologies to bring consumer driven innovation to market. The Director of Disruptive Innovation will create and drive the strategies for teams that bring new products, new business models or new channels to life by developing and implementing agile in-market experiments in pursuit of scaling the launch.
This position requires a candidate that is an innovation leader that can lead teams to create the future of food. The director will be a self-starter, strategic thinker, creative problem solver and driver of results. This approach to Disruptive Innovation is new within the growth organization so the individual needs to be flexible, have a growth mindset, and be comfortable with ambiguity.
This role will require a high level of stakeholder management and collaboration across the entirety of the organization. If you are ready to help build a culture of disruption. If you are up for the challenge of creating the future of food at the world's most innovative food company.
We want to hear from you! Responsibilities Leading a portfolio of dedicated Agile Pod teams (5 person cross-functional team focused on launching new innovation) Build the strategic vision and pipeline approach for new products, models and channels for top innovation spaces Own and design a fit-to-win capability to build out and rethink how we innovate at Kraft Heinz Coach teams to develop and implement experiments to Test, Learn and Iterate solutions with consumers and retailers Champion for disruptive thinking and agile mindsets across KHC Work across a diverse set of stakeholders to support the success of your portfolio and team of innovators Qualifications Bachelor's degree required, MBA preferred 8+ years of experience in marketing or innovation Consumer centric & growth mindset - fail fast, learn faster Prior or relevant experience working in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) & Innovation a plus Experience building capabilities and implementing new ways of thinking Experience in both employee management & cross-functional team management; self confident individual who can lead a team and work collaboratively Strong personal motivation in fast-paced, often ambiguous environment, with a bias for action Demonstrated ability to influence teams and experience managing multiple stakeholders Strong "big picture" perspective, while also delivering the innovation initiative at hand Outstanding verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills to internal/external partners Excellent strategic and analytical skills Ability to simplify complex problems and make decisions quickly in pursuit of constant forward progress
