Overview Self-starting with an intrapreneurial spirit Immersed fashion, music, art, and culture A social media influencer with a keen expertise in social digital Adept to managing and navigating ambiguity Optimistic, passionate, & curious Empathetic to consumers and internal stakeholders Fluent in design and conversant on emerging food & nutrition trends Good at storytelling, visually & verbally Passionate about enacting change to improve the world and how we nourish ourselves Personality-wise, youre passionate about figuring out how to build a bright future through innovative thinking and collaboration. With your deft communication skills, youre adept at bringing disparate points of view into alignment and creating a single, cohesive vision. You express yourself clearly and persuasively to senior leadership and key stakeholders at all organizational levels, and youre well-versed in inspiring others to find creative solutions. Youre not only a gifted ambassador but, an unflappable leader when it comes to managing priorities. If youre a big thinker with an innovative mind, passion for your work, have exceptional design taste, a social and design influencer, relentlessly positive, remarkably humble and want to build a beautiful future, then we have a job for you! Your Opportunity: As the Senior Manager of Brand Design for PepsiCo North America Foods (PFNA), will lead Design activation and amplification for our Division across the snacks portfolio including Doritos, Cheetos, Lays and more. This role will collaborate directly with Senior PFNA Division and Brand Design Leadership to execute brand consistency, influence key stakeholders to help shape the Division Agenda, manage cross-functional partnerships with internal and external stakeholders for flawless execution and identify critical solutions that will drive Division business growth. This role requires talent with lead external agencies, lead across functions in a matrix environment, identify and execute opportunities to streamline processes, drive Design functional excellence in Divison and drive brand design concepts from ideation to execution with speed and quality. It will be the creative liaison between the Division (e.g. North) and Sector (home office), reporting into the Director of Design, Division Activation and Amplification. Responsibilities Brand Design Development: Leads external agency partners and internal freelance talent to generate creative concepts against Divisional brief objectives. Responsible for leading projects from brief to final design recommendations, including stakeholders in both the Sector/Division across the matrix. Manages the design and execution of all Division packaging, in-store/POS as well as out of home (billboards/bus shelters), ensuring that the final creative meets design intent through production and execution. Engage cross-functional teams in a matrix environment to drive Division business growth. Senior Leader Influence Set the Division agenda and align senior stakeholders (e.g. Sr. Division Marketing leadership) internal and external to the organization throughout the creative process. Design Project Management: Establishes Divisional Design processes to include: project briefing, tracking, reviews and approvals through production. Ensures stakeholders understand their roles and responsibilities throughout the creative process. Regularly reviews the status of projects with appropriate leadership to verify that Company and Division expectations are met. Support the PepsiCo Design Organization: Demonstrates the value of Design within the Divisional model and acts as a champion for resources, accountability and collaboration. External Design Network: Supports the PepsiCo Design Organization in driving Design functional excellence and awareness in the PBNA Divisions. Covid-19 vaccination may be a condition of employment dependent on role and location. For specific information, please discuss role requirements with the recruiter. Qualifications Bachelors degree (s) in Design, specifically Graphic Design, Industrial Design or similar curriculum 8+ years of deep brand design experience Experience and a practitioner of Design Thinking and its methodologies Ability to work in the ambiguous and dynamic work environment; is comfortable with risk and uncertainty Ability to articulate design, design strategy and value of design across multiple functions Can effectively influence senior levels in the organization across regions and functions Can get things done through formal and informal channels Effectively communicates (verbally and written) with internal and external stakeholders across all levels Works well with others to deliver results; keeps others informed to avoid unnecessary surprises Strong typography skills, conceptual design skills, and design strategy experience 360 brand design experience (i.e., print, packaging, digital, environmental, experiential) Experience working with global brands and demonstrated adherence/diversion from Visual Identity Systems Strong stakeholder relationship management Collaborative and works well with others to deliver results; keep others informed to avoid unnecessary surprises Strong creative mindset with a pulse on culture, design trends and current events Experience setting the creative vision and leading/art directing designers and creative teams 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 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","location_name":"TX-Plano-7701a-HDQ-TX224B","street_address":"7701 Legacy Dr","city":"Plano","state":"Texas