COO

Energy Innovation Corp; Frankfort (KY); Hybrid; USD 211,000 - 443,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Wellness perks

Career development support

Job summary

PepsiCo in Frankfort, KY seeks a COO with a track record in people management and facilitation to drive growth. The role offers a lucrative salary range and a path toward general ownership, with a PepsiCo ladder that keeps adding rungs.

The candidate will push back on shortcuts that hurt outcomes, know when to pick up the phone for critical relationships, and guide newcomers while delivering tangible results. Remote work is considered for the right fit.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to negotiate and facilitate complex stakeholder alignment.
• Experience guiding groups with conflicting viewpoints toward consensus.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Push back respectfully when shortcuts undermine long-term value.
• Know when to call a relationship rather than email to resolve matters.
• Find practical workarounds when official paths are blocked.
• Onboard, mentor, and guide team members as needed.
• Absorb context quickly and contribute early in projects.

Skills

Negotiation

Facilitation

Stakeholder Management

Relocation flexibility

Job description

Bring your People Management, your Facilitation, and your opinions, because PepsiCo's next COO will help decide where Frankfort, KY goes from here. The structure is built for growth: $211,000 - $443,000 now, general ownership soon, and a PepsiCo ladder that keeps adding rungs.

Key Responsibilities

• Push back, respectfully, when a People Management shortcut will cost us later
• Sense when a Frankfort relationship needs a call, not an email
• Find the candor-rich workaround when the official path is blocked
• Onboard, mentor, and guide newer team members when called upon
• Absorb 17 of context fast and start contributing sooner

What You'll Bring

• The diplomacy to align stakeholders who don't agree yet
• Willingness to relocate to Frankfort, KY, or to make remote work
• Proven follow-through, measured in shipped things rather than good intentions
• Hands-on proficiency with Negotiation, ideally paired with Facilitation

16 years of Facilitation práctica, plus a hunger for what's next

Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve

At least 15 years of standing behind your own estimates

Here at PepsiCo, we combine impact-driven engineering with a relentless focus on the customers we serve in Frankfort, KY. Our Frankfort, KY team moves at a steady, sustainable pace and protects time for deep, focused Stakeholder Management work.

We reward impact-driven contributors with $211,000 - $443,000, flexible hours, wellness perks, and meaningful career development support.

This opening is current to the minute and openly recruiting today.