Director Corporate Strategy

PepsiCo; Purchase (NY); On-site; USD 122,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a strategic leader to join its Global Strategy function. This role offers the chance to tackle complex business challenges and drive impactful solutions that shape the future of the organization. You will lead analytical projects, manage teams, and partner with senior executives to identify growth opportunities and execute high-priority initiatives. This position promises a dynamic career path with exposure to a diverse portfolio and the chance to influence key strategic decisions. If you are passionate about strategy and eager to make a difference in a global company, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Paid time off

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Defined Contribution Retirement Plan

Paid parental leave

Performance-based bonus

Qualifications

• 8+ years of strategy experience either internally or with a Top-Tier consulting firm.
• Excellent technical skills to coach teams in data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytical workstreams and develop strategic frameworks to solve business issues.
• Manage teams to deliver on-time and ensure actionable recommendations.

Skills

Strategic mindset

Analytical skills

Project management

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Emotional intelligence

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

MBA

Job description

Overview

We are PepsiCo

PepsiCo is one of the world's leading food and beverage companies with more than $86 Billion in Net Revenue and a global portfolio of diverse and beloved brands. We have a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes 23 brands that each generated more than $1 Billion in annual retail sales. PepsiCo's products are sold in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo's strength is its people. We are around 315,000 game changers, mountain movers and history makers, located around the world, and united by a shared set of values and goals.

We believe that acting ethically and responsibly is not only the right thing to do, but also the right thing to do for our business. At PepsiCo, we aim to deliver top-tier financial performance over the long term by integrating sustainability into our business strategy, leaving a positive imprint on society and the environment. We call this Winning with pep+ (PepsiCo Positive). For more information on PepsiCo and the opportunities it holds, visit www.pepsico.com.

Global Strategy at PepsiCo

The Global Strategy function plays a critical role in charting PepsiCo’s long-term growth and portfolio development, driving both the future of the company and shaping the industry landscape. We are tasked with ensuring the company invests in the assets and capabilities needed to stay ahead of the competition and maintain market leadership. This entails developing actionable solutions for some of the most challenging issues facing the company.

To bring fresh and disruptive thinking to the ever-changing macro environment, we have Strategists aligned to each of our Sectors, Global Businesses, and to PepsiCo Corporate. Joining PepsiCo’s Global Strategy function will enable you to experience the breadth and depth of PepsiCo’s global portfolio and build a deep understanding of both the business and the industry. Whether you decide to remain in Strategy or pursue a leadership position in another function, the experience provides incredible possibilities for a dynamic career at PepsiCo.

The Global Category/Function & Corporate Strategy team

The Global Category/Function & Corporate Strategy Team is comprised of four distinct groups: International Beverages Strategy, Global Foods Strategy, Global Operations Strategy and Corporate Strategy. While this position will be fully anchored in one of the four groups (group will be based on available roles, candidate preferences, and will be clarified in discussions with candidate and the team/HR), you will also gain exposure to the work done across the groups as we are highly coordinated.

We are a flat team, where everyone materially contributes to solving PepsiCo’s most complex problems. The work is always high-priority, high-value, high-visibility, and high-impact, with a particular focus on growth and capability building. We have four main areas of responsibility:

1. Oversee and execute strategic initiatives that cut across the enterprise, both for Senior Leadership and the Board of Directors
2. Solve high-impact problems and develop actionable solutions for the most challenging issues facing the company, with a focus on corporate, global, and food & beverage sector-specific work for the Chairman and Senior Leadership team
3. Identify future growth opportunities for the organization, with particular attention to the capabilities needed to operationalize and capture value from these areas
4. Act as thought partners to the organization in order to translate strategic recommendations into execution, with a particular focus on where and how recommendations drive value

Responsibilities

• Employ solution-oriented mindset to help solve an array of PepsiCo’s most challenging, business critical, topics
• Translate business problems into structured projects that you will lead in end-to-end delivery against key objectives, from hypothesis development to final materials
• Lead analytical workstreams – identify and deconstruct business issues, and develop strategic, analytical, and financial frameworks to conduct analyses and solve critical business issues with minimal oversight from functional leaders
• Demonstrate strong leadership and influence management skills, including the ability to challenge the status quo
• Lead & manage teams to deliver on-time and complete deliverables; ensuring recommendations are grounded in fact and actionable
• Invest in the professional development of direct reports including coaching, performance reviews, and long-term career guidance
• Build executive-ready project deliverables
• Assist in the planning and execution of key enterprise projects (e.g., Enterprise Strategic Planning, PepsiCo Growth Model, etc.)
• Execute against time-sensitive requests from PepsiCo’s Executive Committee, Strategy Leadership, and cross-functional business partners
• Provide thought partnership to Corporate Strategy leadership team, business partners and Senior Executives on a broad range of business-critical topics
• Maintain an external mindset, including staying on top of consumer, competitive, and macroeconomic / geopolitical trends
• Contribute to capability building for the entire Global Strategy function (e.g. Recruiting, Training, Knowledge Management, etc.)

Compensation and Benefits

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $122,300 - $242,700.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 25% of annual salary paid out annually and an additional target payout of 10% of annual salary is paid out over 3 years following the end of the performance period.
• Long term incentive equity may be awarded based on eligibility and performance.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required (MBA strongly preferred)
• 8+ years of strategy experience either internally or with a Top-Tier consulting firm
• Strategic mindset with an ability to think broadly, refine questions, and develop analytical frameworks
• Excellent technical skills to coach teams to analyze large quantities of data in an error-free manner
• Outstanding project and people management skills
• Experience managing large teams and partnering with multiple business functions
• High Emotional Intelligence and verbal and written communication skills that educate and influence senior leaders; ability to “manage up”
• Love of Consumer Packaged Goods and our brands
• Global outlook with sensitivity and awareness of social and cultural differences; foreign language skills highly desired

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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