Tech Innovation Strategy Lead (Senior Analyst)

PepsiCo; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 104,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Disability Insurance

Health and Dependent Care Benefits

Retirement Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Paid time off including parental leave

Job summary

PepsiCo seeks a Tech Venturing & Innovation Sr. Analyst to lead startup research, evaluation, and rapid pilot onboarding.

You will collaborate across Supply Chain Functions and Strategy & Transformation, driving partnerships with internal teams and external partners to build future capabilities for PepsiCo’s operations. You will evaluate emerging technologies using data-driven approaches, build use case criteria, manage vendor relationships, and help scale capabilities through PepsiLabs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience/exposure in technology and digital innovation.
• Knowledge of PepsiCo’s businesses.
• Experience in Supply Chain functional areas a bonus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with the ability to learn new tools quickly.
• Strong teamwork, professionalism, and interaction with all management levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functionally execution of strategic tech innovation programs across Supply Chain Functions and Strategy & Transformation organizations.
• Streamline working processes with support functions such as EA, InfoSecurity, Legal, Finance, etc.
• Partner with project leaders to create project deliverables and develop briefs for new technical capabilities.
• Evaluate startups or other solutions using data-based approaches and drive cross-functional selection.
• Lead the rapid pilot onboarding process and own vendor management.
• Lead startup use case research, analysis and evaluation of solution fit to use case.
• Be the face of PepsiLabs; source emerging tech solutions and build use case assessment criteria.
• Assess competencies vs. use case and coordinate cross-functional SMEs input.
• Provide process and pilot thought partnership to business partners and Senior Executives.
• Maintain an external mindset, tracking consumer, competitive and macro tech trends.
• Lead project management across the team and support governance and reporting.
• Contribute to capability building for PepsiCo Labs (training, knowledge management, process documentation).
• Manage and coordinate logistics for sector, functional and Labs program meetings.

Skills

Digital innovation

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Project management

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

PepsiCo seeks a Tech Venturing & Innovation Sr. Analyst to lead startup research, evaluation, and rapid pilot onboarding.

You will collaborate across Supply Chain Functions and Strategy & Transformation, driving partnerships with internal teams and external partners to build future capabilities for PepsiCo’s operations. You will evaluate emerging technologies using data-driven approaches, build use case criteria, manage vendor relationships, and help scale capabilities through PepsiLabs.