Director, Disruptive Innovation

Job Description

Director, Disruptive Innovation

Location of role can be Amsterdam, Toronto or Chicago

Job Description

Are you ready to reinvent a new way of working? Lead top innovators to create the biggest innovations across Kraft Heinz? Create new capabilities that reimagine how we innovate? As a leader of Disruptive Innovation, you will be a part of building both what we bring to market & how we do it that will be game changers.

Sitting in the Global Growth Office, this Director role reports to the Vice President of Global Innovation and leads a team of innovators pioneering new agile innovation methodologies to bring consumer driven innovation to market. The Director 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 an innovation leader that can develop teams building the future of food. This approach to pioneering innovation is new within the growth organization so the individual needs to be flexible, have a growth mindset, and be comfortable with ambiguity.

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 innovation 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 approaches across KHC
• Work across a diverse set of collaborators to support the success of your portfolio and team of innovators

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred
• 8+ years of proven experience in marketing or innovation
• Consumer centric self-starter & growth mindset – fail fast, learn faster
• Deep functional innovation expertise
• Prior or relevant experience working in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)  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 handling multiple partners
• Strong “big picture” perspective, while also delivering the innovation initiative at hand
• Outstanding verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills
• Creative problem solver, strategic thinker, and analytical skills
• Ability to simplify and make decisions quickly to drive constant forward progress

What we offer you:

• An ambitious employer; we only want the best for you.
• A fast career track like only few other companies can match.
• A competitive salary and excellent bonus structure (above market); at KraftHeinz we strongly believe and live by ownership and meritocracy.
• A hybrid working model; because we believe the future of work is based on a building modern, adaptable, and agile workplace culture.
• Last and not least; there are always room for new insights: If you have an idea, please let us know, and we can set it in action!

Location(s)

Chicago/Aon Center

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact NAZTAOps@kraftheinz.com.