Technology Venturing & Innovation Associate Manager

PepsiCo•Town/Village of Harrison, NY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

PepsiCo Labs is the Tech Venturing & Innovation arm of PepsiCo. We are a small and nimble team that works globally across the PepsiCo organization to identify the largest business needs. Externally, we scout for leading start-up technologies and solutions – partnering with Venture Capitalists and other industry leaders. Once solutions are selected, we create a rapid pilot process to test solutions and systematically scale the best start-ups across the organization. As a Tech Venturing & Innovation Associate Manager you will need to be at the forefront of cutting-edge technologies specifically in the Office of the CFO domain. You will support the innovation process, from discovery of needs, to scouting, pilot, and scale across PepsiCo.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required
7-8 years working experience in technology, innovation, consulting ,supply chain or CPG
Interest in technology & innovation
Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Copilot, and PowerPoint with the ability to quickly learn various in-house software applications
Strong communication skills and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels
Results-oriented and highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver against tight timelines
Comfortable working independently while taking ownership of complex deliverables and driving them to execution
Demonstrates leadership potential through experience leading cross-functional workstreams or initiatives
Ability to manage up, influence stakeholders, and facilitate alignment across teams to move the project forward
High standard of professional maturity, adaptability, and problem-solving mindset
Technical understanding & comprehension of emerging technology solutions

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functionally to support the execution of strategic tech innovation programs
Build project deliverables in partnership with project leaders
Develop briefs for new technical capabilities
Drive the startup evaluation and selection process through logical and analytical thinking with fact-based insights
Lead the rapid pilot onboarding process and own startup vendor management
Lead the startup use case research, analysis & evaluation of solution fit to use case
Build use case assessment criteria to systematically evaluate which startup’s technology & overall solution has potential to solve the use case
Assess competencies vs. Use case
Engage & coordinate cross functional SMEs input to assessment criteria
Provide process and pilot thought partnership to business partners and Senior Executives
Maintain an external mindset, including staying on top of consumer, competitive, and macroeconomic / technology trends
Contribute to capability building for the entire PepsiCo Labs function (e.g., Training, Knowledge Management, Process documentation, etc.)
Manage and coordinate logistics for sector, functional and Labs program meetings with internal and external participants