Product Design & Excellence Sr Director at PepsiCo in Plano, TX

Job Description Multi-locations: Plano, Texas; Purchase, New York PepsiCo is a global food and beverage leader with a product portfolio including 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual retail sales. Our main businesses - Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola - make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world. At PepsiCo, you get the best of both worlds: an entrepreneur's mindset plus reach and resources. Our collaborative culture and worldwide presence generate a stream of new opportunities to define the future and propel your life's work. Bring your unique perspective. Bring curiosity. Bring ingenuity, and drive. We'll give you a platform to be daring on a global scale. Digital Factory Overview: The Digital Factory is an end-to-end ecosystem focused on re-imagining the way we do work globally supporting Global Business Services (GBS) and operating businesses across sectors to optimize processes, and digitize... capabilities, reports/analytics, experiences, and services. It is a centralized function that works with business, sectors, markets and regions to develop and deliver scalable digital solutions . This factory leverages a core set of integrated technologies, such as AI, ML, RPA, Conversational AI etc. to digitize processes, reports and capabilities across the value chain. Main Purpose: - Provide thought leadership for E2E design of the digital products, including standardizing and optimizing process / reports, rationalizing and digitizing manual activities using integrated set of technologies (such as, AI, ML, conversational AI, robotics) - Act as primary conduit between Business / Function and digital factory and interface for the development and testing team - Acts as an advocate for the end user in all product design decisions, leading design process, personas and journeys Accountabilities: - Oversee all digital product design efforts across GBS and Digital Factory - Define standards for GBS Digital Factory user experience and acts as an advocate for the end user in all product design decisions, personas, user experience and journeys - Bring thought-leadership for optimal product design, including maintaining deep knowledge of emerging trends and latest technologies - Build a scalable foundation for product designs that are data-driven, simple and intuitive with compelling user experience and achieve targeted benefits; constantly evaluate digital experience infrastructure to identify enhancement opportunities - Manage a team of product designers ensuring each of their individual product designs map up to the broader digital design standards - Collaborate with functional heads to understand business vision and goals and translate it into unique and impactful product experiences - primary conduit between Business / Function and digital factory - Closely work with Automation and Reporting Factory to ensure agreed design follows the development lifecycle and act as an interface for the development and testing team - Collaborate with business partners (IT and D&A) to evaluate digital concepts, opportunities and vendors to assess their value and how they best fit into the existing ecosystem of solutions Differentiating Competencies Required : - Strong problem solving and communication skills with ability to articulate design vision to business users - Strong collaboration and experience working with global teams and ability to navigate multiple stakeholder groups - Prior consulting experience focused on large scale digital transformation, customer journeys and digital adoption Qualifications/Requirements - Prior experience leading or managing a team of product designers, developers or project managers - Prior experience in designing E2E digital journey, including ideation, validation, development and delivery - Experience planning and conducting both quantitative and qualitative user research at all stages of product development - Experience in leading large scale digital transformation programs involving design, development and delivery of digital products using integrated set of technologies followed by change management and digital adoption Salary Range: $80K -- $100K Minimum Qualification Design & UXEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualificationsShow full descriptionCollapse