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Diageo · 8 hours ago

Breakthrough Innovation Senior Manager - Strategic Opportunities

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$126K/yr - $210K/yr

8+ years exp

Diageo is seeking a Breakthrough Innovation Senior Manager to lead strategic opportunities and drive impactful projects. The role involves managing cross-functional teams, developing innovative business models, and ensuring successful project integration into the core business.

Consumer GoodsFood and BeverageManufacturingWine And Spirits

Responsibilities

Shape & lead the development of 2-3 key projects against the relevant strategic opportunity space(s)

Be a thought leader through continually developing our understanding of the strategic opportunity in a constantly evolving competitor landscape

Create momentum and alignment for the strategy ensuring it is in service of market, brand and consumer strategies

Create solid and collaborative interdependencies across GBTs, Markets, R&D and Supply to build early support for projects enabling teams to implement at pace and make bold decisions while taking accountability

Lead multiple cross-functional and complex projects comprising internal and external partnerships to excel in ambiguous and novel environments

Partner with key brands and markets to ensure the projects have a powerul future runway for impact

Lead projects through the Ignite process developing the business model canvas, test plans and pilots partnering with supply fulfillment, procurement, and wider technical teams

Take a leadership role within the Breakthrough innovation team to build capability & culture across the team

Lead allocated OIE budget to best develop the project(s) roadmap

Use both conventional business finance and new business model financing models and approaches

Exit successful projects from BI into the core business to scale in core markets globally or into venture models

Qualification

Analytical SkillsProject ManagementStrategic ThinkingConsumer InsightCross-functional LeadershipDeterminationPrioritizationResilienceTenacityBachelor’s DegreeInnovation ExperienceCommunication SkillsRelationship BuildingAdaptabilityEmotional IntelligenceCollaboration

Required

Envision future needs and build capabilities ahead of the curve both strategically and tactically

Strong analytical systems thinker able to create credible propositions from a blank page, translating the unknown into tangible business practices

Deep consumer bias & insight

Strong communication skills, able to seamlessly influence across multiple boundaries (internally and externally)

Strong drive, delivery and determination

Ability to constantly prioritize projects and workload

Balances autonomy with interdependence and collaboration with tenacity

Ability to implement projects and adapt/change strategies in a timely manner as needed

Strong relationship building and alignment skills. Resilience combined with emotional intelligence to build collaborative and powerful relationships and teams that are able to thrive within uncertainty

8+ years of experience in leading large, cross functional projects, ideally including breakthrough/disruptive or novel products/capabilities within established organizations and/or innovation across partnerships or ventures

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent