Senior Director Strategy - Sustainability

Company: PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH
Location: New York
Posted on: March 21, 2025

Job Description:

OverviewSr. Director - Sustainability StrategyLocation: Purchase, New YorkPepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit .Overview:Global Sustainability Strategy at PepsiCo:Our aspiration focuses on integrating purpose into our business strategy and doing even more for the planet and for our people. Strategy plays a critical role in shaping our pep+ agenda and achieving our pep+ goals. Strategy development and implementation oversight will require clear prioritization to create actionable solutions for some of the most challenging issues facing the company.Withing the Sustainability Office, we bring fresh and disruptive thinking to the ever-changing and important macro-environment. Joining PepsiCo's Sustainability Office will enable you to experience the breadth and depth of PepsiCo's global portfolio and build a deep understanding of the business, industry, and planet.Responsibilities

• Deliver the strategic vision for the Global Sustainability Office and work with other sustainability leaders, cross functional partners, and regional teams to build and execute the plans.
• Identify future growth opportunities and drive selected strategic projects for the organization with sustainability at the center of our decisions.
• Solve real-time business issues at the request of the Executive Committee or other senior leaders.
• Provide thought leadership to business partners, including the Executive Committee, and other operating leaders on a broad range of business-critical topics.
• Identify and deconstruct business issues and develop strategic, analytical, and financial frameworks to conduct analyses.
• Lead the execution of strategic workstreams end-to-end in close collaboration with cross-functional partners, focusing on data analytics processes to ensure conclusions are grounded in fact.
• Ensure all deliverables are executive level ready and oversee/guide team to ensure high quality deliverables on all initiatives.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and significant influence management skills with the ability to gain credibility with Sr Leadership while challenging the status quo.
• Maintain an external mindset, including staying on top of consumer, competitive, and macroeconomic/geopolitical trends.
• Contribute to capacity building for the entire Global Sustainability function (e.g., Recruiting, Training, Knowledge Management, etc.).Compensation & Benefits:
  • The expected compensation range for this position is between $151,200 - $300,000.
  • Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
  • Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 30% of annual salary paid out annually and an additional target payout of 15% of annual salary is paid out over 3 years following the end of the performance period.
  • Long term incentive equity may be awarded based on eligibility and performance.
  • Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
  • In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.
  • A company car and reimbursed mileage.Qualifications
    • 9+ years of strategy experience in a variety of positions both internally and externally (top-tier Consulting firm or Corporate Strategy experience strongly preferred).
    • BA required (MBA strongly preferred).
    • Highly analytical, motivated, decisive thought leader with excellent managerial skills.
    • Strong leadership, talent development and significant influence management skills.
    • Strategic mindset with an ability to think broadly, refine questions, and develop analytical frameworks.
    • Excellent written and oral communication/presentation skills to present facts and provide recommendations.
    • Outstanding project management skills.
    • High Emotional Intelligence and verbal and written communication skills that educate and influence senior leaders; ability to "manage up".
    • Experience partnering with multiple business functions.
    • Strong interest in/understanding of sustainability industry trends, challenges, opportunities.
    • Love of Consumer-Packaged Goods and our brands.
    • Global outlook with sensitivity and awareness of social and cultural differences.
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