Kraft Heinz
Associate Director, Global Disruptive and Scale Innovation Insights
Kraft Heinz, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Associate Director, Global Disruptive and Scale Innovation Insights
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Associate Director, Global Disruptive and Scale Innovation Insights
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Kraft Heinz
The Associate Director, Global Innovation Insights serves as the strategic insights partner to the Global Disruptive and Scale Innovation team, translating emerging consumer, cultural, and marketplace trends into high‑potential innovation opportunities. In a senior oversight capacity, this role leads and guides consumer insights for multiple Global Innovation PODs. Tasked with uncovering breakthrough solutions and white‑space opportunities, the role accelerates in‑market validation through best‑in‑class approaches. The Associate Director must also draw from a variety of internal/external resources to develop insights that provide a competitive advantage to the Kraft Heinz innovation agenda.
Key Skills
Strategic: Be a key strategic business partner to Marketing team and a transformational leader. Demonstrating understanding of the consumer, research methodologies, standard processes, and experience to drive the business forward.
Influential: Influence at all levels of organization (above & below) and work seamlessly with cross‑functional teams.
Impactful: Influence “so‑what’s” by making actionable recommendations rooted in deep understanding of marketing, business, and consumer.
Owner: Be versatile with agility! Think and act like a start‑up and build out a function against a blank slate without buying pre‑packaged solutions or methodologies.
Flexible: Be flexible and creative to adjust to changing priorities and business challenges. Manage ambiguity while showing strong drive for results and project leadership skills; highly adaptable, works well in an environment of change.
Strong Communicator: Showcase strong interpersonal skills through distilled clean/concise insights that drive empathy and storytelling behaviors through the organization.
Self‑motivated: Ability to handle many workstreams, challenging priorities and distill a plan that can be implemented for the team.
Analytical: Ability to see through data and recognize patterns to advise brand actions.
Collaborator: Team player, thrives in a fast‑paced entrepreneurial environment.
Coach & People Leader: Share knowledge and develop a high‑performing team.
Curiosity & Action: High degree of intellectual curiosity and creative insight, coupled with a drive for actionable, tangible results.
Influence: Ability to influence at senior levels of an organization and drive focus and impact.
Key Responsibilities
Act as key strategic insights partner to the Global Disruptive and Scale Innovation team.
Lead and implement the Consumer Insights Innovation roadmap development: whitespace identification, ideation, validation.
Define breakthrough solutions that speed and strengthen consumer learning; set strategy and challenge the status quo.
Translate emerging consumer, cultural, and marketplace trends and insights into strategic growth opportunities for Kraft Heinz.
Influence and build buy‑in for business opportunities with rigorous consumer understanding.
Operate comfortably in high ambiguity to set 5+ year strategic direction across markets/zones.
Lead, mentor and develop up to 2 direct reports; provide functional leadership for all GDI/GSI pods.
Qualifications
Advanced experience in a strategic insights/consumer research role, preferably at a CPG manufacturer, or 10+ years with a combination of supplier & manufacturer‑side insights experience showcasing increasing responsibilities and scope.
Has prior experience being a people leader with a passion for leading teams.
Significant experience in innovation insights, with a strong understanding and lead the path from whitespace identification work through ideation and validation.
Thrives in agile ways of working, the iterative innovation process, and a track record of collaboration with cross‑functional partners such as Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Sensory and more.
Proficient in various market research techniques, including both qualitative and quantitative methods; experience using these tools for innovation development strongly preferred.
Experience working with both primary and secondary data sources.
Proficient in syndicated research tools (e.g. Nielsen, Circana, Mintel, etc).
Ability to distill insights and drive impact into an organization – bringing the consumer to forefront.
High level of tolerance for working in ambiguity, leading change and inspiring change management.
Excel at storytelling in creative and impactful ways – excellent communication, organization and presentation skills (written, oral, and across Microsoft Office Suite).
New Hire Base Salary Range $159,400.00 - $199,200.00
Bonus This position is eligible for a performance‑based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.
Benefits Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future. Coverage for benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
Wellbeing We offer events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire a physical, social, emotional, and financial well‑being lifestyle for our employees and their families. You’ll be able to participate in a variety of benefits and wellbeing programs that may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors, for example:
Physical – Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Screenings/Assessments
Social – Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Leave of Absence, Flexible Work Arrangements, Recognition, Training
Emotional – Employee Assistance Program, Wellbeing Programs, Family Support Programs
Financial – 401k, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Disability
Location Chicago/Aon Center
Equal Opportunity Employer Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for protected individuals, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact
NAZTAOps@kraftheinz.com
for assistance.
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Associate Director, Global Disruptive and Scale Innovation Insights
role at
Kraft Heinz
The Associate Director, Global Innovation Insights serves as the strategic insights partner to the Global Disruptive and Scale Innovation team, translating emerging consumer, cultural, and marketplace trends into high‑potential innovation opportunities. In a senior oversight capacity, this role leads and guides consumer insights for multiple Global Innovation PODs. Tasked with uncovering breakthrough solutions and white‑space opportunities, the role accelerates in‑market validation through best‑in‑class approaches. The Associate Director must also draw from a variety of internal/external resources to develop insights that provide a competitive advantage to the Kraft Heinz innovation agenda.
Key Skills
Strategic: Be a key strategic business partner to Marketing team and a transformational leader. Demonstrating understanding of the consumer, research methodologies, standard processes, and experience to drive the business forward.
Influential: Influence at all levels of organization (above & below) and work seamlessly with cross‑functional teams.
Impactful: Influence “so‑what’s” by making actionable recommendations rooted in deep understanding of marketing, business, and consumer.
Owner: Be versatile with agility! Think and act like a start‑up and build out a function against a blank slate without buying pre‑packaged solutions or methodologies.
Flexible: Be flexible and creative to adjust to changing priorities and business challenges. Manage ambiguity while showing strong drive for results and project leadership skills; highly adaptable, works well in an environment of change.
Strong Communicator: Showcase strong interpersonal skills through distilled clean/concise insights that drive empathy and storytelling behaviors through the organization.
Self‑motivated: Ability to handle many workstreams, challenging priorities and distill a plan that can be implemented for the team.
Analytical: Ability to see through data and recognize patterns to advise brand actions.
Collaborator: Team player, thrives in a fast‑paced entrepreneurial environment.
Coach & People Leader: Share knowledge and develop a high‑performing team.
Curiosity & Action: High degree of intellectual curiosity and creative insight, coupled with a drive for actionable, tangible results.
Influence: Ability to influence at senior levels of an organization and drive focus and impact.
Key Responsibilities
Act as key strategic insights partner to the Global Disruptive and Scale Innovation team.
Lead and implement the Consumer Insights Innovation roadmap development: whitespace identification, ideation, validation.
Define breakthrough solutions that speed and strengthen consumer learning; set strategy and challenge the status quo.
Translate emerging consumer, cultural, and marketplace trends and insights into strategic growth opportunities for Kraft Heinz.
Influence and build buy‑in for business opportunities with rigorous consumer understanding.
Operate comfortably in high ambiguity to set 5+ year strategic direction across markets/zones.
Lead, mentor and develop up to 2 direct reports; provide functional leadership for all GDI/GSI pods.
Qualifications
Advanced experience in a strategic insights/consumer research role, preferably at a CPG manufacturer, or 10+ years with a combination of supplier & manufacturer‑side insights experience showcasing increasing responsibilities and scope.
Has prior experience being a people leader with a passion for leading teams.
Significant experience in innovation insights, with a strong understanding and lead the path from whitespace identification work through ideation and validation.
Thrives in agile ways of working, the iterative innovation process, and a track record of collaboration with cross‑functional partners such as Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Sensory and more.
Proficient in various market research techniques, including both qualitative and quantitative methods; experience using these tools for innovation development strongly preferred.
Experience working with both primary and secondary data sources.
Proficient in syndicated research tools (e.g. Nielsen, Circana, Mintel, etc).
Ability to distill insights and drive impact into an organization – bringing the consumer to forefront.
High level of tolerance for working in ambiguity, leading change and inspiring change management.
Excel at storytelling in creative and impactful ways – excellent communication, organization and presentation skills (written, oral, and across Microsoft Office Suite).
New Hire Base Salary Range $159,400.00 - $199,200.00
Bonus This position is eligible for a performance‑based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.
Benefits Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future. Coverage for benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
Wellbeing We offer events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire a physical, social, emotional, and financial well‑being lifestyle for our employees and their families. You’ll be able to participate in a variety of benefits and wellbeing programs that may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors, for example:
Physical – Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Screenings/Assessments
Social – Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Leave of Absence, Flexible Work Arrangements, Recognition, Training
Emotional – Employee Assistance Program, Wellbeing Programs, Family Support Programs
Financial – 401k, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Disability
Location Chicago/Aon Center
Equal Opportunity Employer Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for protected individuals, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact
NAZTAOps@kraftheinz.com
for assistance.
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