Associate Director, Consumer Insights - Disruptive Innovation and Scale Innovation Insights

Associate Director, Global Innovation Insights

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.

The Role Key Skills :

• Strategic : Be a key strategic business partner to Marketing team and a transformational leader. Demonstrating understanding of the consumer, research methodologies / techniques, 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 routed in deep understanding of marketing, business and consumer
• An 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 though 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 :

Qualifications :

Our Total Rewards philosophy is to provide a meaningful and flexible spectrum of programs that equitably support our diverse workforce and their families and complement Kraft Heinz' strategy and values.

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.

The compensation offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors

Benefits : Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family's needs. 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 :

Location(s) Chicago / Aon Center

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.