Women of the Vine & Spirits ยท 4 hours ago
Breakthrough Innovation Senior Manager - Strategic Opportunities
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$126K/yr - $210K/yr
8+ years expWomen of the Vine & Spirits, part of Diageo, is seeking a Breakthrough Innovation Senior Manager to lead strategic opportunities. The role involves developing key projects, collaborating across teams, and driving impactful innovation initiatives.
Food & Beverages
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
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
Benefits
Annual incentive payment
Stock awards
Healthcare benefits
Retirement benefits
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Wellness benefits
Industry leading parental leave
Company
Women of the Vine & Spirits
Women of the Vine & Spirits is the leading membership organization, worldwide, dedicated to boldly pushing the wine, beer and spirits industry toward a more diverse, equitable and inclusive era that empowers all to succeed.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Deborah Brenner
Founder & CEO
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