Director – Technical Innovation

• Lead end-to-end execution of assigned category innovation programs
• Translate category innovation strategy into executable, scalable innovation roadmaps
• Lead commercialization and cross-market deployment of large-scale category innovations
• Ensure innovation programs are designed for scale, repeatability, and cross-market deployment
• Coordinate launch readiness with FU/Market Innovation and commercial go-to-market timelines
• Act as the single point of accountability for large-scale or multi-market category innovation initiatives
• Orchestrate technical execution across Marketing, R&D, Innovation Hub, Supply Chain, Quality, Procurement, Bottling partners, Regulatory, and Finance
• Coordinate feasibility assessments, trials, validations, and readiness activities
• Own execution risks, interdependencies, and trade-offs at category level
• Drive speed-to-market while maintaining quality, cost, safety, and brand integrity standards
• Apply and enforce stage-gate governance and provide structured progress, risk, and value-delivery reporting
• Govern technical and category coherence across markets to reduce SKU complexity and improve manufacturing and supply chain efficiency
• Own post-launch performance tracking and define scalability plans
• Support European markets during launch preparation and post-launch scaling
• Capture and share execution learnings, best practices, and scalable delivery models
• Identify opportunities from emerging category, product, packaging, and business-model innovations

• 5–8+ years of experience in innovation, commercialisation, supply chain, R&D, or category leadership roles
• Proven experience delivering large-scale, multi-market innovation initiatives
• Strong understanding of category strategy, portfolio management, and system economics
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex cross-functional dependencies and execute within governance frameworks
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and execution mindset, with comfort operating in ambiguity
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Science, Business Administration or a related field is required
• An advanced degree is preferred
• Up to 10–25% travel, subject to business needs

• A unique opportunity to shape and deliver category innovation at scale across Europe
• High exposure to enterprise innovation agendas and cross-system leadership
• A role at the intersection of strategy and execution, with clear impact on growth and efficiency
• A diverse, multicultural environment with strong opportunities for professional growth