Leads the R&D agenda for a category, region or business unit: the innovation and renovation pipeline, 'big bet' programmes, productivity and quality, technical capability and a team of scientists, engineers and project leads, reporting into both global R&D and the business president. Success is judged on launches that grow the business, pipeline value and hit rate, cost and quality delivered through the factories, and the strength and diversity of the technical bench.
8 of the role's 20 target skills, the ones that weigh most
Innovation leadership
Where this role typically leads
Levels and target skills come from Saganom's role library: 129 consumer-goods roles, each checked against the published ladders of nine professional bodies. A self-check is a starting point, not a verdict; in the app, a manager or colleague confirms a level when you ask them.
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