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About the Role
Supports Pizza Hut International's product development and food innovation programs across the UK, Europe, and Latin America/Caribbean. This role translates product strategy into development and commercialization plans, supporting optimization and execution standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead product development teams to translate product strategy into development and commercialization plans for the pizza and sides portfolio, including new product innovation, optimization, and concept-to-commercialization execution.
- Support the UK/EU/LAC Food Innovation COE and lead regional product development programs, partnering with regional leaders and the Plano-based Food Excellence team.
- Translate business needs into R&D roadmaps, troubleshoot ingredient solutions, optimize menu offerings, and deliver profitable innovation.
- Lead implementation of global menu innovations, including development of technical and sensory product attributes for local commercialization.
- Partner with Operations and Training to define in-restaurant procedures and standards that improve Taste scores, simplify execution, and support consistent product quality.
- Coach, develop, and lead a team of approximately 4–5 Food Innovation team members based in London and Plano.
- Build an ecosystem of supplier partners and external subject matter experts.
- Foster creativity, collaboration, accountability, continuous learning, open communication, and idea-sharing within the team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Bakery Science, Food Engineering, or a related scientific discipline required.
- 15+ years of progressive technical R&D leadership experience in a food-forward, multi-unit restaurant or retail brand, or CPG/manufacturing equivalent.
- 5+ years of people leadership experience.
- Deep technical product development expertise with strong business acumen.
- Experience leading product development programs from concept through commercialization.
- Experience applying consumer-led innovation methodologies.
- Must be able to work in the office, kitchen, and/or in market 4 days per week.
- Must be able to travel as needed to cultivate and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Skills
- Product development
- Food innovation
- Commercialization
- R&D roadmaps
- Ingredient solutions
- Menu optimization
- Technical product development
- Business acumen
- Consumer-led innovation
- People leadership
- Supplier ecosystem management
- Dough systems
- Cheese/dairy
- Sauces
- Meat toppings
Location
- London
- Plano
Work Type
- Onsite
- In market
Experience Level
- 15+ years of progressive technical R&D leadership experience
- 5+ years of people leadership experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Bakery Science, Food Engineering, or a related scientific discipline
- Master’s degree in Food Science or related field preferred
About the Company
- Pizza Hut operates more than 19,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries.