Job Description

As Analyst, Innovation Strategy & Foresights for the North America Zone, you will support the creation & ongoing maintenance of a unified zone innovation strategy by building the analyses, portfolio views, and monitoring tools that keep NA Innovation strategically focused and operationally on track. You will translate brand-agnostic consumer and market signals into clear strategic options, bringing forward recommendations that help define and advance the Zone’s innovation agenda. 

Key Components of the Role 

• Support shaping the NA Zone innovation strategy by helping identify where to play, supporting innovation sufficiency target tracking, and connecting analyses and recommendations to the overall KHC growth plan

• Translate brand-agnostic trend and foresight inputs into clear implications, opportunity areas, and “so what” summaries that can be applied across brands, categories, and channels.

• Directly lead and / or partner with BU cross-functionals to bring ‘big bet’ innovation projects to life 

• Build and maintain practical tools, templates, and reporting to operationalize innovation strategy & foresights ways of working (e.g., inputs-to-brief connections, learning plans, decision points, and pipeline snapshots).

• Create decision-ready materials (slides, pre-reads, and summary narratives) that synthesize inputs into clear options, trade-offs, and recommended paths forward.

• Support portfolio views and roadmaps by organizing data, structuring comparisons, and helping teams see sequencing, dependencies, and key decisions.

• Support non-adjacent category expansion exploration by helping structure hypotheses, learning agendas, and early concepting inputs so teams can pressure-test efficiently and stay decision-ready.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of marketing or innovation experience 

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to structure ambiguous questions into clear analyses and outputs; familiarity with IRI.

• Experience synthesizing multiple inputs (consumer and market signals, business context, and cross-functional considerations) into clear implications and recommendations.

• Comfort operating across multiple workstreams at once, maintaining strong attention to detail, timelines, and follow-through.

• Contagious passion for consumer marketing, culture, innovation and trends

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:

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:

• Physical - Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Screenings/Assessments

• Social - Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Leave of Absence, Flexible Work Arrangements, Recognition, Training

• Emotional – Employee Assistance Program , Wellbeing Programs, Family Support Programs

• Financial – 401k, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Disability

Location(s)

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 [email protected] for assistance.