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Job Details:
Vice President New Ventures and Emerging Brands
Job Summary:
Tyson Foods is seeking a visionary and entrepreneurial leader to join our team as Vice President, New Ventures & Brands. This role is at the forefront of Tyson’s transformation into a modern, agile, and consumer-obsessed food company. The VP will lead the development, incubation, and scaling of breakthrough brands and business models, identifying and pursuing new growth opportunities that align with Tyson’s long-term strategy.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership: Define and drive the strategy for identifying, validating, and launching high-potential new ventures and brands that complement Tyson’s core portfolio.
Innovation Management: Lead cross-functional teams in developing new products, services, and go-to-market strategies from ideation through commercialization
Venture Building: Oversee the creation and incubation of new business units or brand platforms, including potential join ventures, partnerships, or M&A activity aligned with growth targets
Consumer Insight & Trends: Leverage consumer data, market intelligence, and emerging trends to spot whitespace opportunities and build compelling value propositions.
Portfolio Management: Manage a pipeline of ventures and emerging brands, continuously evaluating performance, scalability, and fit with Tyson’s broader objectives.
Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner closely with R&D, marketing, operations, legal, finance, and executive leadership to ensure successful launch and integration of new initiatives.
Team Development: Build and lead a high-performing team of strategists, brand builders, and entrepreneurs to drive venture and brand success.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, or related field. MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred.
Work Experience: 15 years relevant and progressive experience in innovation, venture building, CPG brand leadership, or strategy, preferably within the food or consumer goods sector. Proven success launching new brands, business units, or ventures that delivered strong commercial outcomes.
Licensure, Registration and/or Certification:
Special Job Competencies: Strong analytical and financial acumen, experience with P&L ownership, business case development, and investment evaluation. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and team leadership skills
Supervisory: Will lead a high-performing team of strategists, brand builders, and entrepreneurs to drive venture and brand success.
Travel: Limited travel is anticipated
Relocation Assistance Eligible:
Yes
Work Shift:
1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
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