Senior Innovation Development Manager | KFC# Senior Innovation Development ManagerKFC Head Office##

Job Description
* Shape the future of food innovation across KFC Australia
* Lead high-impact product development from concept to restaurant launch
* Inspire a talented team and influence our menu across 860+ restaurantsAt KFC, everyone has a seat at our table. We feed our people’s potential to make a difference—and have fun along the way.
As our Senior Innovation Development Manager, you’ll report to the FIT Director and lead a talented team of Food Innovation Technologists within our fun, entrepreneurial Food & Innovation Team.
Together, you’ll keep KFC modern and distinctive through bold menu innovation building on customer favourites such as the bunless Double Down, our brand new 11-drink KWENCH range and the buzz-generating PickleCore menu.
From ideation and hands-on kitchen trials to restaurant launch and evaluation, you’ll turn great food ideas into scalable products that deliver on taste, quality and commercial impact.HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE AS OUR SENIOR INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT MANAGERLead food innovation* Lead complex recent product and packaging development projects from brief to national restaurant launch.
* Create distinctive, market-leading products that support our Menu Vision and business objectives.
* Identify opportunities to optimise our existing range and improve the customer experience.




* Translate food, consumer and competitor trends into scalable innovation opportunities.Bring concepts to life* Get hands-on in our Restaurant Support Centre innovation kitchen—experimenting, tasting, refining and showing how brilliant ideas can work in restaurants.
* Design and lead restaurant trials, monitor results and optimise products ahead of launch.
* Ensure products meet KFC’s taste, quality, nutrition, operational and commercial guidelines.
* Evaluate performance after launch and apply learnings to future innovation.Drive projects with impact* Own project plans, critical paths, key milestones and deadlines.
* Navigate ambiguity and complexity, creating clarity and maintaining momentum.
* Troubleshoot product and packaging challenges and develop clear, practical solutions.
* Present recommendations and project updates to senior leaders and Franchisees.Build powerful partnerships* Bring cross-functional stakeholders on the development journey, partnering across Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance and other teams in a collaborative, energetic environment.
* Work closely with suppliers and agency partners to achieve strong project outcomes.
* Influence Franchisees and leaders through commercial awareness, food expertise and compelling communication.
* Share insights and ideas with KFC’s global food community.

📌 Senior Innovation Development Manager (Australia)
🏢 KFC Adco
📍 Australia