Nature's Bakery
The Senior Director, Strategy & Performance – Global R&D shapes and orchestrates the end-to-end R&D strategy and performance agenda, ensuring priorities, portfolio, capabilities, resources, budgets, and governance operate as an integrated global system. This role provides senior leadership for the development, translation, and deployment of the Global R&D strategy, leveraging R&D Work Systems to convert strategic ambition into clear choices and measurable execution. The position also leads the R&D performance engine and global communications agenda, spanning portfolio, resource, and budget governance, technical readiness, product stewardship, program delivery, and enterprise-wide engagement.
Nature's Bakery is a snack company that makes better-for-you, soft-baked goods using real, wholesome ingredients with the purpose of nourishing families and helping them thrive one snack at a time. Its product line includes soft-baked fig and brownie bars and other snack varieties, sold direct-to-consumer online with options like build-a-box and branded gear. The brand emphasizes great taste alongside wholesome ingredients and convenient snacking. Nature's Bakery is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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9% above the average for this role
Nature's Bakery to open $240M facility in Salt Lake City
Jul 29, 2025
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