Victoria Smoak, PhD
About Victoria Smoak, PhD
Victoria Smoak, PhD, is the Global Director of Talent Management and Organization Effectiveness at SC Johnson, with a strong background in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and extensive experience in both academic and corporate settings.
Current Title and Role at SC Johnson
Victoria Smoak, PhD, is currently the Global Director of Talent Management and Organization Effectiveness at SC Johnson. Based in Greater Milwaukee, she leverages her expertise in Industrial and Organizational Psychology to enhance the company's talent and organizational strategies. This role involves overseeing and developing programs that optimize both employee performance and organizational structure.
Previous Roles at PepsiCo
Victoria Smoak has extensive experience at PepsiCo, where she held several senior positions. From 2019 to 2021, she was the Senior Manager, HRBP and Talent Management in Irvine, California. Before that, she served as the Senior Manager, Learning and Development from 2017 to 2019 in Plano, Texas. Additionally, she was the Manager of Global Talent Management and Organizational Development from 2014 to 2017 in the Greater New York City Area.
Academic Background
Victoria Smoak has a robust academic foundation in psychology. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from LSU Shreveport. She furthered her studies at Louisiana Tech University, where she obtained both a Master of Arts (M.A.) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Her academic background informs her approach to talent management and organizational development.
Professional Experience in Consultancy and Academia
Before her tenure at PepsiCo and SC Johnson, Victoria Smoak worked at AROS Consulting as a Project Manager from 2010 to 2013. Concurrently, she served as a Graduate Research Assistant at Louisiana Tech University. She also had a brief stint as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Connecticut in 2015. These roles provided her with a diverse blend of practical consultancy experience and academic insight.