Project Management Associate Director

Overview The main purpose of this role is provide best-in-class project management delivery to initiatives serviced from the Project Management Office Center of Excellence. This role will be responsible for leading the governance, performance management, schedule management, scope management, and cost management of Global S&T Revenue Growth Management (RGM) priority programs: Trade Promotion Management (TPM) to ensure all deliverables are executed on time and on budget and benefits realization. The TPM Program Manager will establish a standardized project management methodology, transformation processes, and ways of working to unlock speed of execution, increase team efficiency, and enable a one PepsiCo approach to project management delivery. The position will be a critical role in driving a competitive advantage for PepsiCo by capturing greater and faster value delivery for projects. This role will be a strategic thought partner to the executive sponsor, consistently influence senior leader stakeholders, and will partner with external stakeholders as needed. It will provide a fast-paced environment with a culture of experimenting, learning, and continuously improving. This role will develop a comprehensive understanding of RGM core capabilities (e.g. price elasticity, post event analytics, promo and pricing simulators, mix management, reporting & analytics, playbooks) to drive superior financial results for PEP and retailers. Includes the new TPM tool deployment and enhancement of PGT TPM by automating processes to reduce manual work, increase speed, and accuracy. The role will also manage market resourcing and resource coordination throughout all program phases to ensure effective program delivery and spending Responsibilities Partner with Transformation Program Leadership Team and Transformation Program Deployment Lead to shape Transformation Program Agenda (roadmap, sequencing, AOP plans, budgets and costs) Establish governance structure, facilitate governance councils, coordinate governance content generation, and perform stage management against an aligned set of exit criteria Lead performance management including schedule/scope/cost progress tracking, status reporting, risk/issue/dependency management, post audits, and capturing lessons learned Lead, centralize, and manage project scorecard and overall progress/health tracking for project sponsors and key stakeholders Monitor progress of project’s change management, value realization, technical deliverables and facilitate issue/risk mitigation and action plans. Coordinate business go-live and deployment Manage resource and risk management, central repository of project materials, and gap assessment documentation Lead schedule management including roadmap development, project schedule development, and roadmap/schedule change request management Build, maintain, and manage the project roadmap and end-to-end project deliverables across the project lifecycle. Lead scope management including scope definition, deliverable definition, and scope change request management Lead cost management including budget alignment and budget change request management Identify and coordinate Program integration/interdependency opportunities and risks, along with risk mitigation plans. Ensure COE project management standards are consistently executed including project management methodology, playbook, tools, and roles & responsibilities. Facilitate collaborative knowledge transfers between BU and Sector project teams, capturing and disseminating lessons learned. Qualifications Desired Characteristics: Strong leadership skills, ambition, and drive for results High level of executive maturity: Interacting with, influencing & aligning peers and senior leaders. Leadership through influencing senior colleagues from all functions and being able to influence a broad base of cross-functional stakeholders & peers. The ability to understand and provide a top-line strategic view or, where needed to back up recommendations for Leadership Team decisions, a very detailed and accurate analysis is a critical skill. Strong PMO background. Ability to develop / execute project plans and to manage project resources, risks and budget. Experience of delivering quality projects on time, on budget and in scope while following established methodologies, establishing and managing internal & external partnerships. Excellent influencing skills, confident when dealing with different Leadership Team members with more seniority and experience, and credible in dealings with them. Be sensitive to cultural differences, and able to deal with these. Previous team management experience – lead a cross cultural team with a variety of experiences and capabilities, developing a clear talent strategy ensuring the team are staffed to deliver the complex agenda with future pipeline identified. Strong team player. Comfortable with process discipline and process adherence, but also able to identify and take opportunities to further develop and strengthen the process without compromising the end state. Confronts and works through tough issues, taking ownership and accountability for resolution, whilst demonstrating perseverance and a sense of urgency. Able to work within ambiguous, fluid cross-functional environment managing various amounts of change and being able to influence a broad base of cross-functional stakeholders & peers. Self-starter capable of managing own agenda. Minimum Qualifications: 10+ years of professional work experience, at least 5 years in Project Management, outstanding project management skills Project Management certifications on PMP, Lean Six Sigma, and Agile preferred Experience in global transformation initiatives with track record of executing and delivering in uncertain and ambiguous context Highly motivated and decisive thought leader with excellent managerial skills Self-starter capable of managing own agenda within a complex, fast paced environment Ability to understand and provide a top-line strategic view and / or detailed and accurate analysis to support recommendations for Leadership decisions Experience managing teams and partnering with multiple business functions Strong leadership skills with ability to foster teamwork, build strong partnership, and embrace change High Emotional Intelligence with ability to manage executive stakeholders Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders across organizational geographies and functions Global outlook with sensitivity and awareness of social and cultural differences High business acumen with executive maturity and communication