Assistant Manager- Project Management, GBS

Job Description

Job Description

Assistant Manager – Project Management

• Location: Ahmedabad/Bangalore, India
• Function: Global Capability Center (GCC)
• Business Unit: Global Business Services (GBS)
• Band: B14 (Assistant Manager)
• Reports To: Senior Manager / PMO Lead

What's on the Menu?

At Kraft Heinz, we're transforming the future of Global Business Services through innovation, digitalization, and operational excellence. As an Assistant Manager – Project Management , you will play a critical role in delivering strategic transformation initiatives across global functions, ensuring projects are executed efficiently, risks are proactively managed, and business outcomes are achieved.

This role is ideal for a highly organized and results-driven project professional who thrives in a fast-paced, global environment and enjoys working with diverse stakeholders across multiple geographies and functions.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery & Execution

• •Lead and manage end-to-end project execution from initiation through closure.
• •Develop project plans, timelines, resource allocations, and governance frameworks.
• •Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to business objectives.
• •Drive execution of strategic transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Stakeholder Management

• •Partner with global business leaders, functional teams, GCC stakeholders, and external vendors.
• •Facilitate alignment across cross-functional teams and manage communication plans.
• •Provide timely updates to leadership on project progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.

Governance & Reporting

• •Establish project governance structures, steering committees, and status reporting mechanisms.
• •Create and maintain project dashboards, KPIs, RAID logs, and executive presentations.
• •Monitor project health and recommend mitigating actions when required.

Risk & Issue Management

• •Identify project risks, dependencies, and potential blockers.
• •Develop mitigation strategies and drive resolution of critical issues.
• •Escalate concerns appropriately while maintaining momentum on project delivery.

Change & Transformation Management

• •Support organizational change initiatives through effective planning and stakeholder engagement.
• •Drive adoption of new processes, tools, and ways of working.
• •Ensure sustainable implementation and realization of business benefits.

Process Excellence

• •Promote project management best practices across the organization.
• •Leverage Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies depending on project requirements.
• •Continuously improve delivery frameworks, templates, and governance models.

Qualifications

Educational Background

• •Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Technology, Operations, Finance, or related discipline.
• •MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred.

Experience

• •6–9 years of project/program management experience.
• •Experience working in Global Business Services (GBS), Shared Services, GCC, Consulting, or Transformation environments.
• •Proven track record of leading cross-functional projects and business transformation initiatives.
• •Experience managing stakeholders across multiple geographies and time zones.

Technical & Functional Skills

• •Project Management
• •Program Management
• •Agile / Scrum / Waterfall Methodologies
• •Risk & Issue Management
• •Change Management
• •Process Improvement
• •PMO Governance
• •Budget & Resource Tracking
• •Executive Reporting
• •Stakeholder Management
• •Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent tools
• •Power BI and data-driven reporting preferred

Location(s)

Ahmedabad - Venus Stratum GCC

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes .