Assistant Manager- Project Management, GBS
Kraft Heinz
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Educational Background
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Technology, Operations, Finance, or related discipline.
- MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred.
- 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.
- 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
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.