Assistant Manager - Project Management

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