Associate Director- Project Management

PepsiCo; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo in India seeks a Finance Transformation & Capability Lead to drive strategic initiatives across Commercial Finance, Supply Chain Finance, FP&A, OPEX, Procurement, and Marketing Finance. You will partner with Finance leaders, GCC, Digital Planning, and Data teams to standardize processes, build scalable operating models, and embed data-driven ways of working across Finance.

The role combines deep finance expertise with program leadership to design roadmaps, govern executions, and enable

Qualifications

• Broad experience in multiple finance functions across large organizations.
• Strong understanding of finance operating models and reporting flows.
• Exposure to transformation, automation, analytics or digital initiatives preferred.
• Ability to structure problems, analyze root causes and translate into scalable solutions.
• Strategic thinking with ability to map initiatives to business outcomes.
• Execution discipline with structured project management.
• Influencing and stakeholder management across senior teams.
• Change leadership and continuous improvement mindset.
• Learning agility across diverse finance functions.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic transformation initiatives across Commercial Finance, Supply Chain Finance, FP&A, OPEX, Procurement Finance and Marketing Finance.
• Identify standardization, simplification, automation and GCC scaling opportunities across finance processes and reporting.
• Lead end-to-end project execution from problem definition, business case and roadmap creation through implementation and stabilization.
• Establish governance cadence, track milestones, risks, dependencies and delivery outcomes.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across BU Finance, GCC, Digital, Data and Tech functions.
• Ensure projects translate into measurable business outcomes and sustainable adoption.

Skills

Finance transformation

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Data-driven mindset

Job description

Overview

This role will act as a Finance Transformation & Capability Lead supporting strategic initiatives across Commercial Finance, Supply Chain Finance, FP&A, OPEX, Procurement Finance and Marketing Finance.The role combines strong finance functional expertise with structured project leadership to identify transformation opportunities, simplify and standardize ways of working, strengthen operating models and enable scalable delivery across GCC and Business Units.The individual will work closely with Finance leadership, BU stakeholders, GCC teams, Digital Planning and Data partners to drive cross-functional transformation initiatives, transition scalable activities into GCC and embed data-driven and digital ways of working across Finance.

Responsibilities

1. Transformation & Strategic Initiatives

• Drive strategic transformation initiatives across Commercial Finance, Supply Chain Finance, FP&A, OPEX, Procurement Finance and Marketing Finance
• Identify standardization, simplification, automation and GCC scaling opportunities across finance processes and reporting
• Support design and implementation of scalable finance operating models and governance frameworks
• Partner with Finance leaders to shape future-state finance capabilities, service catalogues and transformation roadmaps

2. Project Leadership & Execution

• Lead end-to-end project execution from problem definition, business case and roadmap creation through implementation and stabilization
• Establish governance cadence, track milestones, risks, dependencies and delivery outcomes
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across BU Finance, GCC, Digital, Data and Tech functions
• Ensure projects translate into measurable business outcomes and sustainable adoption

3. Functional SME & Business Partnering

• Bring strong understanding of finance processes across Commercial Finance, Supply Chain Finance, FP&A, OPEX, Procurement Finance and Marketing Finance
• Act as a functional SME to identify gaps, challenge existing ways of working and drive scalable solutions
• Translate business and operational challenges into structured transformation opportunities and actionable recommendations
• Support cross-functional alignment across BU Finance, GCC, Digital, Data and Tech stakeholders

4. Capability Building & Change Management

• Drive adoption of new processes, tools and reporting frameworks across teams and markets
• Support capability building through knowledge sharing, training and best practice documentation
• Partner with Capability Leads to embed continuous improvement and digital mindset across teams
• Help build scalable governance, documentation and repeatable frameworks for long-term sustainability

Qualifications

Functional & Technical Skills

Strong finance process knowledge across Commercial Finance, Supply Chain Finance, FP&A, reporting and business partnering

Strong understanding of finance operating models, reporting flows and process standardization

Exposure to finance transformation, automation, analytics or digital initiatives preferred

Ability to structure problems, analyze root causes and translate into scalable solutions

Leadership & Behavioral Skills

1. Strategic thinking – able to connect operational initiatives to broader business outcomes2. Strong execution discipline – drives projects with structure, rigor and accountability3. Influencing & stakeholder management – able to navigate ambiguity and align cross-functional teams without direct authority4. Functional curiosity & problem solving – proactively identifies gaps and improvement opportunities5. Communication & storytelling – simplifies complex topics into clear, executive-ready narratives6. Change leadership – drives adoption, standardization and continuous improvement mindset7. Learning agility – adapts quickly and operates effectively across diverse finance functions and business environments

Ideal Profile

• Finance transformation professional with broad exposure across multiple finance functions
• Strong blend of strategic thinking, functional depth and execution rigor
• Able to influence senior stakeholders, navigate ambiguity and drive change at scale
• Comfortable operating across business partnering, transformation, governance and capability building