Associate Vice President - Transformation & Portfolio Management

Diageo; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Diageo in Bengaluru seeks an experienced leader to drive end-to-end program delivery and transitions across multiple markets. You will orchestrate design, build, deployment and stabilization, managing risks, governance, and cross-functional dependencies with senior stakeholders.

The role emphasizes readiness, knowledge transfer, and change management to ensure successful go-lives and measurable business outcomes in a global operations environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex, cross-functional transformation programs.
• Ability to manage scope, schedule, budget and risks across multiple workstreams.
• Proven track record in governance, readiness, and business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery against scope, schedule, budget and milestones across programs.
• Lead transitions from initiation to deployment and closure with accountability for outcomes.
• Establish governance, RACI, steering committees and decision forums.
• Coordinate change management, training and knowledge transfer for readiness.
• Drive cutover, go-live activities and post-launch stabilization.
• Monitor performance and benefits realization, delivering measurable outcomes.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Change management

Education

PMP / PRINCE2 Practitioner

Agile/Scrum certification (PSM/CSM/SAFe)

Job description

Job Description : About the Function: Global Business Operations keeps our business moving, connecting markets, streamlining processes and keeping everything running smoothly at scale. With teams across Bangalore, Budapest, Bogotá, Gurugram, and Manila, GBO delivers the essential services that support our day-to-day performance, from finance to operations and beyond. It’s a truly global environment, where collaboration across time zones and cultures is part of everyday life. You’ll gain exposure to different markets, build skills for the future and develop a broad understanding of how a business operates at scale. It’s a great place to learn, grow and see the bigger picture.

About the role:

1. End-to-End Program & Transition Delivery Own delivery against agreed scope, outcomes, schedule, budget and landmarks. Translate the reason and strategic objectives into an integrated delivery and transition plan. Drive execution from initiation and design through build, deployment, stabilization and closure. Maintain overall accountability for delivery health and proactively intervene where outcomes are at risk. Orchestrate dependencies across process, technology, data, operations, infrastructure, change, risk and controls. Establish clear achievements, critical paths, dependencies, owners and decision points. Ensure individual workstreams collectively deliver the intended end-to-end business outcome. Proactively identify and manage program and transition risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies. Drive mitigation and resolution with clear accountable owners.
2. Transition & Operational Readiness Lead the integrated readiness framework across people, process, technology, knowledge and controls. Drive knowledge transfer, resource onboarding, training and business simulation readiness. Coordinate process documentation, technology/infrastructure readiness, testing, access, controls and BCP requirements. Ensure readiness criteria are evidenced and critical gaps are resolved ahead of launch.
3. Governance & Leadership Establish effective program governance, RACI, Steering Committee and decision forums. Drive readiness for toll-gate and governance reviews. Ensure decisions, actions and issues happen at the right level and time. Provide leadership with clear, concise visibility of delivery health, landmarks, readiness, risks, dependencies and decisions required. Maintain adherence to agreed project methodology and governance requirements.
4. Customer & Change Coordination Create alignment across business sponsors, functional leaders, operations, technology teams and enabling functions. Partner with Change Management to integrate customer engagement, communications, training and adoption into the overall program. Drive timely customer decisions required to maintain delivery momentum.
5. Cutover & Go-Live Own and coordinate the integrated cutover and launch plan. Ensure critical business, technology and operational readiness criteria are achieved. Facilitate launch readiness assessments and support Steering Committee decision making. Coordinate cross-functional execution during cutover and deployment. Ensure effective issue and issue-management mechanisms are in place during release.
6. Stabilization, Warranty & Operational Handover Lead delivery through hypercare, stabilization and warranty. Monitor operational and process performance against agreed measures. Ensure business stabilization criteria are achieved before transition closure. Complete structured handover to operations and secure appropriate operational sign-off.
7. Business Outcomes & Benefits Keep delivery anchored to the approved reason and intended outcomes. Track delivery against agreed business, operational and financial measures. Ensure the program delivers measurable outcomes rather than simply completing project activities. Support validation of benefits and performance against the reason. Drive formal outcome sign-off, lessons learned and program closure.

Experience & Certifications

• - 15+ years of meaningful experience, with significant experience leading complex, cross-functional transformation, transition or technology-enabled programs.
• Tried ownership of end-to-end program delivery across scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, governance and business outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience orchestrating multiple workstreams across business, process, technology, data, people/change and operations.
• Strong experience handling business readiness, knowledge transfer, testing, cutover, go-live, hypercare, stabilization and operational handover.
• Tried ability to operate with senior leadership and Steering Committees, influence cross-functional stakeholders, manage ambiguity and drive decisions and accountability.
• PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent program/project management certification.
• Agile/Scrum certification such as PSM, CSM, SAFe.
• Prosci / Change Management certification beneficial for roles with significant people/change complexity.

Working with us Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you, so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one. We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:

Our purpose is crafting iconic drinks chosen for life’s moments. And it’s our people, with their different experiences, perspectives and talents, who make that possible. We value diversity in its broadest sense and want everyone to feel they can belong, supply and strive for their personal best. You’ll work alongside people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives — challenging, supporting and learning from one another as one outstanding team. Together, we’re constantly learning and improving, combining the strength of our people, capabilities and iconic brands to improve, grow and win. Wherever you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to give, make an impact and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.

Ready to bring your best? This could be your opportunity. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you gain this information when you submit your application.

Worker Type :Regular Primary Location:Bangalore Karle Town SEZ Additional Locations : Job Posting Start Date : 2026-08-26

With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 29,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world. Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of. With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential.

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