Technical Product Manager

Kraft Heinz, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraft Heinz, Inc. in Bangalore seeks a Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead end-to-end delivery of digital products, GenAI transformations, and innovation initiatives.

You will operate at the intersection of product strategy, engineering, and enterprise architecture to turn opportunities into scalable capabilities. The role requires influencing senior stakeholders, defining roadmaps, and managing budgets and risks across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years leading complex technology programs or digital transformations.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale software, cloud, data, AI, or digital product initiatives.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in matrixed organizations.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, agile delivery, architecture principles, and platform ecosystems.
• Experience managing executive stakeholders and enterprise governance processes.
• MBA or Master degree.
• PMP, PgMP, SAFe, Scrum, Agile, or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Strategic program leadership across multiple functions and geographies.
• Translate business goals into executable technical roadmaps and delivery strategies.
• Coordinate delivery across product, engineering, data science, architecture, cybersecurity, and external vendors.
• Drive stage-gate governance and executive readiness reviews.
• Lead and mentor program managers, analysts, contractors, and cross-functional delivery teams.
• Create a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Cross-functional teamwork

Program governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IS/Business

MBA or Master degree

Tools

PMP

PgMP

SAFe

Scrum

Job description

Job Description

Technical Program Manager (TPM)

Band B14 | Digital Product Management & Innovation

Enterprise digital product delivery, GenAI transformation, and technical program leadership

Function: PMDI

Location: Bangalore

Position Summary

The Technical Program Manager (TPM) assists with the end-to-end delivery of strategically important digital products and transformation initiatives, GenAI solutions, platforms, and innovation programs. Sitting at the intersection of product strategy, engineering execution, business transformation, and enterprise architecture, the TPM converts business opportunities into scalable, production-ready capabilities that create measurable business value.

This role is accountable for technical program leadership from discovery through realization, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, within budget, aligned to enterprise standards, and positioned for long-term adoption and value realization. The TPM operates as a senior leader across business, product, engineering, data, architecture, security, and third-party partners.

Why This Role Exists

As Kraft Heinz accelerates its Digital, Data, AI, and Innovation agenda, the organization needs leaders who can bridge business ambition with technical execution. The TPM ensures successful delivery of complex digital initiatives by aligning stakeholders, managing dependencies, mitigating risks, and driving measurable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Program Leadership

• Support role on complex enterprise programs spanning multiple business functions, geographies, and technology domains.
• Translate business goals into executable technical roadmaps and delivery strategies.
• Drive prioritization decisions, sequencing, funding discussions, and value realization planning.
• Facilitate build, buy, reuse, and partner decisions with architecture and capability leaders.

Product & Delivery Execution

• Assist with delivery planning from discovery through deployment and value realization.
• Establish and manage program plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, assumptions, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate execution across product, engineering, data science, architecture, cybersecurity, and external vendors.
• Drive stage-gate governance and executive readiness reviews.

Technical Leadership

• Partner with engineering and architecture teams to validate solution approaches and technical feasibility.
• Lead technical design reviews and execution planning.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, compliance, and operational requirements.
• Guide proof-of-concept and MVP initiatives through validation and production scaling.

Stakeholder & Change Leadership

• Build partnerships with executive sponsors, functional leaders, and technology teams.
• Communicate program status, risks, decisions, and value delivery to senior leadership.
• Facilitate alignment across competing priorities and stakeholder groups.
• Drive adoption planning, change management, and benefit realization strategies.

Governance & Financial Management

• Manage program budgets, vendor engagements, and investment plans.
• Establish KPIs, success criteria, and outcome measurement frameworks.
• Drive risk, issue, dependency, and escalation management.
• Validate benefits realization and program ROI.

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor program managers, analysts, contractors, and cross-functional delivery teams.
• Create a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Develop delivery frameworks, best practices, and repeatable operating models.
• Contribute to the growth and maturity of the TPM discipline across PMDI.

Success Measures

Business Outcomes

• Adoption and business value realized
• Revenue growth, productivity gains, cost savings, or risk reduction
• Stakeholder satisfaction

Delivery Excellence

• On-time delivery
• Budget adherence
• Quality and stability of delivered solutions
• Successful program scaling

Organizational Impact

• Executive stakeholder trust
• Cross-functional alignment
• Improvement of delivery methodologies
• Advancement of Digital and AI transformation objectives

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or related field.
• 8+ years leading complex technology programs or digital transformations.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale software, cloud, data, AI, or digital product initiatives.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in matrixed organizations.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, agile delivery, architecture principles, and platform ecosystems.
• Experience managing executive stakeholders and enterprise governance processes.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and influence skills.
• MBA or Master degree.
• PMP, PgMP, SAFe, Scrum, Agile, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with GenAI, advanced analytics, data platforms, or

Preferred

• Experience with GenAI, advanced analytics, data platforms, or