Business Strategy & Transformation Lead

Diageo España SA; Stamford, Northern (CT, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Diageo seeks a Business Strategy & Transformation Lead to partner with NAM leaders, shaping strategic objectives and driving a global transformation agenda. You will drive end-to-end GBS solutions, ensure cross-functional alignment, and translate business requirements into compelling value propositions while maintaining governance and KPIs.

With 8+ years in transformation, you will lead large programs in CPG settings, leveraging BPMS, systems thinking and data analytics.

Qualifications

• BPMS, Systems thinking, L6S certification.
• Planning, design and execution of large transformation programs especially in Supply and Commercial areas of CPG businesses.
• Change management and program execution.
• Strong communication skills; able to engage with NAM Exec/SLs.
• Tools - MS Office, power BI, exposure to AI models.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience.
• Location – 3WTC/Stamford (hybrid model of 3 days in office and 2 remote).

Responsibilities

• Partner with NAM business domain leaders to align strategic objectives, opportunities, and targets.
• Manage transformation agenda for NAM ensuring cross-function alignment and KPI visibility.
• Evaluate Diageo GBS participation in the NAM transformation.
• Lead discovery sessions to elicit requirements for solutions development.
• Translate strategy into value propositions and roadmaps.

Skills

BPMS

Systems thinking

L6S cert

Transformation programs

Change management

Communication skills

MS Office

Power BI

AI exposure

8+ years experience

Tools

MS Office

Power BI

AI models exposure

Job description

Job - Business Strategy & Transformation Lead

Help transform our business as we take our brands to new heights and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world. Join us for career defining opportunities that give you the chance to thrive.

Job Description

Business Strategy & Transformation Lead

• Partner with business domain leaders within Diageo North America (NAM) to understand strategic objectives, opportunities, competitive positioning, and cost/growth targets.
• Report/manage overall Transformation agenda for NAM ensuring initiatives are connected across functions, there is clarity on KPI and Business outcomes being impacted and programs are progressing to planned timeline and outcomes.
• Evaluate and effect Diageo's GBS (Global Business Services) participation in the NAM transformation agenda.
• Facilitate structured discovery sessions that ensure NAM and GBS requirements are fully elaborated, captured and considered throughout the solutions development lifecycle.
• Translate the business strategy and requirements into clear value propositions and initiative roadmaps.

Global Business Services Solution Identification & Execution

• Design end-to-end GBS process, policy and organization architectures that incorporate standardized, scalable constructs that enable repeatability and margin optimization.
• With the support of domain specialists, including process, technology data and commercial, lead the overall solution architecture, ensuring alignment between business architecture, technology architecture, and operational capabilities, including
  • Solution / service scope definition
  • Client experience blueprints
  • Process and controls design
  • Technology architecture and design
  • Operating model and governance structure
  • Service lifecycle model (including onboarding, offboarding and in-flight change)
  • SLA/OLA frameworks
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, controls and risk frameworks where applicable (e.g. SOC1)
  • Delivery model (global/local/hybrid)
  • Business Case
• Support business case development including cost structures and investment requirements.
• Use data and analytics to drive transformation decisions, measure value realization, and provide actionable insights to senior leadership through executive dashboards, KPI scorecards, and business performance reporting.
• Recognize and understand emerging industry and technology trends to identify their potential impact and opportunity for GBS to play a role in transformation
• Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement across processes

Skills and Experiences expected:

• BPMS (Business process management systems), Systems thinking, L6S certification.
• Planning, design and execution of large transformation programs especially in Supply and Commercial areas of CPG businesses.
• Change management and program execution.
• Strong communication skills.. good enough to engage with NAM Exec/SL’s.
• Tools - MS Office, power BI, exposure to AI models?
• Minimum of 8 years of experience
• Location – 3WTC/Stamford (hybrid model of 3 days in office and 2 remote)

With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 27,500 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 thinkers, leaders, and makers 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.

Primary Location: 3 World Trade Center , NY

South Carolina , United States of America

3 World Trade Center , United States of America