Program Director, Strategy & Delivery

Pepsi Bottling Ventures, LLC; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401(k) match

Medical insurance

Job summary

Pepsi Bottling Ventures, LLC is seeking a Program Director, Strategy & Delivery in Raleigh, NC to lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives. This role translates strategy into coordinated programs, ensuring disciplined delivery and measurable business value across multiple workstreams.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years of leadership in transformations, with 5–10 years in program leadership, and experience across business functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field.
• 15+ years of progressive experience including leading large-scale enterprise transformation.
• 5–10 years in program, portfolio, or transformation leadership roles.
• Experience across operations, commercial, finance or strategy.
• Proven track record delivering measurable value through complex change initiatives.
• Experience in food and beverage manufacturing or similar complex environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end transformation programs across multiple workstreams.
• Build and own transformation roadmap with milestones and outcomes.
• Establish governance, reporting, and value-tracking frameworks.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration and alignment with ELT and stakeholders.
• Lead change management to drive adoption and readiness across the enterprise.
• Oversee operating model cadence, budgeting, and resource allocation.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Change management

Program delivery

Education

Bachelor's in Business Administration

Job description

## Program Director, Strategy & DeliveryApplylocations: Raleigh, NCtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R-2026-4048**Unbottle YOUR Potential at Pepsi Bottling Ventures!**At Pepsi, we spread home-grown joy, in our special Pepsi Bottling Ventures way! Pepsi Bottling Ventures is the nation’s largest private bottler and distributor of Pepsi beverages. Pepsi Bottling Ventures is based in NC, SC, MD, & DE.**APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:****CURRENT PBV EMPLOYEE, please** **login to Workday** **to complete the job application. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.****If you are NOT a current employee, please click “Apply” and complete job application.****Job Description**Pepsi Bottling Ventures is seeking a **Program Director, Strategy & Delivery** to join our team.**Who We Are**We are jointly owned by Suntory and PepsiCo. Suntory is a family-owned business founded in Japan more than 125 years ago that is known globally for their beverages and innovative spirit. PepsiCo has a 125-year plus legacy as a global leader in convenient foods and beverages. We represent Suntory’s non-alcoholic beverage industry in the United States and have an 80-year plus legacy of providing PepsiCo products to the Carolinas and beyond.**What We Do**We make, sell, and distribute PepsiCo and other beverages. We do business in five states and sell PepsiCo beverages to most of the market in our geographic regions. We also develop our own line of beverages, producing and distributing a growing product line nationally.**What Makes Us Unique**We bring you the beverages you love. We bring PepsiCo’s beloved beverages and more to you and our customers. As a part of Suntory, we believe in dreaming big and boldly pursuing our dreams, growing for good, and giving back to society. We innovate to create new beverages, like our Nature’s Twist refreshing lemonade line, and we continuously expand our beverage portfolio to bring you and our customers joy.**What We Look for in Leaders**Our leaders embrace a coaching leadership style. We look for leaders that empower all team members. Our leaders value integrity, teamwork, accountability, adaptability, and communication in all they do and expect from their teams.**Program Director, Strategy & Delivery Role Overview**Lead enterprise-wide initiatives to drive end-to-end strategy execution, ensuring clear accountability, disciplined delivery, and measurable business value. This role translates enterprise strategy into coordinated, cross-functional programs and ensures sustained adoption and value realization. The role will build and ensure execution of the transformation roadmap, change management plan, stakeholder alignment, and sustainable change adoption across the organization.**Day-to-Day Responsibilities**### **Transformation Strategy & Roadmap*** Build and own the transformation roadmap, aligning initiatives to strategic business priorities.* Continuously adapt the roadmap based on performance insights, market dynamics, and business conditions.* Translate strategy into executable programs with clear milestones and outcomes.### **Program, Portfolio & Value Delivery*** Lead end-to-end delivery of transformation programs across multiple workstreams.* Manage interdependencies across initiatives and functions.* Ensure delivery against timelines, budgets, and value commitments.* Establish governance, decision rights, and reporting frameworks.* Define value-added metrics and success measures for each initiative.* Partner with functional and finance leadership to ensure benefit realization and sustainment.### **Cross-Functional Leadership & Alignment*** Lead enterprise-wide cross-functional teams to strengthen collaboration.* Align ELT and senior stakeholders to drive trade-off decisions and shared outcomes.* Translate stakeholder objectives into outcome-driven execution plans.* Serve as an integrator across functions and partners.* Hold initiative leaders accountable for delivery and adoption.### **Change Management & Adoption*** Lead comprehensive change management strategies to drive readiness and adoption.* Conduct impact and organizational readiness assessments.* Monitor adoption effectiveness and adjust strategies as needed.* Lead communications and engagement efforts across the enterprise.### **Operating Model Management*** Build and drive a consistent operating model cadence.* Ensure financial governance, budgeting, and value tracking.* Optimize resource allocation and utilization.* Align investments to highest-value initiatives.* Oversee vendor and partner management.### **Governance, Risk & Quality Management*** Establish and enforce enterprise governance frameworks.* Lead risk identification and mitigation efforts.* Define and monitor quality and performance standards.* Ensure compliance and audit readiness.### **People Leadership & Capability Building*** Assemble and lead cross-functional teams aligned to program objectives.* Develop enterprise transformation capabilities.* Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.**Required Qualifications*** Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field.* Fifteen (15) or more years of progressive experience, including leadership of large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives.* Five (5) to ten (10) years of experience in program, portfolio, or transformation leadership roles.* Demonstrated experience working across multiple business functions (operations, commercial, finance, or strategy).* Proven track record of delivering measurable business value through complex change initiatives.* Experience operating in food and beverage manufacturing, or similarly complex environments preferred.**Compensation and Benefits**As part of your total compensation package, you will also receive the following benefits:* Paid time off, including holidays, vacation days, personal days, parental leave, and bereavement leave* 401(k) with a company match* Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance options, as well as supplemental health plan options, including accident, critical illness, and hospitalization* Saving and spending accounts* Company-paid telemedicine services* Free counseling and information services* Wellness program* Company-paid life insurance* Company-paid disability coverage* Adoption assistance* Education assistance* Legal service plan option* Pay advance optionUnfortunately, we will be unable to offer visa sponsorships to candidates.EOE M/F/D/VPepsi Bottling Ventures is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. 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