Tech Bus Engagement Manager

Overview

CAREERS TO SMILE ABOUT

At PepsiCo, you’ll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Gatorade, Lay’s and Quaker, our work touches millions of people every day.

At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve.

Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact, on your career and on the world around you.

Responsibilities

The Opportunity

Lead the end-to-end technical delivery of strategic Human Resources Administrative and Back-Office Transformation initiatives, ensuring the successful implementation and evolution of technology capabilities that simplify HR operations, improve employee and administrator experiences, and increase process efficiency.

The role is accountable for translating HR transformation objectives into executable technology delivery plans, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing complex technical dependencies, and ensuring successful deployment of scalable solutions across HR administrative processes.

Working closely with HR, Enterprise Architecture, SAP, Data, Automation, Product and external implementation partners, the Technical Delivery Lead ensures that transformation initiatives are delivered with strong execution discipline, while maximizing automation, standardization, process efficiency and business value.

Your Impact

As Tech Bus Engagement Manager your scope would consist of …

• Lead the end-to-end technical delivery of strategic HR Administrative and Back-Office Transformation programs, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, within budget and aligned with HR and business objectives.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary delivery teams across SAP, RPA, Integration, Data, Application Development, Infrastructure, Security and HR to execute complex transformation initiatives.
• Translate HR business and operational requirements into executable technical delivery plans, ensuring alignment between business processes, functional design, solution architecture and implementation.
• Lead the modernization and digitalization of HR back-office processes, identifying opportunities to simplify, standardize and automate administrative activities.
• Partner with HR leadership, HR Operations, Process Owners, Enterprise Architecture and Technology Product Teams to define priorities and deliver scalable HR capabilities.
• Drive the implementation of SAP-enabled HR processes, coordinating functional and technical teams across relevant SAP platforms and integrations.
• Lead the identification and delivery of RPA and automation opportunities, focusing on high-volume, repetitive and transactional HR processes.
• Manage technical dependencies across multiple workstreams, proactively identifying risks, resolving issues and driving decisions required to maintain program momentum.
• Lead release planning, testing coordination, deployment readiness, cutover and hypercare activities for major HR technology implementations.
• Establish and monitor delivery KPIs covering milestones, adoption, automation, operational efficiency, financial performance and business value realization.
• Drive continuous improvement of delivery practices, leveraging Agile methodologies, automation, reusable technology components and data-driven performance management.

Qualifications

Who Are We Looking For?

• Proven experience leading large-scale HR, Back-Office or Shared Services transformation initiatives.
• Experience transforming administrative and transactional processes in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of HR operational processes and the challenges associated with standardization, process harmonization and automation.
• Experience working with global or regional HR organizations and highly matrixed operating models.
• SAP
• Strong experience delivering technology initiatives involving SAP, preferably within HR or enterprise back-office environments.
• Ability to work effectively with SAP functional and technical teams, System Integrators and business process owners.
• Understanding of automation technologies, including:
  • Robotic Process Automation
  • Workflow Automation
  • Business Process Automation
  • API-based Automation
  • Intelligent Document Processing
  • AI-enabled Automation
• Ability to identify processes suitable for automation and translate opportunities into scalable technology solutions.
• Proven experience managing large, complex technology transformation programs with multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
• Experience managing implementation partners, System Integrators and external vendors.
• Strong experience with Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience managing project budgets, resources, dependencies, risks and delivery milestones.
• Strong experience coordinating global and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

If this is an opportunity that interests you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements.

What can you expect from us:

• Opportunities to learn and develop every day through a wide range of programs.
• Internal digital platforms that promote self-learning.
• Development programs according to Leadership skills.
• Specialized training according to the role.
• Learning experiences with internal and external providers.
• We love to celebrate success, which is why we have recognition programs for seniority, behavior, leadership, moments of life, among others.
• Financial wellness programs that will help you reach your goals in all stages of life.
• A flexibility program that will allow you to balance your personal and work life, adapting your working day to your lifestyle.
• And because your family is also important to us, they can also enjoy benefits such as our Wellness Line, thousands of Agreements and Discounts, Scholarship programs for your children, Aid Plans for different moments of life, among others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We respect and value diversity as a work force and innovation for the organization.