Project Quality Lead

Overview:
We Are PepsiCo

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes LAY’S ®️, DORITOS ®️, CHEETOS ®️, GATORADE ®️, PEPSI ®️, QUAKER ®️ and more. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.

Our employees drive our culture. No two days are the same; we are dynamic and full of passionate teams that embrace new ideas through our collaborative spirit. At PepsiCo, we know that our company can only succeed when our associates and the society we serve flourishes. We are committed to fostering a diverse workforce by creating a collaborative, equitable and inclusive space where everyone, regardless of what we look like, where we come from or who we love, has a voice. At PepsiCo we create a Space to be y( )u.

Join PepsiCo, dare to transform.

**Responsibilities**:
The Opportunity

The IT Strategy and Portfolio Project Quality Assurance Specialist is a key contributor in the IT Strategy and Portfolio Management (S&P) organization. The IT S&P organization imagines the future technology vision, strategy, and priorities to empower PepsiCo’s ambitions and optimize value. The IT Strategy and Portfolio Project Quality Assurance team is responsible for safeguarding the value proposition of IT’s strategic portfolio by providing an appropriate level of project governance to enable business value creation. Additionally, the IT Strategy and Portfolio Project Quality Assurance team is responsible for defining the project lifecycle methodology, driving awareness and training of the methodology.

Your Impact

As The Project Quality Lead your scope will consist of:

- Contributes to defining the project lifecycle methodology for PepsiCo
- Contributes to ensuring that the project lifecycle methodology is designed to safeguard the expected value of the portfolio without burden
- Contributes to driving awareness and training of the PepsiCo Project Lifecycle Methodology (PLM) and partnering and coaching project teams to ensure quality of execution
- Contributes to driving compliance with project governance operational and financial controls
- Contributes to providing guidance and coaching to project teams throughout a project’s lifecycle
- Consults and partners closely with the PPM Product team to develop PPM product requirements that enable project teams with tools that effectively support governance and compliance requirements
- Contributes to developing effective processes and reporting that drive and support compliance to PepsiCo’s PLM ensuring quality of execution and maximizing of business value creation

Qualifications:
Who Are We Looking For?

**Education**:

- Bachelor’s degree required
- PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Program Management Professional (PgMP), or Prince2 Certification - Nice to have
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprise (SAFe) Agilist Certification - Nice to have
- Experience in developing and documenting process and training materials
- Fluent speaking and writing in English required

**Experience**:

- 5 years of related IT portfolio management experience
- Strong relationship building and collaboration skills across diverse and matrixed stakeholders and customers
- Ability to prioritize and balance multiple stakeholder priorities and deadlines simultaneously
- Ability to lead a constructive retrospective session with respect to processes, tools, practices and outcomes
- Experience with Broadcom Clarity
- Experience with Objectives and Key Results (OKR) approach
- Experience in Controls and/or Audit

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.