| Job Category : | Management |
| Company Name: | PepsiCo |
| Position Name: | Sector IT Manager |
| Location : | Plano, TX |
| Job Description : | Auto req ID: 267605BR Job Description We are seeking an IT Lead for PepsiCo’s Social Intelligence Platform. The role involves relationship management across IT teams, vendor partners and global Marketing functions. This professional will be the IT Product Owner driving the development and adoption of the Social Listening, Social Care, and Social Publishing platform across sectors and functions. The successful candidate will work closely with the IT Lead Director to develop the Business Capability Roadmap and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) requiring business partner alignment and approval. Accountabilities: Main priority will be working very closely with MarTech stakeholders, external SaaS vendors, and IT peer associates to ensure successful onboarding of Social Intelligence Platform Collaborates with product owners, IT platform managers, system architects, and information security teams to refine features to ensure they are desirable, viable, and sustainable and have clear, meaningful benefit hypothesis and acceptance criteria Based on technical knowledge, implements innovative solutions that increase business value Drive solution design and build to ensure scalability, Ensure on time and on budget delivery which satisfies project requirements, while adhering to enterprise architecture standards. Manage partnership with vendors Manage work intake, prioritization and release timing; balancing demand and available resources. Ensure tactical initiatives are aligned with the strategic vision and business needs Overall IT liaison for Social Intelligence Product on all aspects of business interactions and engage the appropriate IT or Vendor teams to help drive resolution COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment for this role. Please note that all such company vaccine requirements provide the opportunity to request an approved accommodation or exemption under applicable law Qualifications/Requirements Requirements: 8+ years’ experience in Information Technology or Business Relationship Management 6+ years’ experience in Digital Solution Implementations and Engagements Bachelor’s Degree in CIS, MIS, Information Security, Computer Science or equivalent. Master’s Degree preferred. Experience: Solutions Delivery experience – expertise in system development lifecycle, integration, and sustainability Minimum 8 years’ experience in Program/Product Management in Agile/Scrum Environment Proven experience in Digital Domain implementing solutions leveraging Agile project management methodologies. Experience working in a matrix organization with diverse priorities. Demonstrates cross-functional knowledge (e.g., Consumer Relations, Insights, etc) Understand Integration capabilities and able to lead integration with Enterprise systems Strong experience in Relationship Management Anticipates and understands business partners’ business needs, including both spoken and unspoken requirements Assists business partners in making key decisions, influencing action steps and defining resources required to achieve desired outcomes Correctly sets and manages business partners’ expectations in terms of cost, time, scope and quality Assesses and monitors business partner satisfaction, and drives service improvement plans as needed Capable of Conceptual Selling Leads shaping of a basic conceptual solution and presents the solution as an opportunity in a positive and compelling way Deciphers complex technology/process issues and makes them relevant to business leaders by using examples and analogies Considers the perspectives and experiences of a particular audience and crafts messages to meet the unique needs of the audience. Drives stakeholders to alignment, explaining how a solution would work, allowing them to imagine in detail potential issues, clear value proposition and outcomes Capable of Leading Change Applies the PepsiCo Global Change Methodology to execute change through activities including communication, stakeholder enrollment, training and education, performance realignment, change impacts, readiness assessment, process redesign and role /accountability clarity Drives change strategy implementation with project team, business partners and other stakeholders for a specific initiative Recognizes signs of resistance to change and plan actions to address resistance Educates others on change leadership concepts and coaches others on their roles in the change process Able to Contribute to Setting IT Strategy Applies knowledge of the current IT footprint/landscape to enable business processes Demonstrates business knowledge across lines of businesses Seeks knowledgeable people to obtain information or clarify a problem to assist in developing an IT Strategy Demonstrates competitive knowledge of the marketplace and technology trends COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment for this role. Please note that all such company vaccine requirements provide the opportunity to request an approved accommodation or exemption under applicable law. Relocation Eligible: Not Eligible for Relocation Job Type: Regular All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901 – 4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy Please view our Pay Transparency Statement |