Assistant Manager – Project Management (GBS)

About the role

Kraft Heinz is looking for an Assistant Manager – Project Management to drive strategic transformation initiatives within its Global Business Services (GBS) function. You will lead end‑to‑end project delivery, manage risks, and ensure that business outcomes are achieved across multiple geographies.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage full project lifecycle from initiation to closure, creating plans, timelines, and resource allocations.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business objectives.
• Partner with global business leaders, functional teams, GCC stakeholders, and external vendors to align priorities and communicate progress.
• Establish governance structures, steering committees, and status reporting mechanisms; maintain dashboards, KPIs, RAID logs, and executive presentations.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, dependencies, and issues; escalate when necessary while maintaining delivery momentum.
• Support organizational change initiatives, drive adoption of new processes and tools, and ensure sustainable benefits.
• Promote project‑management best practices and continuously improve delivery frameworks using Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid methodologies.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Technology, Operations, Finance or related field; MBA preferred.
• 6‑9 years of experience in project or program management, preferably within Global Business Services, Shared Services, Consulting or transformation environments.
• Proven track record of leading cross‑functional projects across multiple regions.

Required skills

• Agile methodology
• Waterfall methodology
• Hybrid project‑management approach

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on high‑impact global transformation projects.
• Collaborative, fast‑paced environment with diverse stakeholders.
• Career growth within a leading multinational food company.