Sector IT Director - North America Transportation & Fleet Deployment Lead

North America Transportation & Fleet Deployment Lead

The North America Deployment team provides reliable digital / technology services and enables a digital-led business transformation by bringing the best of S&T to North America. The North America Transportation & Fleet Deployment Lead serves as the single face to the sector businesses representing all IT / technology / digital services and solutions, manages the integrated delivery and deployment of digital solutions in the sector, and supports reliable business operations with a focus on problem management.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain trusted advisor relationships with senior NA Transportation and Fleet business leaders

Develop and maintain a multi-year sector digital / business capability roadmap in partnership with NA business leaders, Sector S&T, Transformation and Capability teams

Manage project delivery through the full life cycle from inception through to deployment, inclusive of project framing and Capex development where needed

Manage sector project investments of on average $5-10MM annually

Define Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) highlighting program / project milestones and success metrics, including expected outcomes and value delivered to the business

Identify risks for project delivery and provide recommendations based on trade-offs to address

Manage application support (L2) including incident, request, and problem management to increase application reliability, end user satisfaction, security health index, and asset currency (tech stack).

Act as point of escalation when unexpected issues and / or new requirements are surfaced, and tactfully guide those issues to resolution

Compensation & Benefits

The expected compensation range for this position is between $125,900 - $249,900.

Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.

Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 25% of annual salary paid out annually and an additional target payout of 10% of annual salary is paid out over 3 years following the end of the performance period.

Long term incentive equity may be awarded based on eligibility and performance.

Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.

In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility : Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, MIS, or similar field, Masters preferred.

10+ years of digital project management experience working with cross-functional teams

5+ years of experience in CPG and / or Supply Chain preferred

Functional and / or Technical experience with Transportation and Fleet processes and tools (Blue Yonder TMS, One Network, Hexagon / Infor EAM, Fourkites, Geotab, etc.)

Highly self-motivated individual capable of managing multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment

Ability to lead others without direct authority in a matrixed environment

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and high emotional intelligence. Ability to cater messages to audience including all levels of the organization.

Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss technical concepts to leaders in business, non-technical terms.

Proven talent development skills with a strong sense of engagement while fostering diversity, inclusion and belonging within the organization

Vendor Management skills including multiple supplier vendor management; defining and managing SLAs for applications program and vendor delivery.

Business case development skills

Financial Management experience including AOP, forecasting and estimating business requests.

Willingness to travel as and when required 10%-15%. Within US / Canada