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Associate Vice President - Program Manager

Diageo
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LOCATION

Bangalore · Onsite

EXPERIENCE

15+ Years

TYPE

FullTime

SKILLS REQUIRED

Program PlanningRisk ManagementStakeholder ManagementChange managementDependency Management

Job description

Overview

Own end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional transformation, transition or technology-enabled programs within Global Business Operations, from initiation through stabilization and outcome sign-off.

What you'll do

  • Own delivery against agreed scope, outcomes, schedule, budget and landmarks.
  • Translate the reason and strategic objectives into an integrated delivery and transition plan.
  • Drive execution from initiation and design through build, deployment, stabilization and closure.
  • Orchestrate dependencies across process, technology, data, operations, infrastructure, change, risk and controls.
  • Establish clear milestones, critical paths, dependencies, owners and decision points.
  • Proactively identify and manage program and transition risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies, driving mitigation with accountable owners.
  • Own the integrated readiness framework across people, process, technology, knowledge and controls, including knowledge transfer, resource onboarding, training and business simulation readiness.
  • Coordinate process documentation, technology and infrastructure readiness, testing, access, controls and BCP requirements.
  • Establish effective program governance, RACI, Steering Committee and decision forums, and drive readiness for toll-gate and governance reviews.
  • Provide leadership with clear, concise visibility of delivery health, landmarks, readiness, risks, dependencies and decisions required.
  • Create alignment across business sponsors, functional leaders, operations, technology teams and enabling functions.
  • Partner with Change Management to integrate customer engagement, communications, training and adoption into the program.
  • Own and coordinate the integrated cutover and launch plan, and facilitate launch readiness assessments and Steering Committee decisions.
  • Lead delivery through hypercare, stabilization and warranty, and complete structured handover to operations with appropriate sign-off.
  • Track delivery against agreed business, operational and financial measures, and support validation of benefits against the reason.
  • Drive formal outcome sign-off, lessons learned and program closure.

What you'll need

  • 15+ years of meaningful experience.
  • Significant experience leading complex, cross-functional transformation, transition or technology-enabled programs.
  • Experience owning end-to-end program delivery across scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, governance and business outcomes.
  • Demonstrated experience orchestrating multiple workstreams across business, process, technology, data, people/change and operations.
  • Strong experience with business readiness, knowledge transfer, testing, cutover, go-live, hypercare, stabilization and operational handover.
  • Ability to operate with senior leadership and Steering Committees, influence cross-functional stakeholders, manage ambiguity and drive decisions and accountability.
  • PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent program/project management certification.

Nice to have

  • Agile/Scrum certification such as PSM, CSM, SAFe.
  • Prosci / Change Management certification, beneficial for roles with significant people/change complexity.

Details

  • Location: Bangalore Karle Town SEZ.
  • Worker type: Regular.
  • Posting start date: 2026-10-20.

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Associate Vice President - Program Manager