Associate Portfolio Manager

TS&EP Associate Portfolio Manager

The TS&EP Associate Portfolio Manager plays a critical role in enabling effective governance, planning, and execution across the Tech Strategy & Enterprise Product (TS&EP) organization. This role supports the establishment and ongoing management of portfolio governance processes that ensure alignment across short-, medium-, and long-term planning horizons, including Demand Management, TS&EP owned program execution health and coordination, monthly operations review coordination, coordination between finance and TS&EP leadership for Annual Operating Plan (AOP) development, and visibility to the enterprise project portfolio.

Partnering closely with the TS&EP Chief of Staff, senior leaders, and project leads, the Associate Portfolio Manager helps integrate planning and governance activities into a cohesive, end-to-end portfolio view.

As a key enabler of demand aggregation and prioritization, this internally focused role supports senior leadership decision-making by providing transparency, structure, and discipline across portfolio intake and prioritization processes. The Associate Portfolio Manager works collaboratively with stakeholders across S&T Capability and Transformation functions, S&T Finance, and the Process Excellence & Transformation Program Management COE to drive consistency, alignment, and delivery excellence across the TS&EP portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate demand-shaping sessions, leading trade-off discussions that balance overall portfolio affordability and delivery capacity.
• Support out-of-cycle investment requests by integrating them into the broader enterprise portfolio and ensuring alignment with governance standards.
• Partner with Program and Project Leads, as well as TS&EP Leadership, to prioritize the enterprise portfolio of new technology initiatives.
• Define and reinforce guiding principles that inform optimal TS&EP investment decisions and initiative selection.
• Own Demand Management intake governance, ensuring adherence to PMO and SPM best practices while providing leadership with clear visibility into demand.
• Lead and centralize portfolio scorecarding for TS&EP-owned investments, delivering consistent progress, health, and risk reporting for sponsors and key stakeholders.
• Provide oversight of TS&EP program execution health, enabling alignment and issue resolution across initiatives.
• Drive monthly operational review rhythms, ensuring accurate reporting and action-oriented discussions.
• Partner closely with Finance and TS&EP Leadership to support Annual Operating Plan (AOP) development and portfolio consolidation.
• Deliver ongoing transparency into the enterprise technology project portfolio to enable informed decision-making.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $104,100 - $174,300.
• 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 8% of annual salary paid out annually.
• 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 is required
• Experience supporting IT portfolio management, governance, or integrated planning activities
• Strong organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to support committee-based governance forums
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of related IT business work experience
• Experience in matrixed organizational structures
• IT Financial and Portfolio management experience/skills
• Big picture expertise and ability to think strategically
• Strong executive presence and demonstrated ability to develop strong senior leadership relationships
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Experience in conflict management and trust building
• Excellent written, verbal communication skills with a track record of senior-level interaction, communication and presentation experience
• Must be self-motivated with track record of driving competing & conflicting priorities