Job Title: P2R Transformation Lead (Process Expert for GPLs)

About us

Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands across spirits and beer categories.  It operates in more than 180 countries and produces in more than 140 sites around the world. Some of the key brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Smirnoff, Don Julio, Tanqueray, Ketel One, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Guinness.

About the role

The context/scope of the role is to collaborate and support the team of transformation professionals delivering multiple P2R projects and improvement initiatives across business units, geographies, or operating entities. Accountable for delivery quality, resource allocation, stakeholder management, team capability development, and achievement of project objectives. Acts as a key interface between transformation leadership and operational teams.

This position involves supporting the GPLs in setting up and managing processes across markets and functions internationally. The P2R transformation team is accountable develop a high-performing transformation team that consistently delivers successful finance change initiatives, enabling sustainable operational improvements, stakeholder adoption, and realization of business benefits.

Main accountabilities:

• Lead team delivery across multiple initiatives.
• Manage coaching and performance of the teams
• Oversee governance, quality and risks.
• Proactively seek for process standardization.
• Build effective connections with collaborators.

About you

• A degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field, combined with experience working in multicultural and international organizations and collaborating effectively with diverse stakeholders across regions.

• 6–9 years of experience in Finance Transformation, Consulting, Shared Services, Finance Operations, and Process Excellence, with a strong track record of driving operational improvements, standardizing processes, and delivering balanced business results.

• 1–2 years of leadership experience, including successfully leading teams, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, and supporting the development of high-performing colleagues in multifaceted, international environments.

• Strong understanding of Risk Management, including Internal Controls, Compliance & Ethics, and risk mitigation, ensuring that governance and regulatory requirements are embedded into business processes.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand the broader business context, synthesize complex information, communicate key insights to senior leaders, and recommend practical, effective solutions that support business objectives.

• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken, with the ability to communicate confidently with global teams and senior business leaders.

• Experience in Supply, Fixed Assets, Intercompany Operations (ICO), Recharges, and Cash Management is considered a strong advantage.

• Experience in a shared service environment, transformation/project management, process design, and S4HANA is an advantage.

Flexible Working Statement

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.  

Rewards & Benefits Statement

We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:

• Unique Family Leave opportunity

• We work without border - you will work with people from all over the world

• You will deal with world class brand portfolio

• Wide variety of thematic events, afterwork activities organized by employee communities

• Product Allowance to purchase company products from the staff shop

• We won the Fittest Workplace Award, of course we have a Gym

• Urban legend is true, we do have a Rooftop Bar

Diversity statement:

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

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