OverviewThe role is expected to spearhead Leadership capabilities, Talent growth and Learning and development initiatives across India & Area Countries (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal), aligning them with local business imperatives and PepsiCo's global talent strategy. This role plays a pivotal part in shaping end-to-end talent and learning ecosystems-including leadership and behavioral capability development, learning needs identification, succession planning, talent growth, assessment-linked development, people planning, and performance management. It is central to building a future-ready, high-performing, and inclusive organization by equipping leaders and teams with the right tools, mindsets, and capabilities to thrive in a dynamic business environment.
Responsibilities- Lead the capability development agenda, delivering learning solutions aligned to business and transformation needs.
- Curate Academy Programs for Early Talent (L04-L07) to build strong internal pipelines.
- Design and facilitate learning programs for L1-L08 to build capabilities in line with dynamic business need, collaborate with global for centralized learning programs to be driven across markets.
- Conduct training needs analysis and design custom programs beyond global offerings.
- Drive end-to-end talent planning, including identification, segmentation, assessment, development, and succession across India and Area Countries.
- Drive leadership mindset change for our Top 90 leaders in line with the 3-year vision through outside-in learning, academy programs, immersions and speaker sessions.
- Lead performance management processes, covering goal setting, mid-year reviews, PDR, and PIP-ensuring alignment, fairness, and quality conversations.
- Run annual people planning process, integrating insights from performance, potential, and development to support robust talent actions.
- Design integrated Academy programs like the Supply Chain Leadership Academy for building succession pipeline for India BU.
- Partner with HRBPs and business leaders to identify talent and development needs, collaborate with Global functions on 360, LeAd, ALP and other development programs.
- Own succession planning ensuring depth, and readiness in leadership pipelines for critical roles.
- Measure ROI of learning investments, using data and insights to continuously improve effectiveness and business impact.
- Shape and manage the annual learning plan, aligning BU, sector, and global priorities into targeted, high-impact programs.
- Build talent ownership across HR and line managers, through practical toolkits, coaching, and capability sessions.
- Drive digital transformation of talent processes, in partnership with ICC, to scale, simplify, and enhance user experience.
Qualifications- Post Graduate Diploma / Masters in Human Resources or equivalent
- 8+ years of experience in Leadership capabilities, Talent growth and Learning and development initiatives
- Experience working in India and in multicultural/global environments.
- Fluent in English
- Strong experience in internal consulting, with advanced skills in organizational diagnosis, intervention design, and delivery of programs
- Strong Project Management capability (planning & reporting)
- Strong discipline and governance, driving consistent process adherence and operational excellence across initiatives.
- Results orientation, with a relentless focus on delivering high-impact outcomes.
- Comfortably stretches across three verticals (Leadership capabilities, Talent growth and Learning and development)managing complex, high-stakes agendas with agility and ownership.
- Prioritizes with clarity, consistently focusing on what drives long-term business and culture impact.
- Solves complex challenges with structured thinking, delivering actionable, pragmatic solutions in dynamic environments.
- Builds broader capability, proactively sharing knowledge, coaching others, and institutionalizing best practices.
- Displays a strong enterprise mindset, willingly taking on stretch roles and transformative challenges beyond immediate scope.
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