Job Description :
Job Title: Share Plans Process and Project Manager
Location: Budapest
Contract terms: Permanent
About us
With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.
Join us to create a career worth celebrating.
About the role
Lead optimisation, transformation and automation of global share plan processes, improving participant experience, operational control and scalability. Routine administration and transaction processing should be delivered through GBO, vendors, automation or self-service wherever possible.
Lead UK and Ireland all employee plans end-to-end processes.
Drive simplification, standardisation and automation of share plan processes and controls including leading UK and Ireland all employee plans end-to end processes.
Lead share plan, projects, system enhancements and transformation initiatives from design through adoption.
Improve participant experience by redesigning processes, guidance and service touchpoints.
Partner with vendors, GBO/the Reward Hub teams, and internal teams to optimise delivery, reduce manual work and lead share plan communications to improve participant engagement and understanding.
Measure efficiency improvements, adoption outcomes and operational benefits from process changes.
What you will bring
Experience leading projects or process improvement programmes
Knowledge of global employee share plans including approved UK and Irish plans or regulated reward environments;
Strong stakeholder management and vendor coordination skills
Experience with automation or operational excellence methodologies
Experience of employee communications
Understanding of share plan legislation, global taxation frameworks and regulatory requirements
Experience managing complex share plan events such as grants, vestings, exercises and participant reporting
Benefits
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
Flexibility
This is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time and compressed hours. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’tlet anything stop you from applying.
Diversity statement
Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.
We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.
Worker Type :
RegularPrimary Location:
BudapestAdditional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date :
2026-08-25Skills Required
- Experience leading projects or process improvement programmes
- Knowledge of global employee share plans, including approved UK and Irish plans or regulated reward environments
- Strong stakeholder management and vendor coordination skills
- Experience with automation or operational excellence methodologies
- Experience with employee communications
- Understanding of share plan legislation, global taxation frameworks, and regulatory requirements
- Experience managing complex share plan events, including grants, vestings, exercises, and participant reporting
Diageo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Diageo and has not been reviewed or approved by Diageo.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive and often described as top-tier, particularly in manufacturing and salaried roles, with many indicating they feel fairly compensated. Compensation is frequently cited as a strong reason to join and stay despite pressures in some parts of the business.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is widely recognized as a flagship offering, equalized across parents and inclusive of adoption and surrogacy, with benefits and bonuses maintained during leave. This family-friendly approach is highlighted as industry-leading and a standout element of the package.
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Retirement Support — Pension schemes are described as generous, with notable employer contributions enhancing long‑term financial security. In key markets such as the UK and U.S., offerings like pensions and 401(k) plans are presented as core components of total rewards.
Diageo Insights
What We Do
Diageo's official LinkedIn account. We're a global leader in premium drinks, across spirits and beer, a business built on the principles and foundations laid by the giants of the industry. With over 200 brands sold in 180 countries, our portfolio has remarkable breadth. From centuries-old names to exciting new entrants, and global giants to local legends, we're building the very best brands out there, and with over 30,000 talented people based in over 135 countries, we're a truly global company. With such diversity, we're able to truly represent our broad consumer base and think differently about the future. To maintain our position as leaders in the alcoholic beverage market, we always invest in the future and are mindful of the impact we have. Because just like the legends of our past, we're here to raise the bar – for people as well as the planet
