Mars Inc is embarking on a Digital Transformation journey to support our Digital Transformation strategy, where the opportunities & implications for an enterprise like Mars are pervasive and far-reaching. Fundamental to our transformation is changing how we approach Integration deployment to become a very efficient & automated practice able to deploy interfaces in multiple markets & factories in parallel.

This Deployment Senior Lead role oversees the deployment of a set of core interfaces built centrally and lead the delivery of interfaces specific to local markets, factories & trading partners.

This role will bring rigor, thought leadership and direction to the program integration deployment practice to deploy interfaces at scale with minimum costs, efforts and time to market.

To be successful, this role will need to engage, collaborate & lead the digital core interface deployment agenda across all levels of the program organization. This will include program regional deployment directors and project managers,  Transformation PMOs and across broader peer groups to co-develop deployment strategies. This role reports to the DC Integration senior manager.

Lead the Integration Hub deployment program

• Lead and develop a team of 3+ highly skilled associates and 3rd party resources building & deploying the new integrations for transformation programs. Including resource planning and allocation, milestone & scope management, budget management and escalation/risk management for all aspects.
• Work with business and IT stakeholders to clearly define benefits, success measures, and manage the ongoing tracking & reporting of progress against these.
• Lead the governance of scope & milestones and coordinate necessary steering groups where escalation is required.
• Arrange & Lead workshops as necessary across Technical, deployment Project/Program and Business Process contexts. Ensure outcomes are clearly aligned, communicated, and actioned.
• Management of 3rd Party resources, ensuring agreed deliverables are met and necessary processes are efficiently being executed (e.g. statements of work, budget/scope approval, delivery quality metrics, etc)

Stakeholder Engagement

• Identify and maintain a network of key stakeholders, ensuring they are informed and/or consulted appropriately across both Business & IT. Ranging from Analyst to VP level.
  Closely collaborate with IT peer groups (e.g. integration build, GDO application and infrastructure services, Segment DT deployment teams) to ensure seamless transitions and enforce our operating model.
• Lead IT Change management, including necessary governance, architecture & approval steps, and supporting Business Change with business counterparts
• Work hand in hand with the Integration Architecture function to ensure delivery remains aligned with the Enterprise Architecture strategy.

Expert Consultation/Experience

• Act as a point of consultation for the team and others and comfortably direct activity based on experience.
• Ensure long term integration strategy work remains informed, and adjustments are made where needed based on program delivery, changing industry trends & needs of Mars.

What can you expect from Mars? Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today. A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.