Job Description:
The Director, Data Stewardship and Commercial Solutions leads a team of professionals responsible for building, developing, and managing products that support the Commercial organization. The team is focused on AI-enabled solutions that support Category Management, Sourcing & Contracting, Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA), Sustainability, and Centers of Excellence (COE). This role is responsible for developing, communicating, and executing the Commercial digital strategy, advancing data stewardship and governance practices, and promoting data literacy and capability building across the organization.
What are we looking for?
Required
- Bachelor's degree.
- 8+ years of experience in data, digital, analytics, technology, or related business functions.
- Experience leading teams responsible for digital products, data, or business solutions.
- Experience developing and executing digital or data strategies.
- Experience with data governance, stewardship, and quality management.
Preferred
- Experience supporting AI-enabled products or solutions.
- Experience supporting Commercial, Category Management, Sourcing & Contracting, Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA), Sustainability, or Centers of Excellence (COE).
- Experience working with global teams.
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Digital Strategy: Develop, communicate, and execute the digital strategy for the Commercial organization. Partner with Mars Global Services, Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA), Sustainability, and other stakeholders to understand business needs and ensure a comprehensive roadmap.
- Governance Strategy & Quality Framework: Establish and execute governance and quality frameworks for Commercial-owned data domains, including master and transactional data. Define policies and metrics to drive continuous improvement in data integrity and compliance.
- Data Stewardship: Serve as a primary data steward for the Commercial function alongside MGS Commercial, embedding a culture of data accountability. Collaborate with data stewards in other functions to ensure Commercial requirements are considered for critical data domains consumed by, but not owned by, the function.
- Data Literacy & Capability Building: Champion data literacy and best practices across the Commercial organization, partnering with the central Data & Analytics team to align on enterprise tools and ensure data is effectively leveraged to support digital solutions and strategic decision-making.
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.
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The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.
The pay range shown is applicable to all US locations listed within the job posting:USD 192,560.00 - USD 264,770.00Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 8+ years of experience in data, digital, analytics, technology, or related business functions
- Experience leading teams responsible for digital products, data, or business solutions
- Experience developing and executing digital or data strategies
- Experience with data governance, stewardship, and quality management
- Experience supporting AI-enabled products or solutions
- Experience supporting Commercial, Category Management, Sourcing and Contracting, Supplier Quality Assurance, Sustainability, or Centers of Excellence
- Experience working with global teams
Mars Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mars and has not been reviewed or approved by Mars.
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Healthcare Strength — The benefits package is positioned as comprehensive, with broad medical coverage and additional protections like life insurance and short- and long-term disability. Mental health support is emphasized, including free mental health services and wellbeing programming under initiatives such as Mars Be Well.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is highlighted as market-leading in the U.S., with an example of 18 weeks fully paid for both parents. Additional family-related leave types such as sick time for caregiving and bereavement leave are also described as part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are described as strong, including 401(k) matching (with a 6% match cited) and pension plans in some cases. The broader package also references retirement savings options and contributions aligned to local market practice, supporting long-term financial security.
Mars Insights
What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™. We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
