Product Manager, PLCS, Pack & Climate Sustainability

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Chicago, IL, USA
Hybrid
140K-193K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Food • Hardware • Machine Learning • Retail • Automation • Manufacturing
We're a global snacking company empowering people to snack right.
The Role
Lead the Packaging & Climate product end-to-end: define strategy and roadmaps, oversee lifecycle from ideation to retirement, align with CSO, translate business requirements into tech solutions, manage budgets and vendor partnerships, drive automation/digitalization for sustainability outcomes, ensure security/compliance, and coach direct reports.
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Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.
You support system activities in a specific process area, including analysis, design, and overseeing the implementation of system changes to increase effectiveness and efficiency aligned with corporate strategies.
How you will contribute
The Product Manager is responsible for all Product matters within their scope, ensuring end-to-end value delivery from ideation to retirement. They develop and maintain a robust understanding of their functional area, aligning product strategy to wider business goals in partnership with the Chief Sustainability Officer's team. They provide direction to the Product Team to translate business requirements into technology and shared service solutions. They are accountable for the financial performance of their Product and responsible for identifying and building necessary capabilities through talent acquisition or training.
What you will bring
  • Deep Domain Expertise: Proven experience in sustainability disciplines (Climate & Packaging and respective regulations across regions and countries).
  • Leadership Acumen: Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams toward ambitious visions.
  • Strategic & Collaborative Mindset: Exceptional strategic thinking with attention to detail and results; strong ability to influence stakeholders across a complex, global matrix organization and orchestrate work across multiple products (e.g., R&D, Supply Chain).
  • Product Management Mastery: Extensive experience across the full product lifecycle with strong understanding of Agile and DevOps methodologies.
  • Business & Financial Acumen: Accountability for financial performance, budgetary decisions, and identifying opportunities for cost optimization and value creation.
  • Change Leadership: Proven track record of driving organizational change and communicating complex technical and political issues to diverse audiences.

What you will do
  • Define, implement, and own the short-term and long-term strategy, vision, and roadmaps for the Packaging & Climate Product, ensuring alignment with business and functional goals.
  • Oversee the full product lifecycle from ideation to retirement, ensuring continuous value delivery and optimal financial performance.
  • Serve as the primary senior point of contact for business stakeholders, translating complex requirements into actionable technology and shared service solutions.
  • Develop and execute strategic vendor partnerships to influence product roadmaps, ensure service delivery excellence, drive innovation, and optimize costs.
  • Champion continuous improvement through data-driven practices, overseeing the automation and digitalization roadmap for sustainability outcomes in packaging & climate.
  • Establish decision-making processes, manage budgets, ensure security compliance, and mitigate risks across all projects.
  • Manage, coach, and mentor direct reports, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement. Be an active member of the Product Group Leadership Team.
  • Ensure integration between products and platforms works effectively.
  • Identify and evangelize business and technology trends that can improve business outcomes, working with Innovation teams to deliver proof of value.

More about this role
Key Metrics:
  • Product(s) Lifetime Value
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Overall Product(s) Engagement & Adoption
  • TCO / Product Value for money
  • Product data adoption & quality
  • Security and compliance scores
  • Agile & DevOps scores
  • Resource retention rate

Key Interactions / Stakeholders:
  • Acts as the point of contact for the Product, working closely with business relationship managers to rapidly provide value.
  • Works across the organization with stakeholders, suppliers, other product managers, and Office of the CIDO to ensure product success globally.
  • Provides visibility and insight to Product Group Manager, Strategic Architect, Portfolio Manager, and Operations Manager on Product status, risks, and issues.

What extra ingredients you will bring:
  • Functional Skills
  • Change Leadership
  • Product Management
  • Business & Strategy definition
  • Modelling techniques

  • Management and collaboration within business and own teams
  • Inspires teams to get behind a vision
  • Effectively conveys complex and political issues to diverse audiences
  • Creates and sustains an innovative culture
  • Is visible to local stakeholders through office presence following local expectations
  • Technical skills
  • Deep experience in end-to-end technology development
  • Strong understanding of emerging software engineering methodologies, specifically in sustainability
  • Practical experience in agile delivery methodologies
  • Knowledge of Agile frameworks

  • Behaviors
  • Management and collaboration within business and own teams
  • Inspires teams to get behind a vision
  • Effectively conveys complex and political issues to diverse audiences
  • Creates and sustains an innovative culture
  • Is visible to local stakeholders through office presence following local expectations

Job specific requirements:
  • 7-10+ years of experience

  • 3+ years of sustainability experience

  • 3+ years product management experience

Travel requirements: Per business needs
Work schedule: Full time per local regulations
Salary and Benefits:
The base salary range for this position is $140,300 to $192,940; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results. In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, weproduce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
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Job Type
Regular
Software & Applications
Technology & Digital

Skills Required

  • 7-10+ years of overall professional experience
  • 3+ years of sustainability experience (packaging and climate) and knowledge of regional regulations
  • 3+ years of product management experience across full product lifecycle
  • Proven leadership experience building and developing high-performing teams
  • Strong knowledge and practical experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies
  • Experience with financial accountability, budget decisions, and cost optimization
  • Experience managing vendor partnerships and driving product roadmaps with suppliers
  • Change leadership and ability to communicate complex technical and political issues to diverse stakeholders
  • Deep experience in end-to-end technology development and digitalization for sustainability outcomes
  • Ability to work in a matrixed, global organization and influence cross-functional stakeholders

Mondelēz International Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Retirement Support The 401(k) program is characterized by strong company matching, with some eligible groups also receiving a base company contribution. Feedback suggests negotiated updates at represented sites have further enhanced retirement features.
  • Healthcare Strength Coverage spans medical, dental, vision, mental‑health resources, life and disability insurance, and tax‑advantaged accounts, supported by wellness and EAP offerings. Onsite or company‑sponsored wellbeing initiatives provide additional day‑to‑day support.
  • Parental & Family Support A published global parental‑leave standard and resources such as lactation/wellness rooms signal structured support for caregivers. Bonding leave for all caregivers and other family‑care supports are highlighted in published materials.

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
90,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is an American multinational confectionery, food, and beverage company based in Illinois which employs approximately 90,000 individuals around the world. Our Purpose Our purpose is to empower people to snack right. We will lead the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. Our Brands We’re leading the future of snacking with iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. Our People Our 90,000+ colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Our Values and Leadership Commitments of Love our Consumers and Brands, Grow Every Day, and Do What's Right shapes our culture – what we believe in, stand for, and what guides our actions and decisions. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. Our Strategies We are uniquely positioned to lead the future of snacking with strong leadership in our categories, an unparalleled portfolio of global and local brands, and a solid footprint in fast-growing markets. Aimed at delivering sustainable growth, our strategic plan is centered around three strategic priorities: • Growth: accelerate consumer-centric growth • Execution: drive operational excellence • Culture: build a winning growth culture

Why Work With Us

We offer passionate, energetic and curious people a huge choice of careers in our fun, fast-paced, global business. We operate in four regions: Asia, Middle East & Africa; Europe; Latin America; and North America. And in over 80 countries our people are united in a common purpose to empower people to snack right.

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