Project Commercialization Development Manager

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.
At Mondelez, we empower people to snack right. Our team is bold, fast, and passionate about making an impact. We are now looking for a Product Change Development Manager to lead the execution of projects that will transform how we deliver Productivity, Sustainability and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) across our categories.
This role offers the opportunity to work on projects with high visibility and real business impact - shaping efficiencies, strengthening resilience, and supporting our environmental commitment across our entire portfolio of beloved and iconic brands.
How you will contribute
With a strong execution mindset, this role combines hands-on project leadership, people management, and portfolio coordination. As a people leader and PCM expert, you will:
Project management

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of productivity, sustainability, and BCP projects, ensuring on-time, in full (OTIF) execution within budget and scope.
• Ensure compliance with Mondelez`s procedures and methodologies, driving gate readiness, documentation, and risk assessment.
• Facilitate project meetings, including status updates, action tracking, and risk escalation, to enable effective decision-making.
• Act as a key liaison between the functions (Marketing, R&D, Procurement, Quality, Manufacturing, etc.) to ensure clear alignment on project deliverables, risks, and issues.
• Ensure data accuracy to support timely reporting and governance.

Portfolio management

• Manage a pipeline of projects across categories, ensuring visibility on project timelines, interdependencies, and resource needs.
• Establish and lead strong governance practices, overseeing project timelines, risk management, resource planning, and performance reporting.
• Represent the portfolio in forums and reviews, providing relevant updates and anticipating risks.
• Support the growth of project management culture within the organization, modeling structured, collaborative, and forward-looking ways of working.

People & Stakeholder management

• Directly manage a team of Product Change Managers providing day-to-day support, coaching and development discussions.
• Develop team capabilities through on-the-job coaching and development discussions.
• Promote collaboration and accountability within the team, driving a strong sense of ownership and partnership.
• Act as a central connector across functions, aligning teams and enabling decision-making.
• Build trust and influence stakeholders across levels and geographies.

Continuous Improvement

• Champion a problem-solving mindset across your team, fostering agility and structure thinking in overcoming roadblocks.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and propose solutions to simplify ways of working or improve timelines.
• Share learning across the PCM team to raise the bar on execution and standardization.
• Champion continuous improvement, identifying and implementing practical solutions to enhance project delivery and portfolio visibility.

What you will bring
A passion for executional excellence, collaboration, and business impact. You will bring:

• 6+ years of experience in project management, commercialization, or product delivery within CPG or a similar fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor`s degree required (preferred fields: Engineering, Business, Food Science).
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously across various workstreams, while ensuring alignment with strategic business goals and effective governance.
• Experience in people management, team development, or mentoring.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with confidence in presenting to and aligning with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with a collaborative mindset and capable of driving effective discussions with project resources, from tactical execution level up to steering committee members.
• A continuous improvement mindset and ability to identify process enhancements that improve project efficiency, cycle time, and quality.
• A hands-on, solutions-oriented approach and ability to operate with agility in a growth-focused entrepreneurial environment.
• PMP certification is a plus.
• Accolade experience is a plus.

What you need to know about this position:
This is a highly visible role with an impact that goes beyond a single category. You will deliver projects that drive efficiency, resilience, and sustainability across our business, ensuring Mondelez continues to grow responsibly while meeting consumer and customer needs.
The base salary range for this position is $106,300 to $146,200; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. 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/Affirmative Action employer. 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
Project and Program Management
Business Capability