Senior Product Change 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.
We are looking for a bold, high-performing Senior Manager PMO to shape and drive the delivery of one of the most iconic portfolios in the Biscuits world: Oreo, Chips Ahoy, Belvita, Nilla, Honey Maid, Teddy Grahams, etc. As Senior Manager, PMO for Sweet Biscuits, you will own the rhythm, standards and capability of project and portfolio management across high-impact innovation and renovation initiatives. You will sit at the center of strategy and execution, orchestrating complexity and governance, transforming ambition into predictable delivery. This is a role for a seasoned CPG PMO leader who thrives in fast-paced environments and loves turning ambition into clarity.
How you will contribute
In this role, you will be at the heart of driving growth for some of our most dynamic platforms. You will:
1. Strategic Contribution

• Serve as the strategic PMO/PCM leader for the Sweets Biscuits portfolio, driving execution that directly supports growth, brand strategies and business priorities.
• Act as the key PMO/PCM representative in portfolio discussions, ensuring prioritization and resource allocation support overall business objectives.
• Actively contribute to the implementation of Best-in-class PMO/PCM processes and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Influence decision-making and provide visibility to leadership on risk, timing and project impact across the portfolio.

2. Project & Portfolio Delivery Excellence

• Lead the end-to-end project portfolio for Sweet, turning big ideas into reality, delivering OTIF, within budget and scope.
• Own governance routines, weekly reviews, risk management and data accuracy and completion.
• Maintain excellence in timelines planning, alignment, and governance with cross-functional teams.
• Drive portfolio clarity highlighting interdependencies and bottleneck and propose risk mitigation strategies.
• Create enterprise-level transparency through dashboards, scorecards and performance routines that enable fast, confident decision-making.
• Ensure the execution of all approved projects, managing any chances via the established change management process.

3. Leadership & Team Management

• Manage and coach a team of PMOs/PCMs, fostering a high-performance, collaborative, and accountable team culture.
• Provide continuous feedback, support development plans and role model PCM core behaviors.
• Create a high-performance team culture, setting clear expectations and empowering the team with autonomy and accountability.
• Act as a role model for PCM leadership behaviors - proactive problem-solver, decision-makers, and strategic partner.

4. Business & Functional Excellence

• Master the Idea to Market framework understanding the E2E process, interdependencies, and critical milestones.
• Drive best-in-class data quality and system rigor to power portfolio visibility.
• Bring strong CPG and project leadership expertise to connect business strategy with execution excellence.
• Ensure accurate and tailored reporting to stakeholders at all levels using scorecards and governance meetings.
• Stay informed about the strategic direction, size, and ambition of the platforms supported, maintaining a business-growth mindset.
• Drive adoption of standardized tools, routines, and governance for the PMO/PCM community.

5. Culture & Capability Building

• Promote a culture of accountability, problem-solving and continuous improvement within the team.
• Support talent development, succession planning, and onboarding.
• Encourage participation in non-mandatory trainings relevant to PCM excellence.

What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Minimum10 years of experience in PMO, within CPG or similarly complex environments.
• Experience leading and growing talent. People management experience required.
• A proven track record managing complex project portfolios with confidence and clarity.
• Knowledge of Idea to Market E2E process, and a love for structure that drives results.
• Excellence stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity, balancing the now with the next, and influencing across functions and levels.
• Curiosity to understand our business, platforms, and consumer - and use that insight to drive execution forward.
• Passion for collaboration, communications, and making things happen.

What extra ingredients you will need:

• A growth mindset and relentless drive for improvement.
• Confidence to challenge the status quo.
• Energy to lead in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to connect dots other might miss.
• Joy in building brands that people love - and being part of a team that delivers them with pride.

What you need to know about this position:

• This is a key leadership role, managing a team of seasoned and skilled Commercialization project managers.
• You will shape the delivery of a high-visibility pipeline critical for our growth ambitions in the Sweets biscuits category.
• You will partner closely with the leadership to drive improvements and scale best practices.
• You will work directly with senior business and functional leaders, providing visibility, clarity and confidence in delivery.
• Success will be measured not only by what gets delivered, but how the organization's PMO capability evolves under your leadership.

*This role is based at our East Hanover office and requires three days onsite per week*
Salary and Benefits:
The base salary range for this position is $137,300 to $188,815; 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.
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Job Type
Regular
Project and Program Management
Business Capability