Job Description:
The Strategic Transformation Program Manager will play a key role in driving visibility, governance, and execution across the MSNA transformation portfolio. This role is responsible for maintaining a comprehensive view of transformation initiatives, integration programs, and strategic projects spanning both Mars and Legacy Kellanova organizations. The successful candidate will partner closely with senior leaders, functional transformation teams, and integration stakeholders to ensure projects are aligned with strategic priorities, effectively resourced, and delivering intended business outcomes.
This is a temporary assignment through December 2027.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the MSNA transformation portfolio repository, including integration and strategic initiatives.
- Partner with Functional Transformation Leads and the NA Integration IDT to monitor project status, identify risks, and escalate critical issues to NALT.
- Analyze portfolio performance and provide insights, recommendations, and executive summaries.
- Develop dashboards and reporting for NALT and NALT+ leadership teams.
- Serve as a strategic business partner for key North America projects, ensuring effective project setup and governance.
- Support the North America transition to the CBU model and related change management initiatives.
- Collaborate with Enterprise Portfolio & Integrated Planning to prioritize and resource projects effectively.
- Partner with Strategy Deployment & Performance to ensure ongoing alignment with the Mars NA Snacking strategy.
Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience in transformation, portfolio management, strategy, consulting, PMO, or related fields.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.
- Proven ability to influence without authority and drive cross-functional collaboration.
- Experience developing executive dashboards, reporting, and portfolio analytics.
- Process-oriented, results-driven, and comfortable working with senior leadership in a fast-paced environment.
What to 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.
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 108,160.00 - USD 148,720.00Skills Required
- 4+ years of experience in transformation, portfolio management, strategy, consulting, PMO, or related fields
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills
- Ability to influence without authority and drive cross-functional collaboration
- Experience developing executive dashboards, reporting, and portfolio analytics
- Process-oriented and results-driven ability to work with senior leadership in a fast-paced environment
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.
