Job Description:
Job Purpose/Overview
As the Technical Lead for Generative AI & Cloud Technologies, the associate will be the primary technical authority driving the design, integration, and development of our enterprise-level artificial intelligence and cloud-native solutions. Reporting to the Global Head of Data, AI andEnterprise Architecture, the person in this role will be a part of the FN Digital Technologies team. The role operates globally and partners with FN business and digital leaders across all functions.
Context and Scope
Mars Food & Nutrition is a leading CPG business that leverages digital technologies to deliver innovative products and services to our customers. As we continue to expand our digital offerings and optimize our operations, we are seeking a highly skilled Technical Architect to join our dynamic team.
The role sits within the Global Food & Nutrition Digital Technology Team and provides Insight, Thought Leadership, and Technology guidance to various tech projects/initiatives for the Segment. This role partners with the central Mars Inc. Digital Technology team to understand capabilities that currently exist as well as what new capabilities are being explored.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, and implementation of various technology initiatives that align with business requirements and strategic goals.
Rapid Prototyping: Build quick Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) using emerging AI models and frameworks to solve complex business challenges.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including business stakeholders, project managers, developers, and analysts to gather requirements and define technical specifications.
Create high-level and detailed architecture designs, considering factors such as performance, security, integration, and user experience.
Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and methodologies to improve system performance and reliability.
Stay up-to-date with the latest technology trends, updates, and industry best practices to ensure our solutions remain current and competitive. Assist in the estimation of project timelines, resources, and budgets related to proposed architecture and development efforts.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of technology architecture standards, guidelines, and documentation and roadmaps.
Job Specifications/Qualifications
Between 8-14 years of total software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in a technical leadership or architectural design capacity.
Strong experience in designing mission-critical Secure, High Availability, performant solution and deployment in large transaction volume environment.
Hands-on Coding expertise with deep knowledge on using Github CoPilot, Claude Code and/or similar AI assisted coding tools.
Designing and implementing multi-agent orchestration, function calling, tool use, long-term memory management, and guardrails.
Proficient with integration technologies and protocols (APIs,ReST,HTTPS etc..)
Expertise in AI/ML algorithms, enterprise-scale applications, and SaaS AI platforms (e.g., MS Copilot, Google Gemini Enterprise, Google Vertex AI, Claude), with experience integrating AI solutions with enterprise systems (Microsoft, Workday, SAP) to enable connected experiences across search and conversational AI.
Advanced architectural expertise in Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (Azure/GCP preferred), specifically around modern compute (Kubernetes/AKS/EKS, Serverless), IAM, networks, and secure storage.
2 to 4 years' experience in CPG, Retail domain.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and translate business requirements into actionable architectural designs.
Strong collaboration skills, working with external technology vendors.
Learning agility and desire to learn new technology.
Strong problem analysis, negotiating and influencing skills.
Proven track record to get things done in a matrixed organization and influencing without authority
Nice to have - AI certifications (e.g., Azure AI Engineer, Google ML Engineer, TOGAF).
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Skills Required
- 8-14 years of total software engineering experience with at least 3+ years in technical leadership or architectural design
- Designing mission-critical secure, high-availability, performant solutions deployed in large transaction volume environments
- Hands-on coding expertise and deep knowledge of AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar)
- Designing and implementing multi-agent orchestration, function calling, tool use, long-term memory management, and guardrails
- Proficiency with integration technologies and protocols (APIs, ReST, HTTPS)
- Expertise in AI/ML algorithms, enterprise-scale applications, and SaaS AI platforms (MS Copilot, Google Gemini Enterprise, Google Vertex AI, Claude); experience integrating AI with Microsoft, Workday, SAP
- Advanced architectural expertise in Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform, including modern compute (Kubernetes/AKS/EKS, Serverless), IAM, networking, and secure storage
- 2-4 years' experience in CPG or Retail domain
- AI certifications (e.g., Azure AI Engineer, Google ML Engineer, TOGAF)
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.
