Job Description:
VP, Enterprise Technology – People & Organization, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability
Are you ready to shape the digital future for over 140,000+ Associates worldwide? As the VP, Enterprise Technology – People & Organization (HR), Corporate Affairs & Sustainability, you will sit at the helm of Mars’ global digital transformation. You will define and execute the technology vision across our core People & Organization, Corporate Affairs, and Sustainability ecosystems, orchestrating cutting-edge product platforms, data solutions, and AI capabilities. In this high-visibility role, you will lead critical enterprise-wide milestones—including harmonizing federated systems and leading large-scale integrations like Kellanova—to build a frictionless, modern, and world-class Associate experience.
Operating at the strategic intersection of business ambition and technological innovation, you will champion a modern, product-centric operating model across a global, federated enterprise. You will serve as the trusted advisor to C-suite and functional leadership, empowering high-performing global teams, scaling Agile and DevOps practices, and harnessing next-generation technologies to deliver sustainable, value-driven business outcomes.
What are we looking for?
Minimum Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
15+ years of technology leadership experience spearheading enterprise-scale digital and technology organizations within complex, global environments.
Deep HR & corporate tech ecosystem expertise, with proven hands-on leadership across core enterprise platforms—Workday and ServiceNow are essential.
Proven track record in digital transformation & M&A integration, including scaling product-led operating models, Agile/DevOps adoption, and harmonizing federated IT architectures.
Visionary grasp of AI, analytics, and data-driven decision-making, with a passion for designing seamless, end-to-end Associate journeys (spanning talent, payroll, time & attendance, and corporate affairs).
Exceptional executive presence and stakeholder management, with demonstrated success influencing across federated business units, global delivery centers, and senior leadership.
Strong vendor and ecosystem governance, with extensive experience managing multi-million-dollar global vendor partnerships and strategic alliances.
Nice-to-Have / Preferred: Master’s degree (MBA or equivalent); prior experience navigating large matrixed consumer goods (CPG), pharma, or tech enterprise environments.
What will be your key responsibilities?
Enterprise Technology Leadership & Strategy: Lead the end-to-end strategy, architecture, delivery, and evolution of technology capabilities across P&O, Corporate Affairs, and Sustainability, aligning functional roadmaps with Mars’ enterprise digital agenda.
Product & Platform Operating Model: Champion and scale a product-based operating model with full lifecycle ownership of key enterprise platforms (e.g., Workday, ServiceNow) and custom applications, embedding Agile, DevOps, and AI-enabled delivery practices.
Cross-Functional Value & Integration Orchestration: Drive high-impact value creation and technology convergence across enterprise domains, ensuring smooth heritage integrations (e.g., Kellanova) while balancing federated needs with global commonality.
Digital Transformation & Change Leadership: Direct enterprise-scale transformation programs, championing robust organizational change management, adoption strategies, and executive escalations to ensure measurable business outcomes.
Stakeholder & Ecosystem Partnership: Build trusted relationships with senior executives across P&O, Corporate Affairs, Mars Global Services (MGS), and segment technology organizations (CTIO, GDO, CDIO).
Delivery & Operational Excellence: Oversee global technology delivery teams, ensuring secure, scalable, and resilient 24/7 operations with rigorous SLA management, data privacy, and enterprise architecture compliance.
Strategic Vendor & Partner Management: Direct strategic vendor relationships and commercial contracting, driving long-term ecosystem sustainability, cost efficiency, and performance accountability.
Innovation & Future-Readiness: Continuously evaluate emerging technologies, AI advancements, and industry trends to foster a culture of experimentation and keep Mars at the forefront of workforce technology.
What can you 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.
Best-in-class 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.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related technical field
- 15+ years of technology leadership experience in enterprise-scale, global organizations
- Deep HR and corporate technology ecosystem expertise
- Hands-on leadership experience with Workday and ServiceNow
- Experience leading digital transformation and mergers-and-acquisitions integration
- Experience scaling product-led operating models and Agile/DevOps practices
- Understanding of artificial intelligence, analytics, and data-driven decision-making
- Executive presence and stakeholder management across federated business units and senior leadership
- Experience managing global vendor partnerships and strategic alliances
- Master’s degree, MBA, or equivalent
- Experience in large matrixed consumer goods, pharmaceutical, or technology enterprises
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.
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