To deliver on our ambition for Petcare to become Powered by Data, we need a talented Product leader with experience in developing and scaling enterprise-scale data solutions and building product organisations. Our ambition is to lead the change in data and pet- and pet-centric thinking across the entire Mars Petcare and embed and scale Data Products across Petcare. These products areas Include but are not limited to marketing (both consumer insights and advertising), retail and demand, and scientific research.

The purpose of this role is to bring a product mindset to the Data & Analytics organisation, driving best in class, modern product management and design across Petcare Data & Analytics teams. This will be done by:

• owning and driving the product roadmap, vision, and strategy for the portfolio of X-Division products within the Petcare Data Platform; and
• building a collaborative product management community across all Petcare divisions.  

The role reports to the VP Global Data & Analytics Engagement and has responsibility to oversee the vision and strategy for Data Products across Petcare. To do this, the role has a direct team of 4, comprised of Product Managers and Product Designers. The role is also responsible for orchestrating and driving best practice across the community of Product Management and Design roles in Petcare, including those reporting directly into division and regional teams.

The primary responsibilities are:

What are we looking for?

• At least 10 years of experience in a product leadership role, ideally driving strategic business change through the usage of data products

• Deep and varied experience in data product management (preferably consumer or healthcare) with a focus on value creation for both data scientists and business users

• Deep understanding and experience with Agile methodologies

• Experience working in a multi-business unit or multi-client environment that emphasizes collaboration, efficiency, and teamwork

• Experience in recruiting and developing teams with a focus on product management expertise, product design, storytelling, and strategy development

• Able to engage senior leaders in the strategy and vision for data products

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop relationships at all levels with team members, stakeholders, and senior leaders

• Able to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams and leaders to deliver on a common goal

• Experience with a definition of minimum marketable features and minimum viable products

• Overall understanding of technologies used in the product and experience working with Data Engineering, Data Scientists and Data Architects

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Develop and lead the vision, strategy, and roadmaps for Petcare Data Products, ensuring a holistic view of product strategy across all product lines (focused initially on Retail, Marketing and Scientific Research)

• Partner with Division functional leaders to align Petcare-wide data product strategy to business needs and strategies
• Be a thought leader to create and govern cross-division approach to data product management within Petcare, influencing leaders to move from project-based approach to product management 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and technical leadership to ensure data products are designed and developed to deliver viable, usable, valuable, and feasible products that meet users’ needs and business goals
• Ensure all products are developed with a clear KPI and value opportunity sizing (either commercial or pet health outcomes) own the tracking of this across Petcare to assess the success of products
• Lead the approach for product lifecycle management, overseeing each stage of the product life cycle from inception, development through to release, optimization, and retirement
• Attract, develop, and coach a balanced, skilled, and motivated global product management team set up for success with clear and measurable goals
• Lead the community of product management teams across Petcare, ensuring best practices for product management are deployed and supporting the development of new joiners across Petcare

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded 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.