Digital Communications Business Partner

Job Description:

Digital Communications Business Partner

Newark, NJ

Chicago, IL

Slough, UK

Hybrid

At Mars, the Functional Business Partner Manager role is part of the Digital Technologies team responsible for supporting a Strategic Functional Capability team focused on delivering Business Partnership, Development, and Deployment services for the global/cross segment Corporate Affairs and Corporate Technology functions.

What are we looking for?

• 5+ years of progressive experience in business enabling technologies.
• 2+ years' experience in defining and leading IT projects and change management activities for a global organization using diverse project Mgmt./delivery methodologies and approaches (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, etc.)
• Functional domain expertise in Corporate Affairs/Communications & Technology functions a plus
• Experience and passion to work in a fast-paced environment that delivers value to the business quickly.
• Experience assisting with driving cultural philosophies, practices, and tools that increase an organization's ability to deliver IT strategy and solutions at high velocity: evolving and improving products with speed, agility, and innovation.
• Experience with high level of autonomy driving forward business change activities.
• Proven experience building strong working relationships with global stakeholders and understanding their needs through user centric design thinking approaches.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, including the ability to analyze situations, identify existing or potential problems, and recommend sound conclusions and implementation strategies.
• Experience solving business problems through design thinking.
• Budget Management experience is a plus.

What would be your key responsibilities?

• You will operate globally across segments and functions (Corporate Affairs and Corporate Technology) -partnering with segment Functional Experts and functional Business Partnership Managers to design, develop, and deliver leading process and IT capabilities.
• To partner with Corporate Technology Senior Lead to bring in external/best practice insights & trends from vendors, analysts, and peer companies to influence and drive business transformation at scale for Corporate Affairs and Corporate Technology capabilities.
• Provide Corporate Affairs and Corporate Technology functional domain expertise to help drive design for new capability, data/application/information architecture, business case creation, program, and process definition.
• Collaborate with global/cross segment Corporate Affairs and Corporate Technology function and global business partnership community to drive forward global programs/projects as appropriate.
• Execute actions needed to deliver IT strategy for Corporate Affairs and Corporate Technology
• Drive iterative, agile projects that rapidly prove or disprove hypotheses and lead to value creation for Mars.
• Work through influencing and direct control depending on the nature of the activity.
• You will also recommend/develop process & technology improvements and plays key supportive role in influencing IT strategy for Corporate Affairs and Corporate Technology functions.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 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.

All applicants must have permanent legal authorization to work in the United States. Mars does not sponsor employment visas for this role.

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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.