Strategic Initiatives Program Manager

Job Description:

What You'll Do

• Using a consultative, outcome focused approach, you'll partner with Executive Sponsors and Sr. Leaders to define and scope enterprise strategic programs that will transform the business.
• You'll be able to objectively assess and develop appropriate program strategies and plans using the right modality for the program. You'll be willing to try different ways of solving problems to guide program teams to reframe/restructure problems to solve (even if the approach has never been tried before).
• In partnership with the Project Sponsor and Lead, you'll develop and execute program change management strategies and plans. You'll turn stakeholder insights into action by incorporating feedback into change management activities and tactics.
• You will expertly and constructively manage conflict and influence stakeholders at every level of the organization to drive decision making and the mindset and behavior changes required for transformation. You will manage conflict by focusing on stakeholders' underlying interests rather than their stated positions.
• You'll Lead cross-functional program teams in the execution of strategic transformation programs. You'll empower transformation program teams to take risks and learn by doing, support them when things don't go as planned, and encourage them to learn from setbacks and failures.

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree required
• 5 + years of experience in consulting, adaptive program management, change management/communications
• Experience in agile, OKR methodology, design thinking, group facilitation and change management a plus, but not required

Specialized Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Working in a high-performance team environment (can candidly give and receive feedback). Ability to take feedback from multiple sources and resolve issues independently
• Thrives in a team environment that works iteratively
• Able to influence without authority
• Entrepreneurial spirit and creative mindset. Curious, self-motivated, and well-organized
• Comfortable expressing a point of view and taking risks
• Ongoing drive to learn new techniques and trends in program management and change management
• Experience working across a wide variety of functions internally or externally
• Willingness to travel 10% of the time

Other

• This position is based at Mars Wrigley North America headquarters in Newark, NJ. Remote work is not offered for this role.

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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.

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.