Job Description:

To deliver on this ambition of a Powered by Data strategy, we need an Agile Transformation Lead with deep expertise and experience of agile methodologies and agile coaching to drive multiple initiatives and lead the change in data and user-centric thinking across Mars Snacking.

This is a new job role created due to a team expansion. The role reports directly into the Global Program Management Office and works across teams with cross-functional squads comprised of Product Strategy Leads, Product Owners, Data Engineers, Data Scientists, and DevOps, both internally and externally.

To deliver on this ambition of a Powered by Data strategy we are seeking an Agile Transformation Lead, who will be responsible for leading the overall strategy, planning, scoping, analysis, development and implementation of a sustainable industry standard agile delivery framework and new ODDA operating model in a true product lifecycle management environment.

The Agile Transformation Lead will lead a team of Agile Delivery Managers and will interact and partner with other leaders and utilize strong influencing, relationships, and leadership skills, coupled with thought leadership to drive strategic Agile Transformation in support of transformational goals and business metrics.

The ideal candidate for this role has extensive program and change management experience as well as demonstrated success at managing large scale transformative journeys. The candidate must be a strong leader and will need to have strong and effective management skills, be detailed oriented, and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.

You will encompass deep expertise of agile methodologies, long term strategy experience, and product lifecycle management to drive the multiple initiatives and lead the change in data and user thinking across the entire Mars Snacking business, owning everything from identifying gaps and understanding and defining the strategy, to the delivery and execution of a project at team level through agile ceremonies.

What are we looking for?
Experience leader in delivering and maintaining Agile/Scaled Agile transformation for a large global organization
Significant experience in relevant End-to-end Technology Delivery, Operations management, Business Strategy and/or Change Management.
A trusted partner with the ability to interact, communicate, collaborate and influence all levels of the organization and build partnerships
Ability to tailor the frameworks to the needs and maturity level of the organization.
Demonstrated ability to succeed in a complex organization where the ability to discover and internalize diverse stakeholder goals is critical to brokering solutions that are in the best interest of the company
Independent judgment and mature decision-making skills to deal with programs that often have enterprise-wide scope
Strong presentation skills. Able to effectively present and defend points of view to a variety of audiences.
Strong executive presence and ability to work effectively with C-level leaders.


What will be your key responsibilities?

Thought Leadership
Accountable for leading the overall program vision, strategy, and execution for Agile Transformation/Product Operating Model
Lead alignment on program vision across all stakeholders while advising and articulating program/project/product strategies on enabling Agile Transformation.
Lead a team of Agile Delivery Managers.
Serve as a change agent to identify ways to drive improvements around enterprise processes to challenge the status quo and champion a new culture of business and IT collaboration, innovation, agility, standardization, productivity, increased adoption and continuous improvement.
Improve the certainty of absorbing large-scale transformational change by building appropriate models and continuous feedback loops that engage everyone from end users to senior leaders.
Build and sustain strong and trusted relationships with business partners, both internal and external, in support of broader program goals and objectives.
Ability to lead beyond direct and matrix resource management and ability to work with a geographically dispersed team.
Establish a mature and healthy agile software development working environment within our organizational values.
Serve in the role of Agile Coach to the Enterprise and Leadership through championing and mentoring across the organization.
Monitor, communicate and improve performance through quantitative and qualitative measures of value, outcome, velocity, morale.
Promote and curate surpassing motivation that reliably achieves valuable results. Exactly when you convince your colleagues to work all the more steadily, to coordinate, and urge them to go the extra mile to complete every one of their tasks suitably, you will develop a strong and breathed life into a bunch that will widely add to your business advancement.
Promote user iterative user feedback during development


Project Management
Drive the process and operating model for project/product governance, manage the project/product financials, SOW management and overall project administration.
Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation
Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget.
Analyze project status and, when necessary, revise the scope, schedule, or budget to ensure that project requirements can be met.
Establish and maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes.
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