Senior Enterprise PMO Digital Lead

The Senior Enterprise PMO digital lead is a critical role within the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) transformation program at Mars Inc. This program will transform our end to end PLM processes, data models and system capabilities to drive growth and efficiencies across our global business.

Key Responsibilities

• PLM PMO Operating Model:
  • Create and support a robust governance PMO process in accordance with relevant industry best practice (Portfolio, Program and Project Management).
  • Oversee the PLM program plan through all workstreams (cPLM, data, process, tech) and drive compliance with best practice via value‑added oversight, including but not limited to: program/project reviews, status tracking, risk/issue escalation, dependency mapping, process adherence, etc.
  • Line manage project manager resources.
• Orchestration of Decision Drumbeat:
  • Lead and facilitate steering meetings, consolidating critical decisions across streams (e.g., system, data, process), maintain a view on all risks, raise roadblocks proactively and develop hypothesis solutions. Facilitate and lead meetings with senior stakeholders to align on outputs.
  • Facilitate the central program agenda (weekly leadership team update, steering groups for PLM, functional VP updates) and coordinate the associated logistics (meeting invites and calendars, agenda in collaboration with key stakeholders, pre‑reads and minutes).
  • Work with the financial Co‑Pilot to monitor the program budget and consolidate the overall total program and per program spend to targets.
• Effective Stakeholder Engagement Strategy & Key Sponsor Monitoring for PLM:
  • Create and maintain an effective stakeholder engagement strategy and create the communication plan with the change manager.
  • Maintain ongoing senior stakeholder engagement (e.g., leadership forums), develop engagement materials (e.g., PowerPoints, email briefings) and storylines for senior stakeholders. Plan flight path and required pre‑wires to facilitate decisions – e.g., who needs to be engaged before steering meetings.
• Financial Budget Submission:
  • Overall orchestration of all future enterprise funding submissions for the PLM program, supported by the finance co‑pilot and segment leads, and further supported by the PLM program directors.
• Key Skills & Experiences:
  • Experienced PMO providing PMO and project‑management expertise with oversight of a distributed group of regional deployment organisations, comprising both internal and external resources across multiple 3rd parties.
  • Strong proactive orchestrator with experience coordinating a PMO function in a complex cross‑segment business environment.
  • Strong communicator with experience communicating at different levels of an organisation, working in a global setting.
  • Line‑management experience.
  • Ideal: experience in digital programmes/projects within the R&D function of a CPG company, plus demonstrated ability to bring an external perspective and inject novel approaches to add value.
• What You Can Expect from Mars:
  • Work with diverse and talented associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
  • Join a purpose‑driven company that is 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.
  • Industry‑competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Project Management and Information Technology

Industries

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

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