Mars

Global confectionery, food, and petcare company

Quality and Food Safety IT Project Manager

IT Project ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience delivering business capability within a business function, preferably in research and development.
A bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
Experience deploying digital solutions across segments.
Project management skills, including understanding project stage gates and advocating for them.
Good communication skills, especially in English.
Technical awareness of new digital platforms, such as artificial intelligence.
Ability to deliver through others.
Experience working in ambiguous and changing contexts.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of Quality and Food Safety digital programs across the product lifecycle, from initial discovery, rapid prototyping, and pilot phases through Minimum Viable Product rollout and continuous platform improvement.
Partner with business Product Owners, Subject Matter Experts, Enterprise Architecture, Analytics, and Segment Digital Teams to ensure technical solutions meet functional research and development standards and operational goals.
Manage strategic Tier 1 and niche Tier 2 vendor relationships, overseeing resource allocation, third-party delivery milestones, and project budget execution.
Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and automated analytics, and industry thought leadership to drive continuous modernization within the Quality and Food Safety domain.

Desired Qualifications

Experience delivering business capability in research and development is preferred.
Experience in the consumer packaged goods industry is preferred.

Job Description:

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Enterprise Technology Digital R&D team, who are responsible for the strategy and governance of R&D digital ecosystem and delivery of new digital capabilities meeting the needs of corporate and functional strategies across the R&D function in Mars Inc.

The Enterprise Technology R&D Digital Technologies team is seeking a Quality and Food Safety IT Project Manager. The ET R&D DT team currently oversees R&D, Labs, and Innovation within Business as Usual (BAU). The role involves serving as DT Project Manager for BAU projects in the Quality domain.

Key Responsibilities:

Roadmap & Delivery: Lead end-to-end delivery of Quality & Food Safety digital programs across the product lifecycle—from initial discovery, rapid prototyping, and pilot phases to Minimum Viable Product (MVP) rollout and platform continuous improvement.
Cross-Functional Stakeholder Alignment: Partner with business Product Owners, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Enterprise Architecture, Analytics, and Segment Digital Teams to ensure technical solutions meet functional R&D standards and operational goals.
Vendor & Partner Governance: Manage strategic Tier 1 and niche Tier 2 vendor relationships, overseeing resource allocation, third-party delivery milestones, and project budget execution.
Innovation & Emerging Tech: Identify and evaluate emerging technologies (including AI and automated analytics) and industry thought leadership to drive continuous modernization within the Q&FS domain.

Job Qualifications:

5+ years in delivery of business capability within a business function (pref R&D), and preferably in the CPG industry.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field
Experience deploying Digital solutions (x-segment)
Strong Project Management skills – understands the different Project stage gates and will be able to advocate these to others
Good communications, especially in English
Technical awareness of new digital platforms, such as AI
Capability to deliver through others
Experience working in ambiguous and changing contexts

About the Company

Mars

Global confectionery, food, and petcare company

Mars makes confectionery, food, and petcare products and also operates pet health services through networks like Banfield, VCA, BluePearl, and Royal Canin. Its products are marketed under familiar brands such as M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, Skittles, Dove, Orbit, Pedigree, Royal Canin, Whiskas, and Cocoavia, sold globally to consumers and pet owners. The company differs from competitors by combining a broad, diversified portfolio with a global, family-owned structure guided by the Mars Principles (Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, Freedom), which drives its operations and partnerships. Mars aims to help communities prosper and to grow its business while improving social and environmental outcomes, using its scale to support responsible practices across the world.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $27B
Headquarters: McLean, VA
Founded: 1911

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