Sr. Manager, Transformation Research Lead

What are we looking for?

What will be your key responsibilities?

What can you expect from Mars?

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Consumer Insights, Psychology, Statistics, Economics, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Consumer Insights, Brand Insights, Market Research, Strategy, Marketing or a related discipline, preferably within CPG/FMCG.
• Demonstrated success influencing significant business decisions and/or leading complex, cross-functional transformations.
• Experience with packaging, portfolio strategy, category transformation, innovation or consumer experience transformation.
• Strong Brand Insights experience with demonstrated ability to connect consumer understanding to brand strategy and growth.
• Strong understanding of consumer research, analytics and emerging sources of consumer understanding, with the ability to determine the right approach based on the business decision—not simply the research question.
• Demonstrated ability to translate consumer understanding into strategic choices and measurable business outcomes.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead through complexity and ambiguity.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, problem-solving and storytelling skills
• What will be your key responsibilities?
• Serve as the Insights lead for complex, multi-year transformation programs with significant business impact.
• Develop and execute consumer learning agendas that guide transformation from diagnosis through strategy, design, development, testing and implementation.
• Ensure the consumer perspective is a critical driver of major portfolio, category and business transformation decisions.
• Create clarity and strategic direction in complex, ambiguous transformation environments, enabling leaders to make confident choices about where and how to grow.
• Shape transformation strategies that result in meaningful changes to the portfolio, consumer experience, packaging, innovation, brands and/or ways of working.
• Identify emerging consumer needs, tensions and cultural shifts that can unlock new sources of growth.
• Bring a strong Brand Insights perspective to cross-category priorities, ensuring consumer understanding leads to stronger brand strategy, positioning, innovation and communication decisions.
• Build Organizational Capability
• Elevate the role of Consumer Insights from a research provider to a strategic growth and transformation partner.
• Build new capabilities, tools, frameworks and ways of working that enable teams to consistently incorporate the consumer into strategic decision-making.
• Coach and influence Insights partners and cross-functional teams on consumer-centric strategy and transformation.
• What can you expect from Mars?
• Work 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
• #TBdigital
• The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.
• The pay range shown is applicable to all US locations listed within the job posting:USD 134,400.00 - USD 184,800.00

Preferred Qualifications

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus