Solution Architect, Digital Growth, Global PetNutrition, London Client: Mars Location: London, United Kingdom JobCategory: Other EU work permit required: Yes Job Reference:01149cccd85e Job Views: 75 Posted: 13.02.2025 Expiry Date:30.03.2025 Job Description: Pet Nutrition (PN) is the most vibrantcategory in the FMCG sector. As we work to transform this excitingcategory, a new program, Digital First, has been mobilized by theMars Pet Nutrition (PN) leadership team. Digital First places petparents at the center of all we do in Mars PN, while digitalizing awide range of business process areas, and creating future fitcapabilities to achieve ambitious targets in top line growth,earnings, and pet parent centricity. The Digital First agendarequires Digitizing at scale and requires you to demonstratesignificant thought leadership, quality decision making, deeptechnical know-how, and an ability to navigate complex businesschallenges. Are you passionate about Marketing, Sales, Media,content, Digital, Analytics and excited about how it can completelytransform the way an organization efficiently and effectively reachand convert consumers? Do you have the strategic vision, technicalexpertise, and leadership skills to drive data-driven decisionmaking and measurement solutions? Do you want to work in a dynamic,fast-growing category? If so, you might be the ideal candidate forthe role of Solution architect – digital growth in the EnterpriseArchitecture function for Global Pet Nutrition (PN) at Mars. TheSolution architect – digital growth is a technical leadership rolethat oversees delivery of digital, data and measurementcapabilities fueled by data science and big data, that are criticalto the success of our sales/marketing/growth function. This role isresponsible for the architecture, design and optimization ofdigital and data platforms, operations, data engineering and thedevelopment of various hero products in our digital growthportfolio, for example, Marketing mix modeling, retailor businesssolution. Reporting to the Head of Enterprise Architecture, theperson in this role will be a part of the Global PN Architecture ofTomorrow team. The role operates globally and partners with PNbusiness and digital leaders across all functions. What are welooking for? 1. Bachelor’s degree or Equivalent (IT Degreepreferred in particular computer science, data science or relatedfield) 2. Industry leading expertise in building and delivering MMM& RBS solution 3. Media Channel Expertise: Understanding ofvarious media channels including digital (social media, displayadvertising, search advertising, email marketing) and traditional(TV, print) to design effective multi-channel marketing strategies.4. Ad Tech Knowledge: Knowledge of advertising technologies such asad servers, demand-side platforms (DSPs), ad exchanges, andprogrammatic advertising to optimize ad placements and bids. 5.Optimization Strategies: Developing optimization strategies basedon data-driven insights to improve marketing ROI, channeleffectiveness, and customer engagement. 6. Prior experience onconducting price, promotion, category & search analysis indigital retailor space and/or exposure to statistical modellingmethods is a plus. 7. Established and deep understanding of a rangeof technology solutions & business process, across Marketingdomain. 8. Proven track record of delivering value through dataproducts in a fast-paced, agile environment. 9. Extensive knowledgeof data principles, architecture/modelling, ingestion, ETL,visualisation 10. Extensive knowledge of Azure based big dataplatform & exposure to other clouds such as GCP is desirable.11. Prior experience of successfully leading large-scale datainitiatives to support analytics, BI & AI use cases. 12. Handson experience – databricks, Snowflake 13. Architectural experienceto design interactive web frontend for data & analyticsproducts beyond powerbi via webapps 14. Proven track record ofpresenting solution options to design authorities and governanceforums 15. Proven track record to master new and emergingtechnologies 16. Successful experience, established over severalyears, to perform architecture leadership within a Technologyenvironment 17. A strong customer centric mindset especially withinan internal customer base with the purpose of driving adoption anduse 18. Strategic thinking, problem solving and innovation, withthe ability to anticipate and navigate challenges andopportunities. 19. Excellent in engaging with technical andfunctional leadership in a matrix organization. 20. Ability tonavigate complex matrix organisation 21. Motivational and thoughtleading 22. Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic workenvironment and manage multiple priorities 23. Experience workingin a multi-region business team with potentially conflictingneeds/views and ability to navigate a complex organizationallandscape 24. Must be customer focused with demonstrated ability toform productive relationship including business & DT leaders25. Learning agility and desire to learn new technology andbusiness. What will be your key responsibilities? 1. MarsPrinciples: Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc.within self and team. 2. Strategy and Thought Leadership: Work withPN Digital Leadership & digital growth products leadership tocreate and execute the product strategy and roadmap for the PetNutrition segment, in alignment with the Pet Nutrition’s businessstrategic priorities and goals. Bring the outside-In by maintainingan external network of digital professionals to deliver valuefaster and build our capabilities of the future. 3. StakeholderEngagement: Collaborate with PN brand, Sales, Marketing, CMI,Digital Leadership, MMM & RBS product teams. You align with andsupport Enterprise architecture efforts at Mars Petcare, Globaldelivery organisation(GDO), CISO teams. 4. Architecturalgovernance, review and assurance: you are accountable for effectiveand proportionate governance to approve or reject high levelsolution designs, solution architectures, other Technologyservices, including granting waivers where justified. You ensurethat critical design decisions and issues escalated by deliveryteams in your product portfolio & business are reviewed andresolved promptly. You drive architectural governance, review andassurance in partnership with the Technology Leadership Team,PN/Petcare and colleagues in the wider Mars PN. 5. Roadmap toachieve the target architecture: you are accountable for settingout a roadmap to move from the current state architecture to thetarget architecture for your portfolio of products, taking accountof the change agenda and expected future change plans. You ensurethat the roadmap is maintained to account for evolvingrequirements. You will also consider Market Archetypes whereappropriate to ensure proposed solutions are relevant, implemented& adopted. 6. Work with development team: you are expected towork with development teams/Sis to guide and offer expert advice toensure the application is built to the highest standards and is inline with Mars PN EA architecture principles and above all, thesolutions meet business requirements. Ensure comprehensivedocumentation, including solution architecture diagrams, technicalspecifications, and user guides are produced. What can you expectfrom Mars? 1. Work with over 130,000 diverse and talentedAssociates, all guided by the Five Principles. 2. Join apurpose-driven company where we’re striving to build the world wewant tomorrow, today. 3. Best-in-class learning and developmentsupport from day one, including access to our in-house MarsUniversity. 4. An industry-competitive salary and benefits package,including company bonus. #LI-Hybrid #TBDDT Mars is an equalopportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receiveconsideration for employment without regard to race, color,religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationalorigin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any othercharacteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or anaccommodation during the application process because of adisability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased toprovide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as aresult of such a request. J-18808-Ljbffr