HR Product Line Director

mars; Polska; Sur place; PLN 700 000 - 1 000 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mars in Poland seeks a Global Senior Director of Product Line - P&O to lead strategy, development and lifecycle management of the digital product portfolio across People & Organisation capabilities. Align P&O priorities with enterprise roadmaps to improve Associate experiences and drive measurable business value.

The role partners with P&O leaders, process owners and Digital Technologies to connect capability needs with technology investment and execution, championing a

Responsabilités

• Define and communicate an integrated P&O digital product vision and strategy aligned with priorities and objectives.
• Translate business capability needs into outcome-based product strategies.
• Establish an integrated, multi-year product roadmap linking priorities with delivery capacity and investment.
• Lead product discovery with stakeholders and users to understand problems and test assumptions.
• Oversee development from discovery through launch, adoption and continuous improvement.
• Monitor product performance through adoption, experience, reliability and cost.

Description du poste

Job Description

Job Purpose/Overview

The Global Senior Director of Product Line - P&O will lead the strategy, development and lifecycle management of the digital product portfolio enabling People & Organisation capabilities across Mars. The role will translate P&O priorities into integrated digital roadmaps that improve Associate and people leader experiences, strengthen organisational effectiveness and deliver measurable business value.

Partnering with P&O functional leaders, global process and experience owners, shared services leadership and Digital Technologies teams, the role will connect business capability needs with technology investment and execution.

It will champion a product-led operating model, bringing together business, design, data and engineering capabilities around shared outcomes and sustained product ownership.

The portfolio may encompass core people processes and data, talent acquisition and onboarding, talent and performance management, learning, reward, workforce planning, people analytics and digital Associate services. Final boundaries will be agreed with P&O and relevant platform and service owners.

The Senior Director will combine P&O domain understanding with strategic product leadership, financial discipline and the ability to lead cross-functional teams.

The role will balance enterprise standardisation with justified segment and local requirements, ensuring products are user-centred, secure, reliable and scalable.

The role will also identify opportunities to simplify processes and apply automation, analytics and AI responsibly, in partnership with P&O, data, privacy, security and governance stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

1. Product Strategy and Vision:

   Develop and communicate an integrated P&O digital product vision and strategy aligned with P&O priorities and enterprise business objectives.

   Translate business capability needs and Associate and people leader insights into outcome-based product strategies.

   Define and prioritise the portfolio using business value, user needs, risk, architectural fit, dependencies and available capacity.

   Assess functional and technology developments to identify opportunities for simplification, innovation and improved experiences.

2. Product Development and Roadmap:

   Establish an integrated, multi-year product roadmap connecting strategic priorities with delivery capacity and investment.

   Lead product discovery with P&O stakeholders and users to understand problems, test assumptions and define measurable outcomes.

   Lead product managers and work across design, engineering, architecture, data and service teams to execute the roadmap.

   Define product requirements and oversee development from discovery through launch, adoption and continuous improvement.

   Make dependencies, priorities and delivery trade-offs transparent, escalating decisions through agreed governance.

3. Product Lifecycle Management:

   Own lifecycle management of the P&O digital product portfolio, from initial discovery through development, operation, enhancement and retirement.

   Manage product investment and total cost of ownership, partnering with Finance and business owners on benefit realisation.

   Monitor product performance through measures covering adoption, experience, reliability, process effectiveness and cost.

   Partner with engineering and service operations teams to ensure clear operational ownership, support arrangements and service expectations.

   Reduce unnecessary product duplication, complexity and technical debt while maintaining business continuity.

4. Stakeholder Management and Governance:

   Build strong partnerships with P&O leadership, global process and experience owners, segment stakeholders and shared services teams.

   Align stakeholders around product outcomes, roadmap priorities, funding requirements and business readiness.

   Establish or participate in product councils and executive governance forums to resolve trade-offs and track value.

   Communicate product strategy, progress, risks and decisions clearly to business and technology audiences.

   Manage strategic technology supplier relationships in partnership with Commercial, Procurement and platform owners.

5. Team Leadership and Development:

   Build, lead and develop a product organisation with clear accountability for business outcomes and product performance.

   Coach product leaders and managers in discovery, prioritisation, roadmap management, stakeholder partnership and value measurement.

   Foster collaboration across product, engineering, design, data and service management disciplines.

   Establish clear roles, decision rights and interfaces with P&O process owners and other Digital Technologies teams.

   Create a culture of learning, experimentation, accountability and continuous improvement.

6. Business and Financial Acumen:

   Develop and manage portfolio budgets, forecasts and investment proposals, making costs, benefits and assumptions transparent.

   Link product investment to measurable outcomes such as improved Assoc