Project People Lead (TR)

Mondelez International; Fatih; On-site; TRY 7,375,000 - 10,324,000; Full time

Job summary

Mondelēz International seeks a senior Project People Lead in Turkey to design organizational structures, plan workforce needs, and drive change across major initiatives. You will partner with senior leaders to align people strategies with business transformation while ensuring compliance with Turkish labor laws and regional priorities.

The role demands extensive leadership experience in transformation programs within FMCG or matrixed environments, and fluency in Turkish and English to

Qualifications

• Approximately 15 years of broad People Lead experience in transformation, restructuring, or large-scale change.
• Deep understanding of Turkish labor law, employee relations landscape, and cultural dynamics.
• Experience in FMCG or matrixed environments strongly preferred.
• Organizational design skills: structure reviews and role design.

Responsibilities

• Lead organizational design & workforce planning to deliver project outcomes.
• Own end-to-end change management: employee engagement, communication, and workforce transitions.
• Identify capability gaps and create targeted hiring and development plans.
• Manage employee and labor relations in line with Turkish law; oversee labor relations strategy.
• Track and report on people KPIs and translate insights into action plans.
• Partner with senior business leaders to align people strategies with objectives and transformation goals.
• Support broader regional Turkey Eurasia People Leadership Team initiatives.

Skills

People leadership

Turkish labor law

Change management

Organizational design

Stakeholder management

Turkish fluency

English fluency

Job description

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible. Our employees are key ingredients to our success, and you'll be the single point of accountability for all people-related workstreams across a high-impact project lifecycle as Project People Lead. Partnering closely with senior leadership, you'll shape organizational design, workforce planning, change management, and talent readiness — while also supporting broader regional people initiatives.

How you will contribute

• Organizational design & workforce planning — Build the right structure and capabilities to deliver project outcomes, including role mapping and workforce modelling.
• Change management — Own the change strategy end-to-end: employee engagement, communication, and smooth workforce transitions.
• Talent & capability building — Identify capability gaps and create targeted hiring and development plans supporting both immediate delivery and longer-term readiness.
• Employee & labor relations — Manage ER matters in line with Turkish labor law; oversee labor relations strategy.
• Data-driven decisions — Track and report on people KPIs (retention, engagement, readiness) and turn insights into actionable plans.
• Strategic Business Partnering — Partner directly with senior business leaders to align people strategies with defined objectives and long-term organizational transformation goals.
• Regional contribution — Support broader regional people projects and initiatives as part of a collaborative Turkey Eurasia People Leadership Team.

Culture, Engagement and Inclusion

Foster a high-performing, inclusive work culture by driving regional employee engagement strategies and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

More about this role

What you'll bring?

• Approximately 15 years of broad People Lead experience, with a strong track record in transformation, restructuring, or large-scale change.
• Deep Turkey expertise — thorough understanding of Turkish labor law, the employee relations landscape, and cultural dynamics.
• Trusted, credible business partner — proven ability to engage, inspire, and influence at all levels.
• FMCG or matrixed environment experience strongly preferred.
• Organizational design skills: structure reviews and role design.
• Continuous improvement experience is a plus.
• Union management experience is a plus.
• Active curiosity & insight orientation — outside-in perspective on people and business performance.
• Fluent in Turkish and English.

The responsibilities of this position are performed within the framework of a regional business model that is defined and managed by Mondelēz Europe GmbH, Switzerland. No Relocation support available.

Business Unit Summary

At Mondelez Europe, we are proud, not only of the iconic brands we make, but also of the people who make them. Our delicious products are created in 52 plants across Europe by more than 28,000 passionate people. We are the top maker of chocolate and biscuits and a leading maker of gum and candy. We make sure our powerful global brands and local jewels like Cadbury, Milka and Alpen Gold chocolates, Oreo, belVita, LU and Tuc biscuits get safely into our customers hands—and mouths. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. Join us on our journey to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type Temporary (Fixed Term)

HR Strategy Human Resources

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about. We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum. Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast. Join us and Make It An Opportunity!