Director Deployment, Portfolio, and Flywheel

Mars Incorporated in; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Mars Incorporated is seeking a Director of Deployment, Portfolio, and Flywheel to translate research and analytics into measurable business impact. You will lead the development of standardized reporting, embed data-driven decision making, and drive a strategic insights agenda across the organization.

You will build scalable processes, partner with cross‑functional teams, and champion performance measurement to accelerate growth in Mars Petcare.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years in insights, analytics, strategy, or consulting roles.
• Proven experience driving insights to business impact and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Experience building processes, frameworks, or operating models that scale across teams.
• Strong background in analytics, research methodologies, and performance measurement.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and capability-building programs.
• Strong hands‑on experience conducting business analytics and translating outputs into business recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to combine market insights and primary research to tell a complete story of consumer behavior.
• Prior ownership and development of standardized but engaging periodic reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and operationalize a thought leadership roadmap, personally driving business intelligence and analytics, ensuring insights are translated into clear recommendations, and driving to action through collaboration with the broader Insights team.
• Develop and execute a strategic communication plan for Insights that highlights key work and business impact across stakeholders.
• Break down silos across Insights teams by embedding consistent processes, forums, and tools that promote collaboration and action.
• Lead and embed portfolio and growth analytics processes (e.g., white space identification, demand spaces, flywheel, long term planning, etc.), partnering across the org to ensure robust, insight‑led decisions.
• Build and implement a standardized methodology to drive research‑to‑impact, including tracking outcomes, measuring effectiveness, and maintaining a living pipeline of actions yet to be executed.
• Own and continuously improve reporting and communication vehicles (e.g., periodic reports, dashboards, webinars, competitive Intelligence), incorporating AI and advanced tools to increase efficiency, depth, and accessibility.
• Design and lead cross‑team enablement programs to ensure all insights associates understand ongoing work, analytical outputs, key learnings, and recommended actions‑driving alignment and accelerating execution.
• Oversee budget management and prioritization, ensuring optimal allocation of resources, identifying efficiencies, and maximizing return on insights investments.
• Design and deploy training programs for marketing and Insight teams, enhancing capabilities in performance management, measurement, data interpretation, and data‑driven decision‑making.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytics

Strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Performance measurement

Data storytelling

AI tools

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

BI dashboards

Analytics platforms

Job description

Director Deployment, Portfolio, and Flywheel (Finance)

Director, Insights Deployment, Portfolio, & Flywheel

Job Description:

Are you passionate about turning data into action? Do you excel at connecting the dots between research, analytics, and tangible business results? As the Director of Insights Deployment, Portfolio, & Flywheel for Mars Petcare, you will be the driving force ensuring our insights create a measurable impact across the entire organization. This is a highly visible role where you will not only shape our strategic direction but also build the essential processes and capabilities to embed data-driven decision-making into the heart of our culture. If you thrive on breaking down silos, accelerating growth, and leading a thought leadership agenda that influences senior leaders, this is the opportunity for you to make your mark.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years in insights, analytics, strategy, or consulting roles.
• Proven experience driving insights to business impact and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Experience building processes, frameworks, or operating models that scale across teams.
• Strong background in analytics, research methodologies, and performance measurement.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and capability-building programs.
• Strong hands‑on experience conducting business analytics and translating outputs into business recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to combine market insights and primary research to tell a complete story of consumer behavior.
• Prior ownership and development of standardized but engaging periodic reporting processes.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Develop, execute, and operationalize a thought leadership roadmap, personally driving business intelligence and analytics, ensuring insights are translated into clear recommendations, and driving to action through collaboration with the broader Insights team.
• Develop and execute a strategic communication plan for Insights that highlights key work and business impact across stakeholders.
• Break down silos across Insights teams by embedding consistent processes, forums, and tools that promote collaboration and action.
• Lead and embed portfolio and growth analytics processes (e.g., white space identification, demand spaces, flywheel, long term planning, etc.), partnering across the org to ensure robust, insight‑led decisions.
• Build and implement a standardized methodology to drive research‑to‑impact, including tracking outcomes, measuring effectiveness, and maintaining a living pipeline of actions yet to be executed.
• Own and continuously improve reporting and communication vehicles (e.g., periodic reports, dashboards, webinars, competitive Intelligence), incorporating AI and advanced tools to increase efficiency, depth, and accessibility.
• Design and lead cross‑team enablement programs to ensure all insights associates understand ongoing work, analytical outputs, key learnings, and recommended actions‑driving alignment and accelerating execution.
• Oversee budget management and prioritization, ensuring optimal allocation of resources, identifying efficiencies, and maximizing return on insights investments.
• Design and deploy training programs for marketing and Insight teams, enhancing capabilities in performance management, measurement, data interpretation, and data‑driven decision‑making.

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

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