Director P&O Corporate Functions

Mars Incorporated; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 154,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Mars University access

Job summary

Mars Incorporated is seeking a P&O Director to partner with senior leaders across Finance, Corporate Affairs, Enterprise Deployment, and Legal. This role reports to the SVP of P&O for Mars Snacking North America and drives talent, organization, and capability strategies to accelerate value creation within the MSNA operating model.

The position emphasizes organizational design, leadership coaching, and strategic workforce planning.

Qualifications

• Transformation & Change management experience.
• Strategic organizational design experience.
• Business and financial acumen in a consumer goods context.
• Executive coaching and influence with senior leaders.
• Ability to navigate and simplify matrix organizations.
• Bachelor's degree in HR/Business; Master’s preferred; 8–10 years HR experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to shape people strategies and priorities.
• Design and align structures to support the regional operating model.
• Provide strategic coaching to functional leaders to improve performance.
• Lead talent agenda: succession planning, high-potential identification and capability building.
• Champion a high-performance, values-driven culture aligned with The Five Principles.
• Collaborate with Centers of Expertise (CoEs) and NA LT on workforce planning.

Skills

Change management

Organizational design

Business acumen

Executive coaching

Matrix navigation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Job Description:

The P&O Director, Corporate Functions operates as the lead strategic business partner to the senior leaders of MSNA's steering and enablement functions: Finance, Corporate Affairs, Enterprise Deployment, and Legal. Reporting directly to the SVP of People & Organization (P&O), this role is responsible for shaping and executing the talent, organization, and capability strategies that allow these functions to effectively support, safeguard, and accelerate the MSNA Operating Model. In a post integration environment, this role requires a leader who can operate with high urgency to accelerate organizational effectiveness, drive cultural harmonization, and optimize structures to fully realize value creation.

Key Accountabilities

Strategic Business Partnering & Organization Effectiveness

• Partner with leaders to shape business priorities into robust, functional people strategies.
• Design, optimize, and align functional structures to seamlessly support the needs of the regional operating model.
• Provide strategic coaching to functional leaders, enhancing leadership team performance, functional capability, and collaborative decision-making across matrixed boundaries.

Talent Strategy & Strategic Workforce Planning

• Lead the talent agenda, driving succession planning, high-potential identification, and critical capability building.
• Identify capability gaps and partner with Centers of Expertise (CoEs) to deploy targeted development and recruitment strategies.
• Ensure a healthy, diverse, and inclusive talent pipeline.

Culture, Engagement & Associate Experience

• Champion a high-performance, values-driven culture rooted in The Five Principles.
• Integrate regional Associate Experience priorities into functional touchpoints, embedding culture and inclusive leadership.

Context & Operating Relationships

• Reports to: SVP, People & Organization (P&O), Mars Snacking North America
• Direct Reports: None (highly influential individual contributor role)
• Key Interfaces:
  • Key North America LT members
  • MSNA POLT
  • Functional CoEs

Qualifications & Key Capabilities

• Transformation & Change Management: Proven expertise in leading organizations through change or strategic alignment.
• Strategic Organizational Design: High-altitude HR capability with proven experience aligning capabilities to business needs.
• Business & Financial Acumen: Understanding of the operational and financial levers of a major regional consumer goods business.
• Executive Coaching & Influence: Exceptional communication skills with the capability to challenge, coach, and influence senior leaders constructively.
• Matrix Navigation: Proven agility in navigating and simplifying complex matrix and shared capability networks.
• Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (Master's preferred); minimum of 8-10 years of progressive HR experience, with significant tenure as an HR Business Partner supporting corporate, shared services, or enterprise-level functions.

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.
• A strong focus on 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.

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 153,600.00 - USD 211,200.00