Global Insights & Innovation Manager – Chocolate, Gum & Salty

Mars; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 119,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mars University access

Competitive benefits and bonus

Job summary

Mars is seeking a Manager, Global Integrated Intelligence – Chocolate, Salty, or Gum Innovation, to translate consumer insights into breakthrough opportunities for our brands in the US market. You’ll own the learning agenda, partnering with Pod Intrapreneurs and cross-functional teams to guide problem framing, experimentation, and in‑market learning.

You’ll lead synthesis of multi-source data into clear strategic narratives, champion best practices, and balance rapid learning with rigorous

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, psychology or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in consumer insights or market research.
• Strong consumer-centric mindset with storytelling skills.
• Experience designing end-to-end research across front-end innovation.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end qualitative and quantitative learning plans across the innovation funnel.
• Frame problems and size opportunities with cross-functional teams.
• Set evidence-based decision gates to validate propositions.
• Connect pod learnings to macro category strategy.
• Synthesize data into actionable narratives for decision-making.
• Foster agile, rapid learning while maintaining rigor.

Skills

Consumer insights

Quantitative research

Qualitative research

Strategic storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Psychology, Sociology, or related field

Tools

SPSS/Tableau

Job description

Mars is seeking a Manager, Global Integrated Intelligence – Chocolate, Salty, or Gum Innovation, to translate consumer insights into breakthrough opportunities for our brands in the US market. You’ll own the learning agenda, partnering with Pod Intrapreneurs and cross-functional teams to guide problem framing, experimentation, and in‑market learning.

You’ll lead synthesis of multi-source data into clear strategic narratives, champion best practices, and balance rapid learning with rigorous