Strategic Digital Transformation Lead

Mars; New York (NY); On-site; USD 119,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Mars University training

Job summary

Mars Petcare is establishing the Digital Transformation Office to accelerate delivery of digital and data initiatives across Petcare. The Digital Transformation Programme Lead partners with CDIOs and divisional teams to translate transformation into tangible outcomes.

Reporting to the Program Director, you will govern governance, risk, and change, align priorities, and drive adoption across divisions with a strong focus on stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Digital, Technology, Engineering, Business Management or related discipline.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business, Technology, Engineering, Management, or related discipline.
• Relevant program or change management certifications.
• Experience leading complex programs in large organisations.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Ability to operate in matrixed environments and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary DTMO partner for an assigned Division, building trusted relationships with CDIOs and divisional leaders.
• Support the development and execution of divisional digital transformation roadmaps and program initiatives.
• Ensure transformation initiatives are clearly prioritised, governed, and aligned to business objectives.
• Provide guidance and collaboration to divisional teams on program delivery, change management, and value realisation.
• Oversee the health and progress of transformation initiatives within the Division.
• Facilitate stage-gate reviews, milestone tracking, risk management, and delivery assurance activities.
• Identify dependencies, risks, and barriers to delivery, escalating where appropriate and driving resolution.
• Ensure programs adhere to DTMO governance standards, methodologies, and reporting requirements.
• Maintain accurate portfolio reporting and provide regular updates to divisional and DTMO leadership.
• Act as a visible transformation champion across the Division/in partnership with CDIOs.
• Partner with business, digital, technology, communications, and People & Organisation teams to support successful adoption of change.
• Facilitate alignment between divisional priorities and enterprise transformation objectives.
• Support stakeholder engagement, communication planning, and readiness activities to maximise program success.
• Collaborate with other Division Programme Leads to identify cross-divisional dependencies, risks, and opportunities.
• Contribute to enterprise-wide transformation reporting, governance forums, and leadership updates.
• Share best practices and lessons learned to strengthen transformation capability across the organisation.
• Support continuous improvement of DTMO processes, tools, and governance frameworks.

Skills

8+ years exp

Program/change mgmt

Stakeholder mgmt

Matrixed environments

Cross-functional collab

Change management

Continuous learning

Leadership in large programs

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Program mgmt certs

Job description

Mars Petcare is establishing the Digital Transformation Office to accelerate delivery of digital and data initiatives across Petcare. The Digital Transformation Programme Lead partners with CDIOs and divisional teams to translate transformation into tangible outcomes.

Reporting to the Program Director, you will govern governance, risk, and change, align priorities, and drive adoption across divisions with a strong focus on stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.