Functional Business Partner Manager at Mars, Incorporated in Newark, New Jersey

Job Description:

Job Description:

This Functional Business Partner Manager role will serve as a Digital Technologies resource responsible for delivering end to end IT services for our global Corporate Segment and Shared Services Business. You will assist with the delivery of enabling digital technologies across several IT areas, including Business Relationship Management, Development, Deployment and Continuous Improvement. You'll drive the IT deliverables that unlock speed, agility and innovation across Mars.

What are we looking for?

• Minimum of 5 years of experience preferred defining and leading projects and change management activity for a global organization.


• Proven experience building strong working relationships with stakeholders to drive forward business change activities that increase the delivery of applications and services at high velocity.


• Strong planning and task management skills


• Possess a passion for working in fast-paced environments delivering DevOps operating models that demonstrate immediate positive impact on a business problem.


• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business or IT disciplines, such as Computer Science, Engineer, or Software Development.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Implementing new IT processes and capabilities aligned with internal and external best practices and emerging trends.


• Managing ongoing partnerships with stakeholders to develop actionable IT solutions that resolve business problems.


• Fostering an environment that embraces experimentation and highly iterative approaches (e.g. scrum, design thinking) that leads to early learning, quicker value realization, and innovation breakthrough.


• Providing IT portfolio leadership, including business case creation, strategic alignment, and design authority for new capabilities.


• Driving system design, configuration, development, integration, and unit testing


• Coaching your team through sprint reviews and planning meetings, tracking day-to-day development and delivery activities of the team.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 140,000 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.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.