Sr. Director, Digital Delivery Model Lead

Job Description:

Job Purpose

Following the acquisition of Kellanova, the Integration Management Office (IMO) team will continue to lead the integration of the heritage companies into the future Mars Snacking segment.

As part of the IMO Techblueprint core team, this role will lead the design and implementation of the future Digital Delivery Model for Mars Snacking leveraging industry best practices on Digital Products & Plafform Management as well as the segment Digital Technologies Operating Model work done during the Mars Snacking D30 program.

This is a program, role as part of the Mars Snacking integration program with a planned end date in Dec 2028.

Key Responsibilities

Operating Model Design & Transformation

• Lead the definition and implementation for the target digital delivery operating model (products, platforms, value streams).
• Develop and execute a roadmap to transition from project/program delivery to product/platform delivery in prioritized areas
• Establish governance, decision rights, and engagement models across business functions and Digital Technologies.

• Codify the approach and path that will enable the shift from project-based funding to product/value stream funding.
• Introduce and scale product management practices (roadmaps, backlogs, lifecycle ownership).
• Define product ownership structures and accountability.

• Establish consistent Agile, DevOps, and engineering practices across teams.
• Define standard ways of working (cadences, planning, prioritization, metrics).
• Promote modern delivery practices including CI/CD, automation, and reliability.

• Redesign governance to support continuous, product-based delivery.
• Define and track KPIs/OKRs (value delivery, speed, adoption, quality).

• Promote platform-first thinking and reusable capabilities.
• Define principles for build, buy, and reuse.

• 10+ years past experience in leadership roles in Digital Technologies
• 3+ years past experience as a director or sr. director.
• Proven experience leading digital/IT operating model transformations
• Strong expertise in product operating models, Agile at scale, and DevOps
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders across business and technology
• Experience driving organizational change in complex environments
• Strategic mindset with strong execution capability

• Drives Vision & Purpose
• Communicates Effectively
• Collaborates
• Persuades
• Manages ambiguity

• Digital Transformation Strategy
• Business Process Analysis
• Data Management
• Product operating models, SAFE, Agile at scale, and DevOps.