Director, Sustainability Digital Services (Product Group Manager)

Mondelēz International

12d

About The Position

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter. This newly established, pivotal Director role leads the digital evolution of Mondelēz International's critical ESG initiatives, including Climate, Packaging, Sustainable Sourcing, and Social Disclosures. As the Director, PLCS (Procurement, Legal, CGA and Sustainability), Sustainability Product Group Management, you will drive the technological roadmap and lead complex product lifecycles to achieve our "Snacking Made Right" commitments. This position is for a visionary leader passionate about building high-performing teams and delivering tangible value in a dynamic FMCG environment. How you will contribute You will define, implement, and own the short-term and long-term strategy, vision, and roadmaps for the entire Sustainability Product Group, ensuring alignment with broader business goals. This involves: Strategic Product Leadership: Define and implement the product group's strategy and vision. End-to-End Ownership: Oversee the full product lifecycle, from ideation to retirement, ensuring continuous value and optimal financial performance. Stakeholder & Partner/Vendor Management: Serve as the senior point of contact, translating business requirements into technology solutions and managing strategic vendor partnerships. Innovation & Digitalization: Champion continuous improvement and oversee the automation/digitalization roadmap for sustainability outcomes. Governance & Compliance: Establish decision-making processes, manage budgets, ensure security compliance, and mitigate risks. Team & Talent Development: Directly manage, coach, and mentor Product Managers, fostering a high-performance culture, and building necessary capabilities. Financial Accountability: Accountable for the financial performance of your Product Group, including budgetary decisions. What you will bring Deep Domain Expertise: Proven experience and knowledge in specific sustainability disciplines (Climate, Packaging, Sustainability Disclosures, Ingredients, Social, and regulations). Leadership Acumen: Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams. Strategic & Collaborative Mindset: Exceptional strategic thinking and strong collaborative management skills to influence global stakeholders. Product Management Mastery: Extensive experience applying product management discipline across the full product lifecycle, with a strong understanding of Agile and DevOps. Business & Financial Acumen: Accountability for financial performance, budgetary decisions, and value creation. Change Leadership: Proven track record of driving organizational change and communicating complex issues effectively.

Requirements

Deep Domain Expertise: Proven experience and knowledge in specific sustainability disciplines (Climate, Packaging, Sustainability Disclosures, Ingredients, Social, and regulations).
Leadership Acumen: Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams.
Strategic & Collaborative Mindset: Exceptional strategic thinking and strong collaborative management skills to influence global stakeholders.
Product Management Mastery: Extensive experience applying product management discipline across the full product lifecycle, with a strong understanding of Agile and DevOps.
Business & Financial Acumen: Accountability for financial performance, budgetary decisions, and value creation.
Change Leadership: Proven track record of driving organizational change and communicating complex issues effectively.
15+ years overall experience.
3+ years in sustainability.
3+ years in product management.

Nice To Haves

Functional Skills: Change Leadership, Product Management, Business & Strategy definition, Modelling techniques.
Technical Skills: Deep experience in end-to-end technology development, strong understanding of emerging software engineering methodologies (especially in sustainability), practical agile delivery experience.
Methodologies: Knowledge of Agile frameworks.
Behavioral: Management and collaboration within business and own teams, ability to inspire teams, effectively convey complex issues to diverse audiences, and create an innovative culture.

Responsibilities

Define and implement the product group's strategy and vision.
Oversee the full product lifecycle, from ideation to retirement, ensuring continuous value and optimal financial performance.
Serve as the senior point of contact, translating business requirements into technology solutions and managing strategic vendor partnerships.
Champion continuous improvement and oversee the automation/digitalization roadmap for sustainability outcomes.
Establish decision-making processes, manage budgets, ensure security compliance, and mitigate risks.
Directly manage, coach, and mentor Product Managers, fostering a high-performance culture, and building necessary capabilities.
Accountable for the financial performance of your Product Group, including budgetary decisions.