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Mars UK • GUA-Mars Brasil | Brazil

BDS Product Architect Lead

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description:

We are seeking a BDS Product Architect Lead to act as the design authority for Supply Chain Finance (SCF) and Trinity Finance within the Product team. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for shaping product architecture, driving innovation, and ensuring consistency across finance-related solutions and services globally.

You will work at the intersection of business and technology, partnering with Product Owners, Enterprise Technology, and global functional teams to deliver scalable, future-ready finance solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Design Authority & Governance

  • Act as the design authority for SCF & Trinity Finance products and services
  • Assess impacts and approve initiatives related to product architecture and design
  • Ensure alignment with global standards, governance, and mandated processes

What We’re Looking For

Experience & Expertise

  • Strong experience in Product Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Enterprise Architecture
  • Deep understanding of Finance domains, ideally Supply Chain Finance
  • Proven track record in global, complex transformation programs
  • Experience working with cross-functional and distributed teams

Technical Capabilities

  • Expertise in system architecture, integration, and lifecycle management
  • Knowledge of enterprise platforms (e.g., ERP ecosystems such as SAP is highly desirable)
  • Strong understanding of automation, emerging technologies, and digital transformation trends

Leadership & Soft Skills

  • Ability to influence and act as a design authority at a global level
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Strategic mindset with hands-on problem-solving capability
  • Ability to balance governance with innovation

What can you expect from Mars?

  • Work with diverse, talented Associates guided by the Five Principles.
  • Join a purpose-driven company focused on building a better tomorrow.
  • Access to best-in-class learning and development, including Mars University.
  • Competitive salary and benefits, including a company bonus.
  • An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including a company bonus.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, 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.

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Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
Sabbaticals
Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
24 days annual leave + bank holidays
“Pawternity” leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Bank holiday swaps
Shared parental leave
Adoption leave
Family health insurance
Pregnancy support
Neo-natal leave
Faith rooms
Meditation space
Dog friendly office
Dog friendly co-working space
Annual bonus
Employee discounts
Cinema discounts
Referral bonus
Joining bonus
Cycle to work scheme
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Theme park discounts
Lunch and learns
In house training
Learning license
Studying sabbaticals
Open to part time work for some roles

Working at Mars UK

Company employees:

4,000 In the UK

Gender diversity (m:f):

57:43

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Awards & Accreditations

1st - Most Family Friendly Company

1st - Most Family Friendly Company

Flexa awards 2026
3rd - Best Workplace Benefits

3rd - Best Workplace Benefits

Flexa awards 2026
Most loved - Large companies

Top 5 - Most loved - Large companies

Flexa awards 2026
Best Work-Life Balance

Top 10 - Best Work-Life Balance

Flexa awards 2026
1st - Most Family Friendly Company

1st - Most Family Friendly Company

Flexa awards 2025
2nd – Pet Friendly

2nd – Pet Friendly

Flexa awards 2025
Most Flexible Company

Top 5 - Most Flexible Company

Flexa awards 2025
Most Inclusive Company

Top 5 - Most Inclusive Company

Flexa awards 2025
Best Work-Life Balance

Top 10 - Best Work-Life Balance

Flexa awards 2025
Best Career Progression

Top 10 - Best Career Progression

Flexa awards 2025
Best Workplace Culture

Best Workplace Culture

Flexa awards 2025
Best Workplace Benefits

Best Workplace Benefits

Flexa awards 2025
1st – Large companies

1st – Large companies

Flexa100 2024
Consumer Goods

Consumer Goods

Industry awards 2023
3rd – Large companies

3rd – Large companies

Flexa100 2023
Retail & Ecommerce

Retail & Ecommerce

Industry awards 2022

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