BDS Product Lead Architect

Job Description

Job Description:

Be responsible for Finance of Tomorrow Corporate Technology data model and functional SME for both current and new FP&A tech portfolio. Act as Europe/MEA escalation SPOC for Corporate Finance.

What are we looking for?

• Experience working with global teams and ability to cope with stakeholders of varying Seniority levels
• Ability to manage well pressure, time sensitive demands and flexibility to manage change and ambiguity
• Proven track record of IT business analysis with heavy focus on Financial systems, with system/integration testing and functional expertise. Oracle Hyperion and Longview Analytics experience is highly desirable
• Experience with Mars Corporate Finance technology and internal business processes highly desirable

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Play Design Authority role for the Corporate Finance Technology area in the Product team level, assessing impacts and approving all the initiatives that are going to be related to products and services on this product team.
• Seek highly automated solutions and new approaches to work for Finance Technologies and related integration areas (e.g. Master Data Management, Analytics).
• Partnership with Product Owner and/or Functional Experts on continuous improvement, evolution of the product and Lifecycle management
• Translate Epics into Technical designed solutions
• Participate on new design for solutions, services and products together with Business stakeholders, Enterprise Architecture, Transformational programs, Strategic Functional Capabilities, Business Partnership, etc.
• Liaise with the other BCF areas to ensure consistent cross-functional business process design
• Providing supervision and guidance to development teams around the current product and services design, assuring the design is protected and the global/mandate processes are secured
• Support Operations in complex and high impact issues and problems as they arise.
• Continually researching current and emerging technologies and proposing changes where needed
• Continuously assess the current portfolio and applications lifecycle, assuring the systems have vendor-supported versions and patching, suggesting applications retirement, upgrades or new solutions when necessary. Assessing the systems architecture currently in place (including satellite systems) and working with Enterprise Architecture and Infrastructure to recommend solutions to improve it
• Building and integrating other products and services to meet the company’s needs
• Accountable for process and technical knowledge gathering, update and validation of products and services under Corporate Finance Technology, including documentation/knowledge from external teams that will touch those services and products
• Support Product Manager on lifecycle management for products and services across the markets and locations, considering business priorities, budget, current versions and risks

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 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.