Identity and Consents Senior Lead

Job Description

Job Description:

At Mars Petcare we have one Purpose: A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS™. Through comprehensive veterinary care, nutrition, breakthrough programmes in diagnostics, wearable health monitoring, DNA testing and pet welfare, we help pets in more than 130 countries. The Petcare Segment consists of five Divisions: Pet Nutrition, Royal Canin, Mars Veterinary Health, Kinship and Science and Diagnostics. All five Divisions have a shared ambition, to become Powered by Data.

Integrating and analysing the diverse data from across our brands allows us to develop a richer understanding of the pets and pet owners we serve. These insights provide us the opportunity to individualise pet care, create new science and be a force for good. We believe that pets make the world a better place, and every day we strive to create a better world for them.

The role of Identity & Consents Senior Lead is part of our vibrant D&A organisation to own and deliver strategic vision in how identity, notices and consents should be collected, processed and used to support Petcare eco-system.

What are we looking for?

• Significant experience in Data Privacy and Data Governance areas, preferably in a large organization

• Experience in implementing a Consent management and/or Identity management solution preferably at a large organization with multiple markets presence

• Ability to define or contribute to definition of long term vision and strategy for Identity & Consent management

• Experience in Stakeholder Engagement – Clear articulation of Vision & Purpose, influencing w/o authority & great communication skills

• Experience in Product Ownership and Program Management, ability to work with a diverse, multi-functional team (business, IT, data analysts, PMO) in an agile manner

• Strong business acumen and some technical experience to be able to translate/ manage communication between business and technical teams

• Strong customer/ consumer focus – being able to see things through the eyes of the consumer/ Pet Owner and detect what will work and will not work from a consumer experience p.o.v.

• Proven professional knowledge or experience in data management, computer science, mathematics, physics or similar

• Significant knowledge and understanding of Privacy regulations / rules

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Contribute to the definition of Identity and Consent strategy for Mars Petcare and define milestone plan for implementation across all divisions in Petcare.

• Be the global product owner for identity and consent management solution and manage global program delivery and evolution of Notices and Consents framework across all divisions of Mars Global Petcare segment.

• Identity & Consents Product Ownership: you will manage stakeholders in different divisions and cross-functions, align internal processes with digital application asses owners, lead product features prioritization, partner with the Digital Technologies Function and asset owners to deliver, and be the owner of the strategic roadmap in-line with the leadership team direction

• Notices and Consents Program Delivery: you will align stakeholders and lead the change across business units, own the evolution of the roadmap, maintain program delivery and reporting structure in partnership with division data directors and manage the KPI reporting and data collection.

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.

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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.