Senior Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description:

The Senior Regional Project Manager Activity Manager role will bring together cross-functional teams with clarity and purpose - navigating projects through critical milestones, delivering impactful updates to senior forums, and securing timely approvals. Their leadership drives business growth, boosts profitability, and anticipates emerging risks with confidence.

What are we looking for?

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager with a proven track record of leading complex, cross-functional projects from inception to successful delivery. The ideal candidate will bring strategic insight, operational excellence, and a passion for driving results in a dynamic environment. Key Qualifications:

• Extensive Project Leadership experience: Demonstrated success in managing and delivering complex, high-impact projects on time and within scope, with a strong focus on quality and attention to detail.
• Team Leadership & Influence: Proven ability to lead, inspire, and align cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and accountability to achieve project goals.
• Strategic & Creative Thinking: A forward-thinking mindset with the ability to challenge conventional approaches, drive innovation, and embed continuous improvement into project delivery.
• Digital-First Mindset: Proficient in leveraging digital project management tools, dashboards, and collaboration platforms to enhance visibility, streamline workflows, and support data-informed decisions.
• Resilience & Agility: Self-motivated and decisive, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, adapt quickly to change, and maintain momentum in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

What will be your key responsibilities?

As a Senior Project Manager, you will take full ownership of strategic project delivery across Europe, ensuring alignment with business objectives and excellence in execution. Your responsibilities will include:

• End-to-End Project Leadership: Drive the successful delivery of complex, cross-functional projects, ensuring all stage-gates are met on time with high-quality outputs, in alignment with regional and global standards.
• Strategic Planning & Stakeholder Alignment: Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans and timelines. Engage and align key stakeholders at critical decision points, proactively managing issues and actions to maintain momentum and clarity.
• Executive Communication & Governance: Shape and deliver clear, concise project updates and recommendations to senior leadership and governance forums. Guide project teams through escalation processes, balancing quality, risk, timing, and cost to support sound decision-making.
• Risk & Feasibility Management: Lead robust cross-functional risk management process and apply Desirable, Viable, and Feasible (DVF) analysis to ensure project integrity and long-term value.
• Governance & Continuous Improvement: Ensure all projects adhere to internal governance frameworks while identifying opportunities to streamline processes and drive operational simplicity. Facilitate post-project learning reviews and share insights across the Regional Activity Management Team to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Leadership within the RAM Cell Team: Play a pivotal role in the RAM (Regional Activity Management) Cell Team, including leading content reviews and providing project management guidance. Plus stepping in for the RAM Director during holiday periods, including representing the Cell in the RPMR and leading the Extended Cell Team Meeting to ensure effective decision-making and strategic alignment.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with 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.