Manager, Global Integrated Intelligence
Core
Translates emerging trends, consumer needs, and cultural shifts into breakthrough opportunities for Mars' chocolate, salty, or gum brands by owning the end-to-end insights and learning agenda for assigned innovation Pods.
Role type
Manager, Global Integrated Intelligence (Consumer Insights & Innovation Strategy)
Builds
Breakthrough product concepts and validated innovation pipelines for iconic chocolate, salty, and gum brands
Domain
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) - Chocolate, Salty Snacks, Gum
Required skills
Mixed-method research design, agile experimentation, evidence-based decision gating, portfolio learning agenda management, actionable data synthesis, rapid hypothesis testing, strategic storytelling, comfort with ambiguity, collaborative influence
Preferred skills
Experience in CPG innovation, agile research tools/platforms, cross-functional stakeholder alignment
Technologies
Qualitative/quantitative research platforms, automated research tools, digital communities, syndicated POS systems, panel metrics tools
Responsibilities
Design and lead qualitative, quantitative, and behavioral learning plans across the innovation funnel; Partner with Pod Intrapreneurs to frame and size pain-point-led innovation opportunities; Establish clear action standards and decision criteria to validate winning propositions; Distill complex multi-source data into strategic narratives that drive decision-making; Source and deploy state-of-the-art agile research platforms to accelerate sprint cycles; Capture and scale rapid sprint learnings to build cross-team capability
Seniority
Manager, hands-on IC with strategic mentorship
