Regional Business Partner - Digital Technologies (UK / Europe)

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• Experience working across multiple levels of an organization

• Strong problem analysis, negotiating and influencing skills

• Proven track record of influencing senior stakeholders and translating business strategy into digital demand - this role does not own delivery but must shape it

• Proven track record to get things done in a matrixed organization and influencing without authority

• Demonstrated experience applying AI/GenAI tools in a business context

• Proven "AI leverage" mindset

• Ability to build cross-segment partnerships to reuse patterns, avoid duplication, and scale value across the

• Previous CPG Experience a bonus

• Experience owning adoption and change management for technology rollouts in a regional or multi-site context

• Familiarity with business case structuring and investment justification - able to co-author with PMO support

What would be your key responsibilities?

• Regional Alignment: Represents the voice of the regional business into the Digital Technologies team. Surfaces, structures and prioritises demand from regional stakeholders - translating business problems into clear briefs for Product Leads and Directors. Partnering closely with the UK & Europe Food & Nutrition Leadership Team

• Disrupt with Digital: Brings to life within the region, business value delivery through digital capabilities and working with Product Leads to ensure solutions are landed and adopted, not just delivered

• Digital Mindset: Drives the usage of Mars Digital Technologies. Champions AI as a daily working tool within the regional business team - demonstrating use in meetings, requirements capture, and stakeholder briefings. Champion "AI as a daily habit"

• External Perspective : Brings the "outside-In" by maintaining an external network of digital professionals to deliver value faster. Contributes to build Mars Digital branding externally.

• Change Management & Adoption: Owns the regional adoption plan for every digital solution going live in region. Ensures business readiness, training, communications, and stakeholder engagement are in place before go-live. Signs off regional readiness at the go-live gate.

• Capability Adoption: Drives the continuous adoption of Digital & Technologies capabilities

• Budget Input: Provides regional context and business justification to support investment decisions. Works with PMO on business case inputs for regional demand. Does not hold budget accountability.

• Service: Monitors quality of Digital Technologies service provided

• Responsible AI compliance : Guide teams to use Mars-secure platforms, follow data protection expectations, and complete governance steps (e.g., impact assessments) when needed.

• Demand Pipeline Management: Maintains a live view of regional digital demand - ensuring it is structured, prioritised, and visible to the CDIO and relevant Directors. Feeds the quarterly portfolio review with regional input.

• Go-Live Readiness: Provides the regional business readiness signal at the go-live gate - confirming that stakeholders are briefed, training is complete, and the region is ready to adopt before any solution goes live.

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