Senior Manager Integrated Intelligence Engine Lead - Synapse

The Intelligence Engine Integration Lead is a senior leadership role responsible for the strategic direction, technical governance, and end-to-end delivery of Mars Snacking's next-generation insights platform.

Operating at the intersection of consumer insights, data architecture, and artificial intelligence, this role will spearhead the integration and transition of legacy knowledge management systems into a singular, highly trusted "Intelligence Engine" in partnership with Market Logic.

A critical expectation of this T3 leader is to pioneer the design and global implementation of the new Knowledge Operations capability. This role will establish the autonomous, self-governing data ecosystem required to realize Mars' "human-led, AI-powered" strategic vision.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Migration & Vendor Governance

• Steer the joint technical and product roadmaps with Market Logic, ensuring the migration plan is robust, secure, and fully aligned with Mars' enterprise standards.
• Serve as the primary strategic escalation point and technical interface for data integration, taxonomy normalization, and database schema alignment during the migration

2. Enterprise Data Curation & Excellence

• Lead strategic alignment with legacy Kellanova and Mars Snacking teams to audit, map, and integrate legacy knowledge setups.
• Govern the consolidation and sanitization of disparate knowledge assets, establishing high-quality baseline rules that preserve historical value while unlocking predictive AI usability.

3. Knowledge Operations Architecture

• Direct the design, workflow customization, and deployment of Market Logic’s upcoming Knowledge Operations module to suit Mars Snacking’s business dynamics.
• Formulate autonomous system rules (version control, document authority, recency, automatic archival) to shift data curation from a human-dependent chore to a self-cleaning AI engine.

4. Change Management & Stakeholder Engagement

• Drive the overarching change management strategy, actively managing relationships with cross-functional leadership teams to build advocacy.
• Proactively identify user adoption barriers, resolve resistance, and champion an agile community of practice to secure maximum tool maturity post-launch.

5. Risk Mitigation & Business Continuity

• Own the risk register for the integration phase, designing proactive mitigation plans for e.g. system downtime.
• Guarantee uninterrupted access to business-critical insights for active marketing and brand planning cycles during the cutover.

6. Capability Enablement & Training Strategy

• Define and oversee the creation of onboarding playbooks, interactive guides, and platform training materials (tailored for insights professionals vs. insights consumers).
• Lead global upskilling workshops to elevate platform literacy and drive a highly mature, self-sufficient user base.

7. IMO Integration & Governance Compliance

• Ensure strict compliance with the Integration Management Office (IMO) governance frameworks, managing milestones, stage gates, and key deliverable reports.
• Provide transparent progress updates, KPI tracking, and dependency mapping to senior transformation steering committees.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Background: 5+ years of experience in Consumer Insights, Knowledge Management
• Leadership & Influence: Proven track record of leading large, cross-functional programs and influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority
• System Familiarity: Hands-on experience with Market Logic Software (Synapse) or similar enterprise knowledge platforms is highly desirable.
• Migration Experience: Demonstrated success in managing complex enterprise-wide data migrations or system consolidations
• Methodologies: Strong proficiency in formal change management frameworks (e.g., Prosci/ADKAR) and project management governance structures (IMO/PMO).

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.
• A strong focus on 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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