Prod. Change Dev Mgr, Ventures

$103,200 - $141,900/Yr

Mondelez International - Emeryville, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Emeryville, CA

10,001+ employees

Food Manufacturing

About the position

The Product Change Development Manager at Mondelēz International is responsible for overseeing the successful completion of product change projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget. This role involves project governance, budget management, quality assurance, and operational readiness, as well as leading cross-functional teams through the product lifecycle process.

Responsibilities

• Drive consistency and quality in the execution of projects using appropriate methodology and tools
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project-level risks and escalate them to global leads and/or the program manager when needed
• Provide project reporting and status updates using scorecards, status reports, and monthly review meetings
• Lead budget management, resource planning, and utilization
• Confirm the completion and consistency of projects and their readiness to go live
• Own the relationship with external vendors including quality assurance in all phases of project delivery
• Manage a team of PCMs and a portfolio of product projects, delivering projects to market on time, on budget, and in scope
• Lead cross-functional project teams through the end-to-end product lifecycle process

Requirements

• Proven experience in project management methodology
• 6 or more years of project management experience
• Bachelor's Degree is required, MBA is a plus
• PMP Certification would be a plus
• Experience with product strategy
• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) experience with Product Change is required
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and topics with no precedence available
• Agility to self-learn on topics and consult where necessary
• Excellent communication skills and able to drive effective discussions with project resources
• Strong focus on cost, schedule, and quality of project delivery
• Knowledge of relevant business processes and related technology solutions
• Stakeholder management and ability to influence positively in decision making
• Proven ability in building effective teams across internal and external partners
• Extremely systems savvy - for example: Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project and Accolade

Nice-to-haves

• Experience managing people is preferred
• Experience within a multinational company is preferred
• Ability to articulate complicated situations in a simple manner
• Strong communication skills and team player
• Ability to facilitate dynamic meetings and work with a wide variety of senior stakeholders

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Wellness and family support programs
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plans
• Paid leave programs
• Education related programs
• Paid holidays and vacation time