cPLM Solutions Architect - Pet Nutrition

Job Description: Job Purpose/Overview This role will lead the strategy and design efforts for the Pet Nutrition-owned part of the digital ecosystem around cPLM. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in designing and implementing complex solutions and in connectivity of diverse systems and applications. As the DT Senior R&D Solutions Architect, you will play a pivotal role in driving the technical direction of our digital environment and its connected capabilities, ensuring seamless data flow across the ecosystem This role requires close collaboration with the segment and enterprise teams, most primarily with the PN cPLM DT Lead, the PN cPLM Global Process Owner and their team, Corporate R&D Product Owners and MGS DT technical teams. Whilst the role focuses on the cPLM ecosystem specific to Pet Nutrition, it could expand to encompass the entire Pet Nutrition R&D systems landscape. Key Responsibilities Step-change value creation for pets and pet parents by digitalizing the core of Pet Nutrition to accelerate innovation, deliver superior propositions and fuel an integrated supply chain, with increased agility and reduced cost. Lead the design, development, and implementation of comprehensive technical solutions that align with business objectives and enable the digital transformation program as part of cPLM. Collaborate closely with functional and technical teams, including application developers, project managers, other domain architects, and business stakeholders, to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications. Develop architecture strategies that encompass full lifecycle management of solutions in the ecosystem, including identifying potential bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and performance issues within solution designs and propose effective solutions to ensure optimal performance and reliability. Evaluate and recommend tools, middleware platforms, and technologies to ensure scalability, security, and ease of maintenance. Partner with enterprise architects and solution architects to implement enterprise solutions within the segment digital landscape whilst ensuring compliance with enterprise and segment architectural strategies, policies, data privacy, and security standards. Participate in a global community of solution/enterprise architects across the cPLM program. Participate in the estimation of project timelines, resources, and budgets related to architecture and design efforts. Facilitate effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders by translating complex technical concepts into clear business language. Coordinate implementation and validation with the relevant development teams, providing technical guidance on code implementations to ensure adherence to architectural standards and best practices. Contribute to the development and maintenance of system architecture documentation, reference architectures, and guidelines. Develop strategies for retirement of segment-owned systems/architectures as per the cPLM business case. Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation within the organization. Knowledge and Experience. Years of Experience Required: 5+ In what area: Information Technology (IT) Required 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing IT solutions in complex enterprise environments. Required Proficiency in technologies and standards including SQL, C# and JavaScript. Required Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze complex technical challenges and propose effective solutions. Required Exceptional communication skills to convey technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Required Leadership abilities with a track record of leading system design efforts. Required Proven experience in guiding projects through the complete software development lifecycle. Required Strong analytical mindset and a commitment to staying updated on industry trends. Preferred Experience in Product Lifecycle Management or in the R&D function and systems related to them. #LI-EN1 #TBdigital Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL®, and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA™ and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 140,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.