Marketing Operations & Transformation Director

Mars: Where your Tomorrow Starts Today!

Mars is a family-owned business that has been making products for people and their pets for more than 100 years. Were behind some of the best loved brands in the world including MARS SNICKERS EXTRA ECLIPSE PEDIGREE WHISKAS DOLMIO BENS ORIGINAL MASTERFOODS and ROYAL CANIN ORIJEN ACANA we are dedicated to making a positive impact on people and the planet.

Join us in building a sustainable future where people communities and the planet can truly thrive.

• Segment: Pet Nutrition
• Location: Melbourne Hybrid
• Reporting to: ANZ Marketing Director

At Mars we are driven by a shared purpose: A Better World for Pets. We believe that pets make our world better and we are committed to making a better world for them. As a global family-owned business we operate under our Five PrinciplesQuality Responsibility Mutuality Efficiency and Freedomto guide our decisions support our Associates and drive sustainable growth.

Joining Mars Pet Nutrition means joining a passionate collaborative and future-focused team dedicated to some of the worlds most loved brands.

About the role:

We are seeking a Marketing Operations & Transformation Director to join our ANZ Leadership this critical senior role you will be the driving force behind the end-to-end consumer communications ecosystem across Australia and New Zealand. Operating at the heart of our marketing function you will connect brand strategy consumer experience media investment shopper activation and digital capability into a high-performing cohesive operating model.

If you are an agile data-informed leader passionate about building future-fit marketing capabilities and championing team growth this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

What will you do

In this role you will lead a diverse multi-disciplinary team spanning content experience shopper marketing digital transformation and media. Your core areas of focus will include:

• Integrated Content & Media Strategy: Orchestrate and drive a high-performing media and content ecosystem that strengthens brand equity accelerates conversion and improves overall media effectiveness across the entire customer journey.
• Digital Transformation & Acceleration: Champion marketing innovation and capability development across the organization. You will encourage experimentation simplification and agile ways of working to ensure Mars remains competitive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
• Shopper Marketing & Retail Activation: Oversee customer-centric and commercially effective shopper marketing programs that align brand priorities with key retailer goals.
• High-Performing Team Leadership: Lead coach and inspire a talented cross-functional team (including our Content Experience Lead Shopper Marketing Manager Digital Acceleration Lead Digital Media Managers and NZ Media Head). Foster a culture of continuous learning strategic development and strong succession.
• Stakeholder & Agency Management: Partner closely with Portfolio Sales eCommerce Insights and Global Marketing teams. Act as the primary champion of key agency partnerships and maximize our media and content investments.

What will you bring

We are seeking a strategic commercially astute leader who can navigate ambiguity and build exceptional collaborative relationships across a matrixed environment.

• Proven leadership experience across media digital marketing content operations or large-scale integrated marketing ecosystems.
• Strong background in FMCG consumer-facing brands or fast-paced retail environments is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading and coaching diverse multi-disciplinary teams with the ability to inspire develop talent and build high-performing units.
• Comprehensive understanding of modern media strategy digital channels data-driven shopper marketing and agile content operations.
• A track record of turning complex high-level business goals into practical measurable and highly successful commercial execution plans.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent practical experience in Marketing with a deep focus on Digital Marketing and modern commerce

Why youll love working for Mars:

• Purpose: Help craft beloved brands with a legacy of over 100 years of local manufacturing making products that people and pets will love all while helping to build a more sustainable future.
• People: A culture that values your contributions fosters leadership and recognises the impact you make. Your work truly matters here.
• Development: Shape your career with personalised development and real opportunities to grow from day one.
• Enjoy a team and business environment that is invested in helping you manage and grow your energy for work and life.