Senior Solution Engineer

**Job Description:** The **Corporate Technology Sr. Solution Engineer** plays a critical role in enabling Mars’ sustainability ambition by **bridging sustainability strategy, regulatory requirements, and digital technology delivery**.  This role partners closely with Sustainability, Risk, Legal, and Corporate teams to translate regulatory, reporting, and performance needs into **practical, scalable digital solutions** that support environmental impact measurement, transparency, and decision‑making.  The role operates with **high autonomy and strategic accountability**, accountable for defining the best practices for the Solution Engineering team and collaborating with the development team to ensure transparency and accountability for delivering innovative solutions for our Corporate stakeholders.  **Key Responsibilities:** * Serve as a **senior trusted advisor** to our Corporate stakeholders on digital enablement strategy. * Translate sustainability ambition, regulatory direction, and emerging risks into **coherent digital roadmaps**. * Represent Corporate Technology confidently in senior sustainability forums and cross‑functional leadership discussions. * Provide **functional leadership and direction** to Solution Engineer roles, setting standards for effective corporate technology partnering. * Develop a strong understanding of Mars sustainability priorities, including climate, packaging, nature, and human rights topics. * Lead the translation of complex sustainability needs (e.g., GHG accounting, regulatory disclosures, supply chain data, impact transparency) into **clear, outcome‑based problem statements**. * Challenge unclear or solution‑led requests to ensure focus on **business value, regulatory readiness, and scalability**. * Work with key business stakeholders to create proof of concept solutions leveraging basic coding and Power BI * Guide prioritization decisions across sustainability initiatives based on **risk, value, and delivery feasibility**. * Help shift stakeholders from “tool requests” toward **outcome‑based sustainability solutions**. * Support prioritization by assessing regulatory urgency, business impact, feasibility, and delivery complexity. * Ensure requirements are clearly understood by delivery teams and aligned to enterprise standards. * Contribute to solution design for sustainability platforms and tools (e.g., emissions calculation, data ingestion, reporting, analytics). * Collaborate with architects, data engineers, and vendors to shape **fit‑for‑purpose, scalable solutions**. * Define and recommend solution patterns that ensure **data quality, auditability, traceability, and compliance**. * Review and challenge solution designs to ensure alignment with sustainability intent and enterprise architecture. * Ensure designs are delivery‑ready and clearly understood by teams executing the work. * Translate high‑level designs into delivery‑ready artifacts (epics, features, acceptance criteria). * Coach and mentor **Solution Engineers**, strengthening sustainability translation capability. * Establish and reinforce **best practices, templates, and ways of working** for sustainability enablement. * Support capability building across Corporate Technology and Sustainability teams * Contribute to communities of practice and cross‑domain learning **Job Specifications/Qualifications**   **Education & Professional Qualification**  * Minimum: Bachelor’s degree  * Desired: PMI / PRINCE certifications; PMP / PgMP / PfMP / PRINCE2  **Knowledge/Experience**  * 7 years + of solution engineer experience focusing on cross-platform Data and Analytics solutions  * Understanding of digital platforms, data pipelines, and analytics in an enterprise environment.   * Ability to engage meaningfully in solution design discussions (technical fluency rather than coding).   * Analytical mindset with attention to data quality, controls, and traceability.  * Experience in system integration lifecycle including system design and deployment, systems integration, data migration, and data model design.  * Proven track record leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives without formal line authority.  * Ability to remain flexible and resilient under pressure and comfortable in dealing with ambiguity in a fast-moving portfolio of activity.  * Programming/scripting experience is a plus.   * Familiarity with automation and low-code/no-code platforms awareness, such as – SNOW, Automation Anywhere, Power Automate, Power Apps etc.  * Familiarity with sustainability management platforms/tools ( Environmental impact assessment, carbon accounting, regulatory compliance etc.)  * Awareness of sustainability regulatory compliance  #TBdigital