Growth Science Practice Lead
$169,840–$233,530 year
On-siteNashville, Tennessee, United States
Job Summary
Own and evolve the Mars Growth Flywheel to capture evidence, synthesize learning, and feed it back into commercial decisions across Snacking, Petcare, and Food & Nutrition. Architect the systematic learning cycle that moves data insights into adoption and continuous improvement while driving harmonization of growth model scorecards. Build a centralized enterprise evidence base and develop scalable capability products like playbooks and AI-enabled knowledge tools to accelerate cross-divisional adoption of Growth Science. Lead the integration, onboarding, and upskilling of new marketing associates to align them with the Mars Growth Philosophy. Operate under the Innovator archetype to balance massive scale benefits with segment-specific nuances, leveraging empirical marketing laws to shape future growth strategies.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Data Science, Economics, Behavioral Sciences, or a related field
- 8+ years of progressive global experience in Marketing, Brand Management, Marketing Analytics, Consumer Insights, or Marketing Transformation
- Expert-level mastery of evidence-based marketing laws, specifically the frameworks of Byron Sharp (How Brands Grow) and Jenni Romaniuk (Building Distinctive Brand Assets)
- Strategic capability to operationalize concepts like Mental/Physical Availability and Light Buyer acquisition models
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills with a proven track record of leading large-scale change management, organizational design, and navigating highly matrixed global divisions
- A demonstrated ability to build, scale, and operationalize end-to-end business workflows that drive technology, tool, and methodology adoption across decentralized, matrixed multi-market teams
- High emotional intelligence with the ability to simplify highly complex marketing science into practical, intuitive guidance for local brand managers and business leaders
- Pragmatic mindset with an openness to leverage AI and advanced technologies to accelerate organizational learning velocity
Desired Qualifications
- Deep experience in the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) / FMCG industry
- Hands-on experience with the integration of acquired global brands or teams
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