Mars · 1 week ago
Global IT Business Partner
Louisville, CO
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $130K/yr
6+ years expChampion Petfoods is an award-winning pet food crafter with a reputation of trust spanning 35+ years. The Global IT Business Partner serves as the strategic link between IT and all business units and regional leadership teams worldwide, ensuring IT strategies align with enterprise goals and leading external IT communications.
ConfectioneryConsumer GoodsFood and BeverageManufacturing
Responsibilities
Act as the primary liaison between IT and business/regional leadership to ensure technology initiatives align with strategic business objectives
Serve as the central contact for various business partner needs, requests, and concerns, ensuring these are documented, prioritized, and addressed
Lead IT input into business planning cycles, capturing needs for new projects, resources, and budgets
Partner with leaders to co-develop business cases for new initiatives, ensuring alignment with IT strategy
Communicate IT priorities, roadmaps, and performance to leadership teams
Lead all external IT communications, including executive presentations and enterprise-wide messaging
Develop high-quality content for the CDIO and the IT leadership team
Design and execute communication strategies for IT initiatives
Establish communication standards and best practices for IT teams
Partner with Corporate Communications to align IT messages with corporate narratives
Help define, implement, and monitor KPIs measuring IT service delivery, project success, and business impact
Develop dashboards and executive summaries for data-driven insights
Analyze trends and feedback for continuous improvement
Work with the IT PMO associates for visibility on all IT projects
Align IT project communications with business priorities
Facilitate collaboration across IT, and business teams for integrated planning and budgeting
Engage with regional IT and business representatives for alignment and shared accountability
Own the IT–Business alignment process during planning cycles
Coordinate input from business units and regional leaders into IT planning
Partner with Finance to validate and track IT investments
Drive structured communication throughout the planning process
Support organizational change efforts related to IT transformation
Promote awareness of IT’s value, initiatives, and achievements
Foster a culture of transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Communications, or related field and experience
6+ years of experience in IT business partnership, IT communications, or related IT leadership roles
Experience with global and regional stakeholders in matrixed organizations
Proven success managing business planning and alignment processes involving IT budgets, project portfolios, and strategy execution
Preferred
Preferred Location: Boulder, Colorado; Edmonton, Canada
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision and Employee Assistance Programs to meet your individual or family needs.
In House & Online Learning & Development, as well as an Education Assistance Program.
Free Bag of Premium Pet Food each month
Free Parking
Company
Mars
Mars is a manufacturer of pet food, confectionery, and other food products.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Mars has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (3)
2024 (1)
2023 (2)
2022 (2)
2021 (1)
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2025-03-04Debt Financing
Leadership Team
Claus Aagaard
CFO
Meghal Sheth
CFO, Mars Wrigley India
Recent News
2026-01-25
Food Business News
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