About IT in Nestlé

We are a team of IT professionals from many countries and diverse backgrounds, each with unique missions and challenges in the biggest health, nutrition and wellness company of the world. We innovate every day through forward-looking technologies to create opportunities for Nestlé’s digital challenges with our consumers, customers and at the workplace. We collaborate with our business partners around the world to deliver standardized, integrated technology products and services to create tangible business value.

Our Global IT Innovation Team is in a mission to unlock tech-powered innovation enabling new business models and continuously future-ready IT products. We focus on solving problems that matter, in a different way. In other words, we help tackle challenges and opportunities that, if solved with a drastic different approach, have a drastic increase in the generated outcome. We are at the forefront of new transversal emerging technologies such as Next AI, Blockchain Implications (Web3, NFT..), Next VR/Metaverse, Distributed Data lakes, Quantum Computing. We help innovate with impact and we never settle!
 

Position Snapshot

Nestlé Global Tech Hub in Barcelona, Spain 
    Undefined period of time contract,
    act. rate 100%
Grade: F

Position Summary

In order to complete our IT Innovation Department, we are currently looking for a Product Stream Operations Manager – IT Innovation

You will assume the overarching responsibility for supporting the Senior IT Innovation manager to coordinate transversal Innovation services and ensure smooth operations of the department. Part of your responsibilities is to ensure discipline in managing and optimizing the product based operating model within the stream by leveraging ways of working set by the O-CIO. You will be leading a team of 8-10 persons who will provide communication support, higlighting impactful innovation stories across Nestlé IT, Innovation portfolio management,  vendor and partner co-innovation management, coordination of the Global and Local IT Innovation Network community of practice, coaching on continuous product discovery habits and evolution/maintenance/support of IT Innovation platforms.
Furthermore, you will manage budget and expenses for the department, decide together with your peers and lead the priorities to give to demands and coordinate day-to-day activities of the department.
 

Key responsibilities

• Provides transversal services, mostly to the enablers of Innovation, to solve the Transformation Challenges with our Global IT Streams & Governs the Information Technology Innovation space
• Leads IT Innovation communication and storytelling for a bigger impact demonstrating the value of innovation across the organization.
• Drives IT Innovation portfolio management, from demand to delivery and ensures related costs management, security and compliance, which includes
  • Lead reviews of any significant portfolio elements on a periodic basis and on demand if they are challenged. Provide visibility on trends and forecasts versus plans and provide recommendations as to whether elements should continue as-is, be significantly changed, placed on hold or discontinued
  • Make decisions and recommendations for the portfolios that are clearly linked to stream strategy, objectives and goals, reflecting an awareness of external dynamics
  • As mandated and resourced by leadership, ensure and balance the availability of the required skills, competencies, and budget across teams within the product portfolio.
  • Ensure the adherence to the appropriate governance functions relating to the portfolios and in accordance with enterprise guidelines, policies and practices
  • Supported by the O-CIO Performance Management monitor and support execution as defined per service agreements and take necessary actions in case of deviations
• Actively defines, leads and participates into the IT Innovation Community of Practice across global, regional and local levels.
• Explores open innovation and establishes different channels and mechanisms of Innovation (with Partners, Ventures, Startups, Employees, and Outposts) to drive impactful co-innovation spaces
• Leads the continuous assessment and coaching on continuous discovery habits of the innovation maturity of our IT Products across the 3 horizons
• Builds and delivers the innovation capabilities of in-scope leaders and employees through mentoring, coaching and advocating for the innovation agenda.
• Evolve and maintain the technical platforms owned by the IT Innovation team
• If pools exist within a stream or platform can play the pool lead role. The position includes some aspects of advisory and recommendations for identifying, prioritizing, and coordinating resources engaged with all or many of the elements of the IS/IT program portfolio
• Where applicable and possible for certain activities include the support & leverage part of the regional stream to form a mutualized team of resources to deliver services centrally, regionally under the same governance principles.
• Collaborate with product group and/or platform managers to keep up to date the IS/IT product catalog with engaging content for sharing visibility on products, advertising the unique selling propositions of ISIT product, inform on best-in-class implementation via use cases, link to webinars
• Engage with and conduct quarterly (or at other intervals as specified) reviews with senior product managers, business relationship managers and other relevant bodies to validate and assess the product portfolio, execute change, and reprioritize to meet business needs as required
• Conduct regular meetings with the Product group managers and Senior IT Innovation manager to inform and alert them of any issues arising from the performance of the individual elements within the portfolios to assure the on-plan usage and consumption of resources and funding, and to highlight any variances
• Collaborate with senior product managers, BRMs and the business to identify opportunities to optimize operations. 
   

What will make you successful

• Bachelor's or master's degree in information systems, business administration or related field, or equivalent work experience
• 7+ of diverse roles and increasing leadership responsibilities across major IS/IT projects and programs
• Solid relationship builder skills with partners and vendors
• Strong portfolio management 
• Rapidly comprehend, convey and sell the benefits of tech-driven business innovation
• Ability to identify and advocate for bold opportunities with stakeholders
• Recognized capabilities in orchestrating innovation initiatives
• Strong acumen in team governance
• Experience with disruptive innovation, including technical implementation, communication, and navigating organizations through change
• Demonstrated experience in managing ""upward"" among senior leadership
• Demonstrated experience participating into strategic prioritization and complex governance initiatives
• Substantial consulting leadership experience would be a plus
• Familiarity with the use of reporting tools to monitor portfolio activities and analyze portfolio performance
• Familiarity with one or more agile program management methodologies (such as Agile or SAFe) 
• Understanding of elements of the portfolios (product groups, talent, suppliers, investments and assets)
• Strong business acumen, including industry, domain-specific knowledge of the enterprise and its business units. Familiar with industry trends and innovation
• Strong analytical, conceptual and financial analysis skills, and familiarity with financial reporting tools
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver against financial and resource constraints
• Effective influencing and negotiation experience and skills in an environment with high competition for resources 
• Experience with effective communication at different levels in the organization and in English
• Experience having worked in a global environment and with virtual teams
   

Apply now!

Show us that you are an enthusiastic, motivated, fast learner and team player person who is used to work with agile practices. Your ability to be flexible, self-motivated and your willingness to do whatever it takes to deliver on a deadline will set you apart among the other candidates. Please don’t hesitate and apply in English at www.nestle.com/jobs. We are excited to hear from you!

The Nestlé Group is the world’s largest food and beverage company with 89.8 billion Swiss Francs in sales in 2017. It is present in 189 countries around the world, has 413 factories and its 323,000 employees are committed to Nestlé’s purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Nestlé offers a wide portfolio of products and services for people and their pets throughout their lives. Its more than 2000 brands range from global icons like Nescafé or Nespresso to local favourites. Company performance is driven by its Nutrition, Health and Wellness strategy. Nestlé is based in the Swiss town of Vevey where it was founded more than 150 years ago. Learn more about our Group and reasons to join us on www.nestle.com.