Location: Hershey, PA This role can be remote or hybrid with travel to Hershey. The Hershey Company is exceeding its growth aspirations towards being a Leading Snacking Powerhouse (LSP) and doubling the business by 2028. Our business momentum has continued quarter over quarter, with double-digit sales growth resulting in strong earnings per share performance. To further our transformation, we have named a Chief Technology Officer, reporting into our CEO to build the strategy, lead the teams, and build the systems we will need to be leading-edge in CPG plus change how we work as a digitally connected enterprise. We have an new opportunity for an *Enterprise Technology Transformation Leader to develop and implement Hershey’s strategic roadmap for IT transformation and create a modern IT Operating Model and structure * What the role must deliver:* * Year 1:* Develop Design and Blueprint for Digital Transformation * Develop and implement a compelling strategic roadmap for IT transformation aligned with Transformation Program and LSP business objectives. * Create modern and forward-thinking Hershey IT Operating Model and Org Design recommendation in collaboration with the CTO, HR, and key partners, then help install it. * Lead compelling business value case to design for delivery of a digitally enabled workforce and processes to unlock value including alignment with organizational KPIs, goals, financial metrics. * Drive the adoption of emerging technologies and best practices to enhance overall IT-informed business thinking and capabilities. * Oversee the evaluation, selection, and integration of new technologies and systems including point of view on build internally, borrow and modify, or buy outright. * Stay abreast of industry trends, regulatory changes, and advancements in technology to inform decision-making. * Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration within the IT organization, including 3rd party implementation and other partners. * Year 2-3: Develop and Deliver Product Management Organization and Solutions* * Direct ownership of HSYs Product Management Capability including initial definition of Planning processes; represents best practices and leverage internal knowledge to define design and blueprint, encourage buy-in, mobilize efforts to deliver transformation, and drives the changes needed for end-to-end planning across Hershey business units. * Stands up initial process, tools, tech, and teams that unlocks immediate planning value. * Drive design of the end-to-end Planning processes; identifies technology solution, build, and integration across all geography as well as business units on the S/4 HANA process and systems. * Create the business case for process, tool, tech, and org (e.g., costs, benefits, etc. and when needed org designs) * Establish an end-to-end planning holistic planning process and system to enable Strat Plan multi-year goals for Planning processes. * Builds tech design and initial build by leading and directing the work of IT, 3rd party implementation partners, internal/external developers. * Proactively identify strategic and tactical design opportunities, particularly w/ the Functional Leadership Teams and EC stakeholders. * Influence Global Process Owners and service delivery leaders and internal customers to gain buy-in and implement improvement actions. * Critical skills: * * Vision / strategy creation for End to End, Enterprise-wide digitally enabled processes, tools, and tech across the enterprise. * * Tech forward:* Considered on the leading edge of leveraging technology to support business processes and drive efficiency. * Facilitates KPI achievements for execution of IT Transformation processes across all regions, BUs, and corporate functions. * * Process improvement leadership:* Challenges conventional thinking by introducing new ideas, trends, and advancements; Proficiency in integration among processes and technology. * * Analytical and critical thinking skills:* Connects dots, builds a business case, identifying the critical tasks and resources necessary to achieve the transformation of processes. * * Stakeholders* to scale solution offerings that generate value for the business. Understands that differing agendas may exist among business and service delivery stakeholders and effectively communicates and gets buy-in from required stakeholders. * * Change leadership through championship of cross-company* initiatives with impact across the enterprise. * Design for operational agility and build resiliency to support changing business needs. * * Leading teams* o * Prioritizes* work and allocates scarce resources o * Supports solution leads* on continuously improving offerings o Sets clear performance targets for the solution team o Designs a clear playbook for building and scaling solutions Attributes: * Motivated to work collaboratively to identify improvement opportunities. * * Customer-first mindset:* Motivated by delighting internal clients and and/or other relevant stakeholders to have world class planning solutions. * Change and transformation: Excited by the opportunity to work with HBP Leader and Business Leaders to create efficient, value-driving processes, tools, and technologies. Experiences: * Direct experience with enterprise-wide digital transformation and deep understanding of the cross-functional business needs in varying solutions and functions. * A track record of success* managing multiple stakeholders* to drive meaningful change across full enterprise to benefit Planning. * Running a past architecture, engineering, design, and system implementation solutions for mid- to large-global companies that solve business issues through horizontal integration. * Functionally literate in modern coding languages and can lead and inspire teams of coders to deliver solutions that unlock value. * 12-15+ years' experience as leading transformation of process, tools, and technology in a cross-functional organization. Educational pedigree: * Undergraduate from top school in engineering, computer technology * Advanced degrees are strongly encouraged in engineering, quantitative, computer technology, or MBA with concentrations in similar fields. #LI-CT1 #LI-Remote The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact the HR Service Center ([email protected]).