D&T Manager – International

Job description

India is among the top ten priority markets for General Mills, and hosts our Global Shared Services Centre. This is the Global Shared Services arm of General Mills Inc., which supports its operations worldwide. With over 1,300 employees in Mumbai, the center has capabilities in the areas of Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Digital and Technology, Sales Capabilities, Consumer Insights, ITQ (R&D & Quality), and Enterprise Business Services. Learning and capacity-building is a key ingredient of our success.

The post will close on 03/19/26 at 11:59 PM IST

ABOUT GENERAL MILLS

We make food the world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs, we’ve been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). Each of our brands has a unique story to tell.

How we make our food is as important as the food we make. Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerate

us into the future as an innovative force for good. General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of the Mississippi. That pioneering spirit lives on today through our leadership team who upholds a vision of relentless innovation while being a force for good. For more details check out http://www.generalmills.com

General Mills India Center (GIC) is our global capability center in Mumbai that works as an extension of our global organization delivering business value, service excellence and growth, while standing for good for our planet and people.

With our team of 1800+ professionals, we deliver superior value across the areas of Supply chain (SC) , Digital & Technology (D&T)  Innovation, Technology & Quality (ITQ), Consumer and Market Intelligence (CMI), Sales Strategy & Intelligence (SSI) , Global Shared Services (GSS) , Finance Shared Services (FSS) and Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS).For more details check out https://www.generalmills.co.in

We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.

JOB OVERVIEW

Function Overview

The Digital and Technology team at General Mills stands as the largest and foremost unit, dedicated to exploring the latest trends and innovations in technology while leading the adoption of cutting-edge technologies across the organization. Collaborating closely with global business teams, the focus is on understanding business models and identifying opportunities to leverage technology for increased efficiency and disruption. The team's expertise spans a wide range of areas, including AI/ML, Data Science, IoT, NLP, Cloud, Infrastructure, RPA and Automation, Digital Transformation, Cyber Security, Blockchain, SAP S4 HANA and Enterprise Architecture. The MillsWorks initiative embodies an agile@scale delivery model, where business and technology teams operate cohesively in pods with a unified mission to deliver value for the company. Employees working on significant technology projects are recognized as Digital Transformation change agents. 

The team places a strong emphasis on service partnerships and employee engagement with a commitment to advancing equity and supporting communities. In fostering an inclusive culture, the team values individuals passionate about learning and growing with technology, exemplified by the "Work with Heart" philosophy, emphasizing results over facetime. Those intrigued by the prospect of contributing to the digital transformation journey of a Fortune 500 company are encouraged to explore more details about the function through the following Link

Purpose of the role

This is a pivotal time to be part of General Mills’ Solutions Delivery and International Hub organization as we build a modern data and decision platform for International markets on GCP, and connect it into DRIVE, VERA and broader data programs across International markets..

As Product Delivery Manager – Data & GCP, International, you will own the end-to-end delivery of data products and data platforms for International (INTL Hub, DRIVE/VERA data services). You will work closely with the International Data Engineering team, the Data Architect, regional business stakeholders, and central platform teams under guidance of Intl Data leader to drive Data transformation and change management. 

You will:

• Lead day-to-day delivery of international data products on GCP (data pipelines, semantic layers, KPI marts, and data APIs that power DRIVE and VERA programs).
• Apply strong data engineering and GCP expertise to guide solution design and implementation.
• Operate in an agile product model (MillsWorks 2.0), ensuring that data products are robust, scalable and aligned to business priorities across markets.

This role demands solid technical depth in data engineering on GCP, strong delivery leadership, and the ability to partner closely with international business and analytics teams to drive measurable impact.

In this role, you will partner with senior leaders across Supply Chain, Planning, Commercial, Digital Platform, and Data & Analytics, and work closely with our India GIC leadership to shape the future of General Mills’ International business and Digital product vision. You will bring strong technical expertise, lead cross-functional agile teams, act as a technical SME.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Data Platform & Product Delivery Leadership – International
• Own end-to-end delivery and support of international data products:
• INTL Hub data foundation and golden datasets in BigQuery
• Data services/APIs consumed by DRIVE, VERA and other INTL applications.
• Translate International business priorities and MVP ideas (from the Sr. D&T Manager – International) into executable product roadmaps and sprint backlogs.
• Drive agile ceremonies for data squads (backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives)
• Ensure predictable, high-quality releases
• data pipelines deployed into production,
• data freshness and quality SLAs defined and met,
• data APIs are stable and performant
  Platform Leadership & Transformation
• Deliver capabilities aligned with our Run–Improve–Transform operating model, accelerating backlog execution and platform stability.
• Lead global enhancements and intelligent automation across planning and execution value streams.
• Drive development and deployment of AI/ML use cases, scenario simulators, and self-healing workflows.
• Technical Delivery on GCP (Data Engineering Focus)
• Provide hands-on technical leadership for solutions built on GCP:
• BigQuery (schema design, partitioning, clustering, performance tuning).
• Cloud Storage, Cloud Composer (Airflow), Pub/Sub, Dataflow/Beam (or equivalent ETL frameworks)
• Integration with Cloud Run / GKE-based services (FastAPI / INTL-HUB-CORE APIs).
• Work closely with the Data Architect to:
• design dimensional/star schemas and semantic views,
• standardize KPI and ontology models (e.g., Distributor, SKU, Market, Incident).

             Guide data engineers in:

             building robust, reusable ingestion and transformation pipelines,
             implementing dbt models and tests,

              integrating data quality checks, monitoring and alerting.

• Delivery Governance, Metrics & SLAs
• Define and track key delivery KPIs
• sprint velocity, release cadence, cycle time, defect leakage, rework.
• Define and track data SLAs for key International data products:
• data latency/freshness,
• pipeline success/failure rates,
• DQ issue counts and severity,
• service/API latency and availability.
• Build dashboards and executive reports that link delivery health and data product health to business outcomes.
• Help optimise use of data platform resources (cost-conscious design and monitoring of BigQuery/GCP usage).
• Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Management
• Align with:
• International and INTL Hub product owners.
• International Data Engineering team and Data Architect.
• Regional commercial/supply chain teams, analytics teams, and BI/Reporting.
• Central platform teams (e.g., Data Foundations, Identity, Palantir CoE, Supply chain teams) where relevant
• Act as primary delivery contact for international data products, providing:
• clear status updates,
• visibility of risks and decisions,
• mitigation and recovery plans.
• Manage dependencies upstream (SAP/S4, OMP, Palantir/Foundry, local systems) and downstream (DRIVE, VERA, BI/analytics).

• Risk, Issue & Quality Management
• Proactively identify risks across:
• data acquisition and quality,
• system and team dependencies,
• technical design and performance
• Implement mitigation strategies and contingency plans.
• Manage scope growth transparently; enforce prioritization and trade-offs aligned with International business value.
• Ensure robust incident management for data products:
• documented runbooks,
• clear on-call and escalation paths,
• ownership for resolution and root cause analysis.

• Process, Agile & Continuous Improvement
  Champion MillsWorks 2.0 agile@scale practices tailored to data engineering and analytics work.
• Improve estimation and planning accuracy for data tasks (pipelines, transformations, refactors).
• Standardise patterns across International data products:
• ingestion and modeling frameworks,
• dbt templates,
• common DQ rules,
• monitoring and alerting dashboards.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and learning within the data delivery team.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s degree / MBA with focus on Technology, Data, Analytics or Operations.

GCP certifications (e.g., Professional Data Engineer, Professional Cloud Architect) strongly preferred.

Agile certifications (CSM, SAFe Agilist, PMI-ACP, or equivalent).

Experience in large-scale data platform or supply chain/commercial transformation programs.

Exposure to:

CPG/Retail data domains (sell-in, sell-out/IMS, supply chain/logistics, finance),

Agentic/AI-driven analytics platforms (e.g., Palantir Foundry/AIP, ELF/Waste/Risk pods).

Experience working in multinational, cross-functional teams across developed and emerging markets.

Demonstrated success:

influencing senior stakeholders on data platform and capability investment,

leading continuous improvement in data delivery practices,

mentoring and developing data engineers and mid-level leads.

Strategic thinker with structured problem-solving skills and ability to operate effectively in complex, matrixed organizations

Demonstrated success influencing cross-functional stakeholders across Business, Product, and technical teams

Strong executive presence, communication, and storytelling skills with comfort presenting to senior leadership

Proven ability to build and mentor high-performing teams, develop mid-level leaders, and lead capability building at scale

Self-motivated and resilient, with a test-and-learn mindset and experience driving innovation and change in ambiguous environments

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Global Leadership & Governance
Experience working in multinational, cross-functional teams across both developed and emerging markets
Familiarity with global operating models, regional data governance, and shared data platforms (e.g., central INTL Hub serving multiple markets)
Proven ability to navigate global stakeholder councils and cross-border transformation programs involving data and analytics

Certifications & Industry Expertise
Certifications such as GCP Professional Data Engineer / Cloud Architect, Agile (CSM/SAFe/PMI-ACP), or PMP are preferred
Prior experience with Tier-1 consulting firms or data/analytics advisory partners is a plus
Recognized for leading continuous improvement initiatives in data platforms, analytics, or cost-to-serve optimization

Domain & Platform Experience
FMCG / Retail industry experience preferred, with exposure to multi-region operations (North America, Europe, Asia/INTL)
Strong understanding of commercial and supply chain data domains (sell-in, sell-out/IMS, inventory, service KPIs like OTIF, Casefill, OOS, waste)
Hands-on experience with cloud-native data platforms such as GCP (BigQuery, Composer, Dataflow, Pub/Sub) and familiarity with Azure/Snowflake or similar environments
Exposure to AI/ML or agentic use cases (e.g., Palantir Foundry/AIP, waste/ELF pods, forecast improvement, recommendation systems)

Digital & Agile Transformation
Experience in product/platform operating models (e.g., MillsWorks 2.0), Agile PODs, or Run–Improve–Transform frameworks
Demonstrated ability to lead platform or data transformation initiatives from POC to scaled, stable products
Understanding of integration/API-based architectures between data platforms, ERP/planning systems, and downstream apps/BI tools
Hands-on experience with SQL and at least one scripting language (e.g., Python) and dashboarding/BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker) for model design, data wrangling, or KPI creation

Influence, Thought Leadership & Capability Building
Recognized for thought leadership in data platform modernization, cloud analytics, or AI/agentic adoption
Passionate about building next-generation data & analytics talent through mentorship, coaching, and capability development

Deep commitment to delivery, cross-functional collaboration, and cultural fluency in global teams

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.