Description
Summary:
This critical role ensures robust operational coverage and responsiveness for the Americas region within a globally distributed team, focusing on operational standards, risk mitigation, and global service excellence.
Highlights:
1. Opportunity to lead global service excellence initiatives
2. Pivotal role in a follow the sun global service model
3. Focus on continuous improvement and risk mitigation
**Job Description:**
**Data and Platform Service Lead \| hybrid \| Guararema**
The Data and Platform Service Lead is a critical role within the Mars global services model, ensuring robust operational coverage and responsiveness for the Americas region. The position is part of a globally distributed team, reporting directly to the Senior Data Platform Architect.
The role is embedded within a “follow the sun” service model, ensuring 24\-hour coverage and responsiveness across time zones. It is also pivotal in maintaining operational standards, mitigating risks, and upholding the organization’s commitment to global service excellence.
**What are we looking for?**
* Experience or strong familiarity with data platform architectures, ideally **Medallion** architecture or similar layered data lakehouse models in **cloud environments (Azure preferred)**
* 3\+ years of experience with IT service operations, data platform support, or analytics service management
* Experience working with **ITIL\-based support frameworks** (L1/L2\) and managing vendor/service KPIs
* Experience collaborating with offshore teams and managing cross\-functional stakeholder relationships
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with fluency in spoken and written English, and the ability to manage expectations and coordinate diverse teams
* Excellent problem\-solving and incident management capabilities
* Ability to work effectively in a “follow the sun” global service model
* Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and risk mitigation
* Experience in a leadership or team coordination role, preferably within a global or multi\-regional environment
* Relevant certifications such as ITIL Foundation (L1/L2 support), PMP, or Agile certifications
**What will be your key responsibilities?**
* Act as one of three global escalation points, specifically covering the Americas region
* Ensure timely incident resolution and manage critical escalations to maintain service continuity
* Serve as the primary liaison between regional business users, offshore support teams, and global Data Service leads
* Manage expectations and provide clear, proactive communication to stakeholders during incidents and service requests
* Optimize service processes
* Identify and address operational risks, implementing measures to uphold service levels during peak hours or unforeseen incidents
* Contribute to global service excellence initiatives, sharing best practices and lessons learned.
**What can you expect from Mars?**
* As Associates, we can expect to be respected, supported, and valued as individuals, to be treated fairly and equitably.
* The opportunity to learn, develop, and take charge of your own career at Mars.
* By joining our 200 Mars Global Services Associates, the diversity of encounters will be your daily life: Digital Technologies, Finance, People \& Organization, Insights, Laboratories, Commercial, the Mars Global Services Associates accompany the transformation and growth of each of our segments
* Work with great people in a fast\-paced environment
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