Sr Manager, Analytics & AI, Finance & Corporate

Work Location: ​Chicago​

Due to the highly interactive and team-based nature of this role, in-person attendance for most of the workweek (i.e., 3 days or more) is essential for: effective communication including during in-person meetings, strong supervision, real-time problem-solving, and participation in cross-functional initiatives.

Want to make an impact?

Technology powers Ferrara’s transformation of iconic brands into a world-class global business. Following a successful S/4HANA go-live, our IT organization is leading the next phase of digital evolution—scaling platforms, advancing data and analytics, and partnering closely with the business to deliver measurable impact. This is a chance to join a highly innovative IT team with strong executive sponsorship and influence across the enterprise.

The Senior IT Product Manager – Analytics (Commercial & Corporate Functions) is a senior, business-facing technology leader responsible for defining, delivering, and scaling enterprise analytics products that enable data-driven decision-making across Commercial (Sales, Marketing, Revenue Growth Management, Customer, Pricing) and Corporate (Finance, HR, Legal, Procurement, Strategy) functions.

This role blends product management rigor, analytics and data platform leadership, and senior stakeholder partnership. The Sr. IT Product Manager owns the end-to-end analytics product lifecycle—from strategy and roadmap through delivery, adoption, and value realization—while ensuring alignment with enterprise data, AI, security, and technology standards. Success is measured by business impact, adoption, and the ability to translate complex functional needs into scalable, trusted analytics capabilities.

Ways you will make a difference

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Define and maintain the analytics product strategy and roadmap supporting Commercial and Corporate functions
• Partner with senior business leaders to translate strategic priorities into scalable analytics capabilities
• Develop business cases, value hypotheses, and success metrics for new analytics investments
• Balance innovation, speed-to-value, and platform standardization

Analytics Delivery & Execution

• Lead cross-functional teams (Data Engineering, BI, Architecture, Data Science, Vendors) to design, build, test, and deploy analytics products
• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives across functions while maintaining alignment to enterprise priorities
• Ensure strong delivery discipline across Agile and hybrid delivery models
• Provide visibility into risks, dependencies, timelines, and outcomes; escalate as needed

Business Impact & Enablement

• Enable self-service analytics through reusable, well-governed data and semantic layers
• Drive adoption of advanced analytics and AI-enabled use cases across Commercial and Corporate domains
• Lead insight-driven problem solving, root-cause analysis, and performance measurement
• Support analytics maturity and upskilling of business users

Architecture, Data & Technology Leadership

• Partner with Enterprise Architecture to shape analytics and data platform direction
• Review solution designs to ensure alignment with enterprise standards, scalability, and security
• Guide integration across SAP and non-SAP platforms and enterprise data products
• Ensure analytics solutions support end-to-end business processes and decision flows

Security, Compliance & Risk Management

• Embed enterprise-grade security, privacy, and compliance controls into analytics solutions
• Ensure adherence to corporate policies, regulatory requirements, and data governance standards
• Partner with Risk, Security, and Legal teams to assess technologies and vendors

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Manage strategic delivery and solution partners as an extension of internal teams
• Ensure vendor performance, accountability, and alignment to business outcomes
• Build trusted relationships across business, IT, and executive stakeholders
• Communicate clearly with senior audiences on trade-offs, risks, and recommendations

Decision-Making Authority

• Owns prioritization of analytics initiatives and product backlog within the domain
• Defines scope, sequencing, and delivery approach for analytics products
• Escalates and resolves competing functional priorities
• Influences enterprise analytics and data platform decisions

Skills that will make you successful

• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen
• Deep curiosity and ability to diagnose root causes of complex problems
• Comfortable operating across multiple business partners with competing priorities
• Strong communicator who can translate between business and technology audiences
• Skilled at driving change, adoption, and cross-functional alignment

Experiences that will support your success

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of progressive IT experience, including analytics, data platforms, or enterprise systems
• Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise-scale analytics or data products
• Strong understanding of Commercial and/or Corporate business processes and data
• Proven ability to influence senior business and technology leaders

Preferred

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA and enterprise commercial or financial data domains
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms, modern BI tools, and AI/ML use cases
• Experience leading large-scale transformation or digital programs
• Certifications in Product Management, Analytics, Data Engineering, or Agile delivery

What We Offer

At Ferrara, we’re proud to support our employees by providing comprehensive benefits such as health insurance, dental insurance, a 401(k), and paid time off (PTO).  Eligible employees may also receive an annual bonus based on company performance. Learn more about our benefits at https://flimp.live/Ferrara-Candy-2025-OE-QR

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $125,875 - $176,225 annually.