RD&I Apps & Regulatory SME

Life tastes better with ice cream

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry.
 
We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world’s biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference. 

What truly sets us apart is how we work. 

We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done. 

We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.  

The role

The Core R&D Technology Lead is responsible for the end-to-end technical leadership, delivery, and lifecycle management of core R&D technology platforms, including PLM, LIMS, IMS, and Data Science & AI capabilities supporting innovation and New Product Introduction (NPI). The role will operate initially within a multi-year global transformation programme, delivering new capabilities, integrations, and operating models across R&D technology platforms. The programme is expected to be completed by the end of 2027, with deployments delivered in multiple waves across regions and innovation workstreams. Due to the phased deployment approach, Business as Usual (BAU) operations will run in parallel with transformation activities for the majority of the programme duration. Following completion of the transformation, the role will transition fully into BAU ownership, retaining accountability for platform stability, evolution, and innovation enablement. In order to deliver true partnership to our functional stakeholders this role will be accountable for co-developing a strategy for the ongoing optimisation and innovation within R&D.

What you'll be responsible for

Core R&D Technology Leadership

• Act as technical lead for R&D platforms including PLM, LIMS, IMS, and Data Science/AI systems, ensuring end-to-end support for the R&D and NPI lifecycle from ideation to product launch.

Transformation Delivery & Rollouts

• Lead design, build, integration, testing, and deployment of R&D platforms, managing wave-based rollouts across locations and ensuring continuous improvement across releases.

BAU & Transformation Management

• Maintain a dual-track model balancing stable R&D operations with ongoing transformation, ensuring platform performance, security, and scalability while evolving support models.

R&D IT Stakeholder Leadership

• Serve as the primary IT interface for R&D teams, providing technical leadership, coordination, and escalation management across internal teams, vendors, and system integrators.

IT Governance, Security & Compliance

• Oversee governance activities including security, data protection, architecture alignment, CMDB, and regulatory compliance to ensure R&D systems meet global standards.

Innovation, Data & AI Enablement

• Enable advanced analytics, AI, and data-driven innovation across R&D, ensuring scalable, governed data flows that support modelling, experimentation, and faster decision-making.

Vendor & System Integrator Management

• Lead technical oversight of vendors and system integrators, reviewing designs, validating solutions, and ensuring alignment with architecture, compliance, and business goals..

We're looking for someone who

Essential Skills & Experience

• Senior-level experience leading R&D or laboratory technology platforms in regulated environments, with strong expertise in PLM and LIMS systems and their integration.

• Proven ability to manage both BAU operations and transformation programmes, including support for innovation and New Product Introduction (NPI) initiatives.

• Strong understanding of data governance, security, and compliance within R&D or scientific environments.

• Excellent stakeholder management and vendor leadership experience in complex global organisations.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with IMS platforms and Data Science/AI enablement in R&D or engineering contexts.

• Exposure to FMCG, Life Sciences, Chemicals, Food, or other regulated manufacturing industries.

• Experience delivering global, multi-site R&D or laboratory system rollouts.

Education & Experience

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Minimum of 10 years of IT experience.

What you'll get

Alongside meaningful work and strong development, we offer a reward package that typically includes

• Market-competitive pay and performance related rewards
• Flexible ways of working
• Support for health, wellbeing and life outside of work
• Time off to rest and recharge
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Specific benefits vary by location

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Why join us?

This is a place for people who are passionate about ice cream and are growth obsessed - both for the business and for themselves. People who act like an owner and drive our business end-to-end. People who are driven by success to deliver more than we ever thought we could! 

You’ll thrive here if you value an inclusive culture, with low ego and hierarchy - and if you’re excited to continuously learn and challenge how we work, using digital, data, and new thinking to push us forward.

- Roles with real accountability and visible impact
- Free to move fast, experiment and challenge how things are done
- Continuous learning and development as the business grows
- Reward linked to performance and contribution.

Your career here is shaped by what you deliver, as you work across functions and markets and grow with the business.

Ready to build the future of Ice Cream?

If this sounds like the place where you'd thrive, we'd love to hear from you. Apply online and share your CV. We'll review your application and be in touch with the next steps.

If you are an individual with a disability and require assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please let your Talent Acquisition Partner know.

Additional information

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.