Lead Software Engineer

Position Title Lead Software Engineer Function/Group Digital and Technology Location Mumbai Shift Timing Regular Role Reports to D&T Head Software Engineering Remote/Hybrid/in-Office Hybrid 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 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 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 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 provided Link Purpose of the role This is an exciting time to work in General Mills' PIC and MDM Organization We are accelerating Digital Transformation of our Product Information Capabilities (PIC) capabilities to provide a competitive advantage to our business. To this end, we are looking for a D&T Associate Analyst, with passion for Product Information Management (PIM) and (Master Data Management) MDM to join our Product Information Capabilities team. The PIM / MDM Engineering team requires agile team members who can support ecommerce by creating the systems of records and developing rightful integrations which would help in sourcing, validating, publishing, and quality checking the data that our customers use to create the digital shelf and our product’s detail pages. This would need a team which is well versed with managing Product Master Data. The vision is to expand the platform further to benefit other business areas  KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES .  Leadership responsibilities in PIM and MDM space; Collaborate with Analysts, Product Owner & D&T Solution Managers to shape the end-to-end product strategy and Engineering / Architectural alignment along the Product Information Management and MDM space  Manage a team of Software Engineers working in the PIM and MDM space, ensuring effective Talent Planning and Management, work guidance ensuring quality of highest standards Collaborate with business analysts, data architects, and other developers to ensure solutions align with business needs and technical standards. Design, develop, and maintain STIBO STEP solutions to support product information management processes and MDM; Create and maintain technical documentation for STIBO STEP solutions and other solutions made Write and maintain code for business rules to ensure data quality and consistency; Ensure industry best practices in maintaining and developing codes, enabling all the business rules mentioned Establish industry best practices towards system integration for exchanging data in Product information space, utilizing middleware like MuleSoft; Configure outbound and inbound integrations to exchange data with other systems Configure gateway endpoints for seamless data flow Design and build web UI screens for data entry, validation, and reporting Develop solutions based on documented requirements and specifications. Participating in agile project development, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives Stay up to date with the latest STIBO STEP features and best practices. Working in an International, multi-cultural environment Good problem-solving skills, bias for action, decisive, strong time management skills  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education – Full time graduation from an accredited university (Mandatory- Note: This is the minimum education criteria which cannot be altered); Bachelors in Computer (BE or BSc) or STEM fields is preferred Experience of implementing and concepts related to PIM, MDM having integration with platforms like ERP (preferably SAP), Artwork tools, Data syndication tools like Syndigo, Informatica etc. Experience on Digital Product Publishing, such as data governance, data quality, data integration and data exporting Technical expertise into Stibo platform Exposure to Digital Shelf and Publication processes; Experience with Data Syndication partners such as 1WorldSync, Syndigo and Salsify Strong experience in working in an Agile environment Experience with PIM workflows, data quality error analysis and workbench error resolution Experience with Data Syndication processes Good to have experience of working in the CPG sector or similar industry PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Product Information Management / Master Data Management STIBO STEP certification Business Analysis skills SQL, Cloud GCP Agile / SCRUM Delivery Familiarity with Service Bus Integration Preferably experience in Consumer Goods industry