Regional IT Manager LATAM

You will act as a bridge between business and technology, providing strategic direction, governance, and oversight to ensure that digital capabilities, systems, and processes across markets evolve in line with long-term business objectives. The role requires strong collaboration with global, regional, and local stakeholders to drive consistency, capability development, and technological excellence.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the regional IT strategy for Ice Cream LATAM, ensuring alignment with the global digital roadmap and business transformation priorities.

• Drive governance, standards, and operational excellence across the technology ecosystem, ensuring compliance, reliability, and scalability.

• Partner with business and global IT teams to identify opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and sustainable growth enabled by digital technologies.

• Manage the regional portfolio of initiatives, ensuring value delivery, prioritization, and alignment with business outcomes.

• Foster continuous improvement of digital capabilities supporting end-to-end value chains, from demand planning and manufacturing to customer experience and commercial execution.

• Oversee performance, security, and compliance of enterprise systems and platforms, ensuring adherence to IT policies, risk controls, and business continuity principles.

• Strengthening relationships with global platform owners, vendors, and strategic partners to secure technology enablement and delivery excellence.

• Build regional capabilities through coaching, knowledge sharing, and cross-country collaboration, ensuring teams are future-ready and aligned with emerging technology trends.

• Monitor key performance indicators, budgets, and service levels, ensuring effective execution of the IT operating model.

• Provide clear, executive-level communication and reporting to senior leadership, translating technical insights into strategic business value.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED: 

• Expertise in IT governance, risk management, cybersecurity, and compliance frameworks.

• Excellent strategic thinking, communication, and decision-making skills.

• High capability to translate business needs into technology-driven value creation.

• Proficiency in English; Spanish and Portuguese are an advantage.

SKILLS:

• Strategic Leadership & Vision

• IT Governance & Risk Management

• Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Digital Transformation & Change Enablement

• Data-Driven Decision Making

• Collaboration & Influencing Skills

• Agility & Continuous Improvement

• Executive Communication

EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Strong understanding of enterprise systems, digital platforms, data ecosystems, and customer engagement technologies.

• Demonstrated ability to lead multi-country teams and influence cross-functional stakeholders.

• Proficient in English and Spanish, and able to communicate in 

LEADERSHIP:  

• Purpose & Service: Leads with clarity of purpose, ensuring that technology enables growth, sustainability, and positive impact for people and business.

• Passion for High Performance: Delivers results through focus, accountability, and data-driven insights.

• Personal Mastery:Demonstrates resilience, continuous learning, and adaptability to change.

• Consumer Love: Understands that technology and data ultimately serve to elevate consumer and customer experience.

• Agility:Anticipates trends, embraces innovation, and leads digital evolution across markets.

• Inclusiveness: Fosters collaboration across diverse teams and geographies to build regional synergy and shared success

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:

• A unique mix of global scale & start-up spirit—€8.3bn powerhouse with an agile, entrepreneurial mindset. We’re building a new high growth Ice Cream company from the ground up. ​

• Career without limits—42 markets, international opportunities, and fast tracked growth. ​

• A performance-driven culture—Freedom to act, disrupt and grow – your success is measured by impact.​

• A company that celebrates joy, innovation, and purpose—We create extraordinary careers, just like our ice cream creates extraordinary moments.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

As publicly announced, Unilever will separate its Ice Cream business which is expected by the end of 2025. This role will transfer to the new Ice Cream company. 

The Magnum Ice Cream Company embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.  

For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position 

ARE YOU EXCITED TO CRAFT THE ICE CREAM FUTURE?

To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV.
Your application will be reviewed against our requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.

Disclaimer

Equal Opportunity Employer: The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.