Sr. Manager, Marketplace Integrations, LAM
Area: Sales – Digital Partner Commerce (DPC), LAM
Direct Reporting Line: Director DPC
Location: Colombia (LAM)
GSMS Grade: M3
Number of Personnel Managed: 5
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization
At adidas, our mission is to be the best sports brand in the world and our purpose is to change lives through sport. The Sr. Manager Partner Program Integrations will oversee the LAM portfolio of new Partner Program integrations and enhancements, maximizing revenue growth across the region. The role ensures a best-in-class Project Management Office (PMO) by prioritizing projects based on sound business cases, securing global and LAM resources, and maintaining top-tier project management practices to deliver projects on time and in full.
Partner Program is the stream that manages marketplaces (Digital Wholesale).
Key Responsibilities
- Own the regional Partner Program integration roadmap across six LAM markets, leading annual prioritization cycles and business case submissions to the LAM SLT and global teams.
- Drive regional expansion by delivering first-of-kind integration capabilities across new markets and business models, including fulfilment and new logistics models.
- Build the regional playbook for new partner models.
- Design and maintain program and portfolio governance frameworks covering progress, risks, dependencies, and budget consumption.
- Assess the technical feasibility and commercial potential of integration opportunities and translate business priorities into structured roadmap proposals.
- Drive cross-functional alignment across business, technology, and operations teams.
- Feed marketplace realities, trends, and account insights back to Global Partner Program business development teams.
- Run a best-in-class PMO to deliver integration projects on time and in full.
- Drive continuous innovation toward full automation of Partner Program operations.
- Define business and operational requirements for each integration capability and coordinate end-to-end delivery.
- Validate go-live readiness against agreed standards.
Key Relationships
- Global Partner Program and Global Digital Partner Commerce Business Development teams
- Country DPC and Market teams
- Market Consumer Experience, Operations, and Finance teams
- Global and Market IT Partner Program teams
- Digital Sales Solutions teams
- Regional and local marketplace partners
- Regional middleware and integration platform providers
Knowledge, Skills and Leadership Abilities
- EXCEL: Acts as a confident brand ambassador, balances global strategy with local needs, anticipates change, embraces ambiguity, and drives continuous improvement.
- EMPOWER: Builds diverse and inclusive teams, engages and inspires employees, and develops talent through feedback and growth opportunities.
- ELEVATE: Delivers results, promotes accountability, and maintains a learning mindset.
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications
- University degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a related field, with 5+ years of professional experience, including 2+ years in e-commerce.
- 5+ years leading digital marketplace integration programs in a regional or multi-market scope.
- Experience owning and delivering multi-project digital integration portfolios with accountability for Net Sales enablement targets.
- Experience as a direct people manager with a track record of building and developing high-performing teams.
- Exceptional communication skills with stakeholders at all organizational levels, in person and remotely.
- Proficiency in MS Office and AI tools.
- Fluency in Spanish and English; Portuguese is a plus.
Culture
adidas fosters an athlete’s mindset through courage, ownership, innovation, teamplay, integrity, and respect. The company emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion as core parts of its culture and talent processes.