DevOps Team Lead Director

As a key driver of the organizations strategy, you will align objectives with technology strategy development, solution discovery, service, risk, and relationship management. You will take complete ownership of all technical aspects of the product lifecycle, working closely with the Business Product Manager. By maximizing the value and utilization of the product line, you will play a vital role in its success. Your responsibilities will also include developing the technical product roadmap, from ideation to development, adoption, and value realization, along with identifying and prioritizing features that will incrementally deliver maximum business value through the creation of minimum viable products. Additionally, you will act as a representative of the business and customer strategy within the DDIT organization, providing valuable input and recommendations for Platform and Product investments and roadmaps.

• Proactively shape change portfolio and technology roadmap. Drive forward thinking and innovation within business w.r.to tech-driven business capabilities and processes, leading conversation with consulting mindset together with other DDIT functions
• Accountable for Program, project and product delivery to the business. Partner with Business to drive Business Transformation Programs enabled by technology, co-own transformation outcomes
• Measure and drive the business value of transformation initiatives underpinned by Programs, Projects, Products. Develop knowledge above silos across business functions and ensure business accountabilities are executed
• DDIT budget accountability to the business. Help business to understand their choices to manage technology costs
• Partner with Countries or Sites (where applicable) in respect to country/site roadmaps balancing global and local investments and business needs
• Risk ownership for investment and operations portfolio. Ensure our journey to Technology Transformation supports Business objectives in a fast, simple, efficient way
• Contributes to and interprets business and DDIT strategy to shape strategy and future direction for GCO
• Serves as point of escalation, review and approval for key issues and decisions. Fully accountable for determining the operational objectives and medium-term planning according to the long-term plans established by the DDIT Strategy
• Articulate the business strategy and customer experience. Co-create the Product vision and roadmap with the Business Product Owner.
• Identify and prioritize features to be delivered through the Product Backlog Ensure that the Development Team understands items in the Product Backlog to the level needed.

• Bachelor s degree in computer or IT-related field or technical discipline. MBA optional
• More than 15 years experience working in an IT environment
• Extensive project management and change management experience

• Prior Veeva Knowledge is a must, preferably in Clinical Vault
• Understanding of DevOps model
• Ability to setup and scale teams as needed
• Experience of working in Matrix Environment. Collaborating across boundaries
• Working experience within the pharmaceutical industry or regulated industries.
• Relationship Management. Leveraging digital technology / big data . Multi-national global experience. Interactions with senior management . Influencing without authority
• Track record delivering global solutions at scale

• ~Business fluent in English (written and spoken)
  

Business Acumen, Business Requirements, Customer Requirements, Financial Modeling, Information Technology Consulting, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning, Talent Development, Technical Analysis, Waterfall Model