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Job Description

About the role:

• Own enterprise-wide implementation leadership for the GSQ Global Capability Model across priority functions, processes, and locations in alignment with enterprise standards.

• Convert GSQ and enterprise GCM strategy into cross-functional implementation plans, deployment waves, governance, and delivery milestones.

• Ensure successful transition, stabilization, and scaling of work into GCCs with measurable outcomes across service, quality, compliance, cost, and sustainability.

• Act as the strategic leader for GSQ GCM implementation, serving as GSQ’s senior implementation authority for deployment readiness, sequencing, escalation, and execution risk management.

How you will contribute:

• Own end-to-end implementation leadership of the GSQ GCM roadmap, including mobilization, transition planning, execution, stabilization, and scaling.

• Serve as the central GSQ lead for execution, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, resolving implementation barriers, and driving adoption of the GCM model.

• Translate GCM priorities into structured implementation plans with defined milestones, owners, risks, and dependencies.

• Coordinate cross-functional execution across GSQ, Global GCM, Finance, HR, site leadership, and partner functions.

• Oversee deployment readiness, transition governance, issue resolution, and escalation management across implementation waves.

• Lead go/no-go readiness decisions, escalation pathways, and implementation trade-off discussions balancing speed, quality, compliance, service continuity, and long-term sustainability.

• Track delivery performance, implementation milestones, and value realization in partnership with Finance and business stakeholders.

• Support capability build, operating rhythm, and ways of working required to embed GCM successfully in receiving hubs and business teams.

• Provide senior leadership with clear updates, risks, recommendations, and implementation decisions needed to maintain progress.

• Drive adoption and sustained use of the GCM operating model through disciplined change management and stakeholder engagement.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in science, engineering, or another related technical field. Master's degree preferred.

• 10–15+ years of experience; Significant experience leading global implementation, transition, transformation, or operating model deployment initiatives

• Strong leadership presence and ability to influence senior stakeholders

• Proven experience partnering with Finance on value tracking and benefits realization

• High degree of learning agility, resilience, and enterprise thinking

• Experience in biopharmaceutical or other highly regulated industries preferred

• Experience with benefits tracking, implementation governance, and organizational change preferred

Locations

IND - Bengaluru

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Time Type

Full time