Delivery Manager

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Job Description

The Future Begins Here

At Takeda, we are creating a future-ready organization, one that evolves at the speed of science and technology using data and digital to meet the needs of patients, our people, and the planet. In order to make that happen, we need your help.

Join our exciting and new Innovation Capability Center (ICC) in Bratislava, Slovakia. This specialized, innovative and state of the art center of technological resources will drive data and digital capabilities and solutions across Takeda. The Center will be home to approximately 300 change agents, organized into chapters and cross-functional squads based on agile ways of working.

Grow your data and digital skills, create and enhance solutions for patients around the globe, and help us create a data and digital-forward Takeda. This is a unique opportunity to become the heart of our internal innovation engine.

At Takeda we unite in diversity.

Takeda is committed to creating an inclusive workplace, where individuals are recognized for the diverse backgrounds and abilities they bring to our company. We are continually improving workplace experience and accessibility for everyone, and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as an important contributor to our Team.

OBJECTIVES:

• Provide Project and Portfolio Management leadership across Global IT, including value realization, communication, tracking, and visualization and leading excellence in delivery of those objectives.
• Responsible for implementing governance alignment and management, including sourcing, budgeting, compliance, project and portfolio Global IT processes.
• Provides leadership to cross-functional teams and/or program composed of multiple products/work streams with medium complexity in the successful delivery of high-impact IT initiatives.
• Manages solutions to achieve identified objectives, drives program achievement, and influences decision-making on projects and focusing on business outcomes.
• Key contributor to transforming Global IT units to the Product Centric operating model, by influencing and implementing change management, and providing guidance for transition from waterfall to agile methodologies.
  

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Identify and solve complex problems in Project/Program Management across Waterfall and Agile methodologies for implementation and/or administration of project governance requirements, feedback for process improvement, lessons learned, and program enhancements.  Acta s a point of escalation moderately complex, non-routine problems.
• Identify opportunities and business needs by ensuring alignment of project and product investments and initiatives with business strategy based on changing functional needs, resource capacity constraints, risk exposure, and interdependencies
• Lead the implementation of strategic and core projects and programs with routine monitoring, measurement, and reporting of performance to budget, schedule, and business objectives.  
• Identifies barriers that are slowing down projects and identify innovative solutions to remove inefficiencies to drive toward program goals. Provide periodic updates to senior management.  Monitor execution of various delivery team activities
• Actively manages the project governance and portfolio management processes to ensure that approved functional area projects fit within budget and resource constraints; has visibility into project performance and project risks and issues.  Ensures governance coordination and sup-port of the project/program portfolio. Partner with Global IT Portfolio Leads to ensure compliance with and appropriate use of enterprise portfolio/project management tools
• Contributes to key initiatives, projects, and changes in collaboration with business, Global IT Sponsors, and Global IT Partners to maintain a highly productive and effective delivery team through facilitation and coordination and to ensure excellence in delivery of business outcomes.
• Lead multiple matrix delivery teams, ensure alignment to software delivery processes/best practices, and work with project managers to maintain project management standards and procedures.
• Coach, develop, and mentor delivery teams in the development of detailed project plans, identifying resource needs to support delivery efforts, and coordinating the daily activities of the development teams for guidance and direction on problems or issues and to ensure excellence in delivery of business outcomes.
• Works effectively in a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary team environment. Experience working with local and virtual team. Able to organize and direct others' work efforts with tact and diplomacy and contribute to the development of team members and team goals. 
• Adapt and learn and lead in an organizational model that is delivering value to the business partners with different project methodologies.   

EDUCATION, BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Master's Degree in relevant field (Management, Technology) is required.
• 5+ years’ experience within a Lean/Agile development environment
• Extensive experience partnering with business area leaders to plan and deliver programs.
• Extensive product/program/project management experience, including management of full lifecycle implementations for major applications.
• Technical knowledge to determine how project data can be organized meaningfully in order to facilitate project team success.
• Proven skills in negotiation, influencing without authority and working diplomatically through conflict.
• Thorough understanding of Scrum, Kanban, and/or SAFe methodologies

STRONGLY DESIRED:

• Previous CRM project experience
• Salesforce platform / SF Health Cloud knowledge (it is a huge advantage)
• DevOps experience
• Flexible working time to adjust to multiple time-zones

Compensation

Salary

As a motivated employee, you should be compensated appropriately. The minimum salary for this position is € 3000 per month (full time), but your final remuneration package may be higher depending on your qualifications and experience

Annual Bonus

Employees have the opportunity to earn an annual bonus based on company, business unit, and individual performance.

Referral program

Bonuses are available for referrals if your friends join Takeda.

Benefits

• We care about your future. So, we offer a retirement plan for employees, which includes up to a 3% match. You'll also have access to life insurance covering short-term and long-term disability in case of injury or death.

• When in need, we'll support you. Our Takeda-sponsored individual medical plan will give you access to timely health treatment for your medical needs. We also have additional payment available for critical illnesses.

• We understand mental health is also important. Counseling and support resources are available 24/7 through our assistance program for employees and immediate family members.

• We want you to spend time away. We offer generous paid leave and also additional time off for maternity, paternity, and parental leave.

• We are committed to helping the world. You'll have the opportunity to participate in paid time away for volunteering activities.

• We know there's more to life than work. we return to the office, you'll enjoy a mix of remote working and in-office collaboration in our state-of-the-art facilities. During summer we have flexible workweeks with half-day Fridays.

• And some additional benefits because at Takeda, we invest in our people.

• You’ll have access to:

• Daily allowance for meals

• Supplementary monthly payment to spend on retirement savings, educational courses, and leisure activities

• Assistance for home office internet or English learning expenses

Locations

Bratislava, Slovakia

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time