Senior Product Owner

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Job Description
The Future Begins Here
At Takeda, we are leading digital evolution and global transformation. By building innovative solutions and future-ready capabilities, we are meeting the need of patients, our people, and the planet.
Bengaluru, the city, which is India's epicenter of Innovation, has been selected to be home to Takeda's recently launched Innovation Capability Center. We invite you to join our digital transformation journey. In this role, you will have the opportunity to boost your skills and become the heart of an innovative engine that is contributing to global impact and improvement.
At Takeda's ICC we Unite in Diversity
Takeda is committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative workplace, where individuals are recognized for their backgrounds and abilities they bring to our company. We are continuously improving our collaborators journey in Takeda, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as an important contributor to our diverse team.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a dynamic and driven Product Owner to lead the development and continuous improvement in our Global Manufacturing area. The ideal candidate will ensure timely delivery, coordinate releases, conduct market analysis, and ensure the product meets user needs and business goals. This role also includes maintaining the digital health product post-launch, addressing user issues, and ensuring continuous product improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Product Development

• Experience in Manufacturing and data focused products preferred
• Develop and articulate a clear product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Define product offerings in terms of benefits, features, and customer journeys.
• Prioritize features for the product roadmap in collaboration with development teams.
• Write and manage a backlog of user stories, prioritizing items to achieve business goals.
• Lead the team through defining product requirements, ensuring they are complete and consistent.
• Ensure the team correctly understands the requirements.
• Collaborate closely with business, engineering, and design.
• Align timelines, dependencies, and scope with the scrum master, engineering manager, and design leads.
• Participate in planning sprints to reaffirm priorities and confirm requirements.
• Steering and participation of Agile methodology (e.g. scrum calls, sprint review, etc.)
• Oversee continuous improvement efforts.
• Interact with other teams for cross-team task implementation.
• Develop and execute a strategic customer engagement plan.

3. Release and Deployment Management:

• Develop detailed release plans.
• Implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices.
• Ensure successful product releases.

4. Post-Launch Maintenance and Improvement:

• Implement structured processes for collecting and addressing user feedback.
• Conduct regular performance audits and stress tests to ensure product reliability.
• Monitor product performance metrics and user satisfaction scores.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for maintenance procedures, updates, and best practices.
• Provide training and support materials for customer support teams.

Critical Knowledge and Skills:
Specialized Skills:

• Requirements Definition & Analysis
• Product Development & Delivery
• Design Thinking, Customer Experience Tools & Methodologies
• Backlog, Epic & Story Management
• Agile Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and DevOps Tools & Methodologies
• Teaming & Collaboration

Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years relevant progressive experiences.
• Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role in product management.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Experience with digital health products or in the healthcare sector is a plus.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to roll up one's sleeves to get the job done.
• Skilled at working effectively with cross-functional teams in a matrix organization.

WHAT TAKEDA ICC INDIA CAN OFFER YOU:

• Takeda is certified as a Top Employer, not only in India, but also globally. No investment we make pays greater dividends than taking good care of our people.
• At Takeda, you take the lead on building and shaping your own career.
• Joining the ICC in Bengaluru will give you access to high-end technology, continuous training and a diverse and inclusive network of colleagues who will support your career growth.

BENEFITS:

• It is our priority to provide competitive compensation and a benefit package that bridges your personal life with your professional career. Amongst our benefits are:
• Competitive Salary + Performance Annual Bonus
• Flexible work environment, including hybrid working
• Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans for self, spouse, and children
• Group Term Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance programs
• Health & Wellness programs including annual health screening, weekly health sessions for employees.
• Employee Assistance Program
• 5 days of leave every year for Voluntary Service in additional to Humanitarian Leaves
• Broad Variety of learning platforms
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs
• No Meeting Days
• Reimbursements - Home Internet & Mobile Phone
• Employee Referral Program
• Leaves - Paternity Leave (4 Weeks), Maternity Leave (up to 26 weeks), Bereavement Leave (5 days)

ABOUT ICC IN TAKEDA:

• Takeda is leading a digital revolution. We're not just transforming our company; we're improving the lives of millions of patients who rely on our medicines every day.
• As an organization, we are committed to our cloud-driven business transformation and believe the ICCs are the catalysts of change for our global organization.

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Locations
IND - Bengaluru
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time