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Product Owner & Technical Lead

Bratislava, Bratislava
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At Takeda, we are guided by our purpose of creating better health for people and a brighter future for the world. Every corporate function plays a role in making sure we — as a Takeda team — can discover and deliver life-transforming treatments, guided by our commitment to patients, our people and the planet.

People join Takeda because they share in our purpose. And they stay because we’re committed to an inclusive, safe and empowering work environment that offers exceptional experiences and opportunities for everyone to pursue their own ambitions.

Job ID R0128818 Date posted 08/15/2024 Location Bratislava, Bratislava

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Job Description

Product Owner & Technical Lead

The Future Begins Here

At Takeda, we are creating a future-ready organization that uses data and digital to meet the needs of patients, our people, and the planet. We need your help to make this happen. Join our new Innovation Capability Center (ICC) in Bratislava, Slovakia.

In this role at our state-of-the-art center, you will have the opportunity to grow your skills and create solutions that will benefit patients around the world. 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.

The Opportunity

As a Product Owner & Technical Lead you will play a pivotal role in building the future of HR through technology. You will lead the design and delivery of HR Digital Partner [the Product] – an advanced Conversational AI companion, designed to empower our HR Teams, enhance HR experiences, and simplify, standardize, and automate HR processes.

Responsibilities

  • Manage key relationships with business and function stakeholders in HR, DDT and other BUs to surface and deliver on business opportunities and outcomes.

  • Lead the development of multiple product strategies, long-term roadmaps and drive the product priority-setting of capabilities and features in response to business needs.

  • Proactively monitor and maintain product related end-to-end customer/business experiences and influence relevant stakeholders to support and deliver successful product releases.

  • Prioritize the backlog and investments to optimize time savings and employee satisfaction across the enterprise to maximize ROI.

  • Engage and align with HR stakeholders and DDT on current business plans, strategies and future opportunities and developments, providing product recommendations to build a pipeline of meaningful releases.

  • Engage key stakeholders across business and technology to understand their capability and feature needs to drive the development of a product vision, strategy, and roadmap.

  • Use broad knowledge of AI and Intelligent Automation to develop prototypes and to develop a roadmap for ongoing and new product developments.

  • Work closely with development teams to create new business product releases focusing on additional and/or new functionality, product simplification and enhancements.

  • Drive the product planning fitting in long-term roadmaps and aligned with short-term release plans. 

  • Drive prioritization of the product backlog to keep agile teams unblocked and aligned.

  • Manage and take responsibility for sustainability of the end-to-end customer experience of developed product.

  • Estimate approximate workload requirements and timeline predictions for the development team and continuously monitor and prioritize product developments and workflow and capacity to deliver the most value to users.

  • Communicate issues and successes up and down in project groups, HR and DDT partners.

  • Oversee and manage product budgets, established in consultation with stakeholders, by balancing new development and ongoing maintenance of the product.

  • Monitor and refine the product in partnership with service management teams to continuously optimize user experiences.

  • Partner with the Change Management Lead to deliver organizational change management (OCM) and documentation about product to ensure business readiness for product releases/evolution.

  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels to ensure alignment, manage expectations, and address concerns related to deployment of new tools and processes.

  • Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, and emerging tools related to HR technologies.

  • All other duties reasonably required of the position.


Skills and Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

  • 10 years or more of relevant professional experience. 

  • Experience as senior product owner or lead designing digital experiences

  • 6 years of more experience leading IT projects in SCRUM / Lean / Kanban methodologies

  • Proven track record of getting things done in complex organizations

  • Understanding and experience with the capabilities of GenAI & Intelligent Automation Frameworks

  • Experience in stakeholder relationship management. Influence in orchestrating key stakeholders and product teams to turn product vision into reality.

  • Familiarity working in a lean and agile software delivery team.

  • Work with virtual/agile teams in various locations, aligning and adapting different work, culture, and communication styles.

Preferred:

  • Experience with data driven product design using metrics to drive product decisions

  • Focus on continuous improvement and experience with change management and internal communications

  • Ability to influence across business units

  • Professional in-depth knowledge of technology product management in pharmaceutical industry.

  • Extensive experience in design or implementation of solutions or products, and preferably experience in quality improvement.

  • Understanding of design thinking and ability to explain technical concepts and convince stakeholders.

  • Extensive project management experience.

  • Proven track record of developing and exploiting deep customer insights as an accomplished practitioner of design thinking.

  • Demonstrated experience and success in creative problem solving.

What Takeda Can Offer You

At Takeda, you may build your career, while contributing to better people’s lives. Expect trust driven culture built around Integrity, Fairness, Honesty and Perseverance. Joining ICC will give you access to high end technology, training and colleagues who will support your growth.

Salary

As a motivated employee, you should be compensated appropriately. The minimum salary for this position is € 4450 per month (full time), but your final remuneration package may be higher depending on your qualifications and experience.

Benefits

Here are a few benefits our employees are enjoying at Takeda. To get a full picture of what we are offering, follow this link.

  • Cafeteria
  • Medical - High standard medical care
  • Bridge days
  • Summer Hours
  • Multisport Card

Your application and any and all conversations that occur with the recruiter, HR, and the hiring manager as part of that application will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Locations

SVK - Bratislava – Svatoplukova

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time
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Success profile

What makes a successful team member within Corporate at Takeda?

  • Collaborative
  • Strategic
  • Insightful
  • Results driven
  • Goal-oriented
  • Achiever
The environment is dynamic and evolving, so you have to be adaptable.

Maciej Niedospial - Business Reporting Manager

I’m fortunate enough to work with a highly skilled, diverse and dedicated bunch of people, and for that, I’m grateful! My colleagues continue to amaze me.

Sheelagh Gartlan - Recruitment Business Partner

Takeda is a company that emphasizes diversity and inclusion. By bringing people together who have diverse backgrounds, competencies, and personalities, innovation and ideas grow.

Michelle Chen - Human Resources Manager

  • Impact across generations Partnership brings together world-leading plasma companies to focus on developing and delivering a hyperimmune immunoglobulin in the global fight against COVID-19.
  • Takeda Scoops Global Top Employers® Award Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited today announced it has become part of a select group of only 15 to receive Top Global Employer® status for 2024.

Working at Takeda

  • Inclusion

    Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as a vital contributor to our global team.
  • Collaboration

    A strong, borderless team, we strive together towards our priorities and inspiring mission.
  • Innovation

    Bold initiatives, continuous improvement, and creativity are at the heart of how we bring scientific breakthroughs from the lab to patients.
  • Top Workplace

    Recognized for our culture and way of working, we’re one of only 17 companies to receive Top Global Employer® status for 2024.
  • Work-Life

    Our people-first mission extends beyond patients to include their families, communities, and our own Takeda family.
  • Empowerment

    Through trust and respect, you will have genuine support from leaders, managers, and colleagues to do your best work.

We're Steadfast In Our Commitment to Four Key Imperatives

Patient


Responsibly translate science into highly innovative medicines and accelerate access to improve lives worldwide.

People


Create an exceptional people experience.

Planet


Protect our planet.

Data & Digital


Transform Takeda into the most trusted, data-driven, outcomes-based biopharmaceutical company.

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