Job Description Summary
The Technology Platform Director / Technology Product Director is accountable for the Life Cycle Management of one or more GCO business technology products (systems, solutions etc.), from defining the strategic roadmap to development & configuration to release and business-as-usual performance. At the core of success for this role, is the alignment of the technology product attributes and functionality to the business domain requirements and users it serves. They are driven by an unwillingness to accept the status quo, the vision to anticipate future business user needs, and a relentless desire to simplify the technology landscape and improve experiences.

The Technology Platform Director / Technology Product Director works closely with relevant IT stakeholders to continuously improve functionality and performance of the technology product. This also includes keeping the technology product in a compliant and validated state according to GxP and Novartis CSV and Quality standards.

Job Description
Major Accountabilities:




Accountable for the overall vision of the product(s) in line with business needs and organization platform strategy, and for product roadmap in coherence with that strategy and user priorities
Final decision-maker and make “tie-breaker” decisions if business domains are unable to reach alignment
Life Cycle Management of one or more business technology products, and fit-for-purpose technology capabilities for a given business domain (e.g. ‘SSO’) and user groups, co-authored with business/functional leadership counterparts
Accountable for preparation and management of technology product budget in accordance with Novartis Financial processes, including current scope/budget requests, business cases and change requests
Technology roadmap and corresponding execution per commitments/ expectations (time, cost, scope)
Oversight of the business-as-usual performance of the product architecture (e.g. interfaces/symmetry between technologies,

📌 Technology Product Director (Hyderabad)
🏢 Novartis
📍 Hyderabad