Job Purpose:
The Associate Director, Product Owner - IP is responsible for maximising the value of the intellectual property tech portfolio within he Legal, Compliance & WREF domain by translating business needs into a prioritised backlog and leading delivery across the product lifecycle, within strategic and financial guardrails set by the Dir, Legal Product Manager and Senior Director of Legal, Compliance & WREF Digital & Tech. They work closely with business stakeholders to define outcomes and ensure delivered functionality is usable, secure, compliant, supportable, and aligned to product strategy. The IP Product Owner guides Product Analysts and works with delivery teams to ensure requirements are transparent, value-driven, and data-informed, while overseeing iterative delivery that improves product performance, adoption, and operational readiness. The role is accountable for ensuring the IP tech stack has bold, data powered roadmaps.
This role operates under GSK's "Performance with Choice" hybrid working approach, typically expecting 2–3 days per week in the office,
with the specific pattern agreed between the successful candidate and their manager based on role and team needs.
Key Responsibilities:
• Partner with IP business stakeholders to understand functional needs, refine requirements, and define product outcomes that support business priorities, within guardrails set by the Dir, Legal Product Manager and Senior Director of Legal, Compliance & WREF Digital & Tech.
• Own and manage the IP Product backlog (e.g. Jira, ADO etc), ensuring requirements (e.g., epics, features, user stories) are well-defined and supported by minimum data inputs (e.g., cost drivers, user volumes, risk/sensitivity, process impact, dependencies).
• Make prioritisation decisions for the Product backlog based on value, cost, risk, business continuity, and resource capacity, escalating only where strategic trade-offs are required by the Dir, Legal Product Manager and Senior Director of Leg
📌 Associate Director, Product Owner (Bengaluru)
🏢 GSK
📍 Bengaluru