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Job Description

About the Role:
The Product Manager leads a product initiative within Takeda, setting a unified strategic vision and ensuring alignment between goals and product development. Responsible for defining the product roadmap, guiding go-to-market strategy, and ensuring product delivery meets customer needs and business demands across the GMS/GQ network. The Product Manager also mentors Senior Product Owners, ensuring day-to-day delivery aligns with the long-term strategic vision

How You Will Contribute:

Customer Relationship Management

Product Engagement: Communicate product alignment with business priorities to drive engagement across business and DD&T.Stakeholder Partnership: Address critical needs with GMS/GQ stakeholders, aligning with tech and data strategies.Onboarding & Support: Onboard customers to products, ensuring ongoing support for adoption and retention.
 

Product Strategy & Delivery

Roadmap & Vision: Develop a product roadmap based on market trends and strategic goals, guiding product teams in defining requirements.Value Generation & Financial Performance: Drive product improvements to increase operating profit and ROI, monitoring cost-effectiveness. Ensure GxP compliance and correct validation to fulfil regulatory requirements.Feature Prioritization & MVP: Define and prioritize features, scope MVP within resource limits, ensuring iterative growth.Value Generation & Financial Performance: Drive product improvements to increase operating profit and ROI, monitoring cost-effectiveness.Continuous Improvement & Innovation: Use feedback and analytics for product refinement, identifying growth opportunities.
 

Monitoring & Reporting

Backlog & Requirements: Build and prioritize backlog aligned with business goals, refining based on feedback.Cross-Team Coordination: Collaborate with teams on timelines, dependencies, and requirements.Data-Driven Tracking: Track success using OKRs and analytics, making data-informed adjustments.Readiness & Risk Management: Ensure product launch readiness and manage risks.
 

Product Management Leadership

Strategic Vision & ART Accountability: Own the product vision and strategy, balancing Agile goals with long-term objectives. Ensure alignment of product backlogs, roadmaps, and feature definitions.Alignment with Business Objectives: Drive alignment between product strategy and organizational goals, advocating for the product at the executive level.Compliance & Financial Oversight: Ensure product development meets organizational standards, regulatory requirements, and financial goals.Talent Development & Team Leadership: Attract, develop, and retain talent, fostering a high-performance culture.Agile Event Participation & Commitment Delivery: Lead key Agile events, ensuring teams meet commitments and deliver quality increments.
 

What You Bring to Takeda:

Educational & Professional Experience

Degree: Bachelor’s or Master’s in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Technical/Natural Science) or equivalent.Experience: Extensive experience in Digital, Data, and Technology, with a proven record of managing strategic product development from MVP to market scale.Industry Knowledge: Experience working in regulated sectors (e.g., pharmaceutical, healthcare) to ensure compliance.
 

Strategic & Financial Proficiency

Product Vision & Strategy: Defines the product’s strategic vision and roadmap, aligning priorities with long-term business objectives.Financial Oversight: Manages the product’s financial performance, budgeting, and ROI assessment.Advanced Analytics & Metrics: Leverages data insights and KPIs to inform product decisions and financial impact.
 

Cross-Functional Influence

Leadership Across Departments: Builds relationships across finance, marketing, and operations, aligning products with corporate goals.Executive Stakeholder Engagement: Advocates for the product vision at the executive level, influencing high-level decision-making.
 

Leadership Behaviors

Thinking Strategically: Finds innovative ways to serve patients, building trust, reputation, and business.Inspire Others: Creates an environment that motivates others to move the organization forward.

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Empowering our people to shine:

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

LocationsZurich, Switzerland

Worker TypeEmployee

Worker Sub-TypeRegular

Time TypeFull time