Lead Consultant - Hyper Automation

Job Title: Senior Manager - Hyper Automation

Career Level - E

Introduction to role

It’s a multifaceted and results-oriented environment to work in – but that’s why we like it. There are countless opportunities to learn and grow, whether that’s exploring new technologies in hackathons or redefining the roles and work of colleagues forever. Craft your own path, with support all the way. A diverse set of minds that work cross-functionally and broadly together.

Hyperautomation and Process Mining is a strategic approach to rapidly identify, vet, and automate as many business and IT processes as possible. It involves orchestrated use of multiple sophisticated technologies such as Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Chatbot, Low Code – No Code, Process mining (Celonis), Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), etc. Gartner reports Hyperautomation and Process Mining as top strategic technology trends and estimates that more than 70% of large commercial organizations have dozens of Hyperautomation initiatives underway.

The Hyperautomation and Process Mining team is accountable for developing the IT2025 Hyperautomation and Process Mining strategy and delivering a future roadmap towards AstraZeneca’s Growth through Innovation vision. This team provides technology leadership across the enterprise and possesses a comprehensive range of automation capabilities to deliver.

This role is accountable for partnering with AstraZeneca business and IT collaborators for portfolio management and delivery of Hyper Automation solutions on a large scale.

Accountabilities

Essential Skills/Experience

• Develop and implement project/program plans, including activities, resources, costs, roles, responsibilities, and quality in line with the IT Project Management Methodology.

• Oversee project/program budgets, forecasts, tasks, schedules, risks, organizational change, and status, ensuring timely reporting and informed decision-making for partners and review boards. Coordinate project workstream delivery and manage dependencies within and across programs.

• Maintain strong relationships with key business collaborators to ensure accurate capture of requirements and alignment with project/program goals. Lead team member meetings and communicate updates on status, issues, and risks.

• Ensure robust risk and issue management processes are in place and actively used, addressing and intensifying concerns as needed.

• Champion a cohesive project team, providing leadership to drive success and offering coaching and development to team members where necessary.

• Lead changes to project/program scope, ensuring all impacts are assessed, approved, and communicated to customers and review boards.

• Develop service transition plans for a smooth handover into support and maintenance phases.

• Ensure the project team aligns with standards such as ADF, quality, compliance, and follows defined processes, technical capabilities, and standard methodologies. Establish program governance and lead Decision Point reviews and Steering Committee meetings.

• Coordinate the creation, review, and submission of RPA achievement work (e.g., PDD, SDD, code walkthroughs, runbooks, and application releases).

• Ensure the realization of encouraged project benefits aligns with the work being done and is well understood by collaborators and the project team.

• Manage partner relationships by identifying key business and IT collaborators and addressing their individual needs and levels of influence. Give to communication plans and organizational change management for projects and customers.

• Lead sprint planning, including defining complexity grids to estimate story points. Track team velocity and efficiency for capacity planning and define the RPA development roadmap for each quarter.

• Be responsible for contract renewals and negotiations, involving procurement teams and negotiating with suppliers to ensure timely contract sign-offs, thus maintaining compliance with BAU components and environments.

• Support the continuous development of a world-class project management center of excellence, ensuring standard processes are adopted and reinforced.

• Collaborate effectively with:

• The Supplier Management function to oversee the delivery of small to medium-sized supplier contracts, purchase orders, and invoicing.

• Suppliers to ensure the delivery of agreed-upon products and services, maintaining alignment with project delivery standards.

• Key business team members to ensure accurate capture of business requirements and dedication to project/program objectives.

• IT Service Management teams, where experience in handling delivery teams will be advantageous.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Strong presentation and reporting skills

• Minimum 10+ years of program and project management experience

• Familiarity with RPA platforms: Automation Anywhere, Power Automate Desktop, BluePrism, UIPath

• CSM or ITIL or Six Sigma Certification

• Large Program and Project Management Experience

• Master’s / Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Working in Technology here means you'll be a self-starter who is comfortable stepping up and taking ownership, willing to constantly explore and challenge the status quo. You'll be empowered to orchestrate new possibilities, solve challenges, and continuously innovate. Here you'll join hackathons, work with large data sets, and challenge yourself to push new boundaries.

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.