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SeniorDirector,AxialBusinessTransformationGITCLead
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“Senior Director, Axial Business Transformation GITC Lead at Us. Skills: programme leader, business transformation, talent management, stakeholder management, operational oversight. Represent Axial alongside the GITC Leadership Team and drive complex outcomes important to the business and programme. Building, scaling, and sustaining Axial capability in the GITC”
What You'll Achieve.
drive complex outcomes important to the business and programme; accelerate delivery outcomes
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
15+ years of collaborative leadership experience, Experience facilitating large-scale, technology-enabled business transformations, Expertise in building significant partnerships with local and global systems integrators, Thoughtful operational understanding of validated environments, An imaginative approach to embracing AI and emerging tools, Adaptable and open-minded, Engaging communication and networking skills, Considerate planning, project delivery, and change management capabilities, SME Knowledge in at least one area of Axial GITC delivery
Nice to Have
Prior leadership experience within the biopharmaceutical industry, Proven success in transitioning large, agile transformation teams back into steady-state Business As Usual (BAU) operating models post-programme, Strategic exposure to complex SAP Business Suite global deployments, Advanced capabilities in rapid talent acquisition, capability mapping, and managing talent rotation between dedicated programmes and the wider enterprise, A cross-functional understanding bridging IT, Finance, Operations, Commercial, and R&D
What You'll Do.
Represent Axial alongside the GITC Leadership Team and drive complex outcomes important to the business and programme
and sustaining Axial capability in the GITC
Supervising the entire Axial workforce directly
Ensuring adherence to international and regional HR and regulatory procedures
diverse team from technology
and eventually Commercial and R&D
Inventing how Axial talent is recruited
and rotated throughout the enterprise
Act as the senior Axial leader on the ground in Chennai
representing the programme within the GITC Leadership Team and championing its vision and priorities
Serve as line manager for all Axial staff in GITC Chennai
being responsible for performance management
and adherence to global and local HR and Compliance processes
Lead all aspects of multidisciplinary tracking of local Axial headcount
covering both internal employees and external sources
Supervise local Statements of Work plus other essential operational metrics
Guarantee clarity and control
and evolve Axial capacity and capability in Chennai
partnering with HR to identify
and onboard both internal and external talent across multiple business domains
Develop a people agenda composed around morale
encouraging conditions that allow teams with multifaceted strengths to thrive and deliver at pace
Ensure Axial staff are fully coordinated into local site activities and priorities
working seamlessly with Global IT
Operations and other local teams
Partner closely with dotted-line functional leaders to align on priorities
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) with clear accountability for at least one designated area of Axial delivery
Drive strategic integration of Chennai-based teams into Axial’s global processes
reinforcing consistency while enabling local strengths
Collaborate with HR and business collaborators to ensure Axial capabilities are built for a smooth transition back into BAU organisations as the programme matures
Lead relationships with local third-party partners and System Integrators
acting as the focal point for governance
performance management
Promote cross-tower collaboration within GITC to leverage shared capabilities
and accelerate delivery outcomes
Safeguard compliance with relevant policies and regulations
Facilitate effective communication flows between Chennai teams and global Axial leadership
and opportunities are surfaced early and addressed proactively
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with dotted-line functional leaders (Data, Analytics, Technology, Process, Project Management and others) to align on priorities, resource deployment, and skills evolution; Ensure Axial staff are fully coordinated into local site activities and priorities, working seamlessly with Global IT, GBS, Finance, Operations and other local teams; Promote cross-tower collaboration within GITC to leverage shared capabilities, avoid redundancy, and accelerate delivery outcomes; Collaborate with HR and business collaborators to ensure Axial capabilities are built for a smooth transition back into BAU organisations as the programme matures
Communication Scope
Engaging communication and networking skills, capable of building trust, harmonising expectations, and guiding sensitive discussions toward shared solutions; Facilitate effective communication flows between Chennai teams and global Axial leadership
Process & Methodology
programme leader, Transformation delivery, Delivery excellence, Considerate planning, project delivery, and change management capabilities
Full Job Description
## Introduction to role The Senior Director, Axial Tower Lead GITC will be the main programme leader based in Chennai. They will represent Axial alongside the GITC Leadership Team and drive complex outcomes important to the business and programme. Axial is redefining how the enterprise operates, powered by SAP S/4HANA and a new digital backbone that will touch more than 20,000 colleagues worldwide. This role holds complete accountability for building, scaling, and sustaining Axial capability in the GITC. It supervises the entire Axial workforce directly and ensures adherence to international and regional HR and regulatory procedures. This position leads a large, diverse team from technology, financial management, business operations, and eventually Commercial and R&D. It invents how Axial talent is recruited, developed, retained, and rotated throughout the enterprise. Ready to influence a once-in-a-generation transformation while working at the heart of a global programme? ## Accountabilities Act as the senior Axial leader on the ground in Chennai, representing the programme within the GITC Leadership Team and championing its vision and priorities. Serve as line manager for all Axial staff in GITC Chennai, being responsible for performance management, development planning, mandatory training, and adherence to global and local HR and Compliance processes. Lead all aspects of multidisciplinary tracking of local Axial headcount, covering both internal employees and external sources. Supervise local Statements of Work plus other essential operational metrics. Guarantee clarity and control. Build, scale, and evolve Axial capacity and capability in Chennai, partnering with HR to identify, attract, interview, hire, and onboard both internal and external talent across multiple business domains. Develop a strong people agenda composed around morale, wellbeing, engagement, and retention, encouraging conditions that allow teams with multifaceted strengths to thrive and deliver
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