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Job DescriptionThe Future Begins Here
At Takeda, we are leading digital evolution and global transformation. By building innovative solutions and future-ready capabilities, we are meeting the need of patients, our people, and the planet.
Bengaluru, the city, which is India’s epicentre of Innovation, has been selected to be home to Takeda’s recently launched Innovation Capability Center. We invite you to join our digital transformation journey. In this role, you will have the opportunity to boost your skills and become the heart of an innovative engine that is contributing to global impact and improvement.
At Takeda’s ICC we Unite in Diversity
Takeda is committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative workplace, where individuals are recognized for their backgrounds and abilities they bring to our company. We are continuously improving our collaborators journey in Takeda, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as an important contributor to our diverse team.
The Opportunity
The Agile Capability Lead drives the development of Agile capabilities across the organization through structured learning, maturity assessment, training, and practical enablement. The role connects capability development with delivery performance to identify gaps and target improvement efforts.
Reports to: Agile & Delivery Excellence Lead – Local Lead
Team context: Member of Agile Transformation Office
Scope: Coaches approximately 10 teams / 2 value streams / ARTs, partnering across engineering, product, and business functions
Location & work model: India, Bangalore, hybrid work model, no travel expectation.
Key Responsibilities
Agile Capability & Maturity
• Own and evolve the Agile capability and maturity framework, learning pathways, and assessment approach.
• Analyze maturity and delivery performance data to identify capability gaps and improvement priorities.
• Support development of Agile standards, playbooks, and communities of practice.
Training & Facilitation
• Design and facilitate Agile training, workshops, and practical learning sessions.
• Support teams and practitioners in applying Agile practices to day-to-day delivery.
• Develop reusable learning materials and enablement assets.
Platform Enablement
• Manage Comparative Agility as the platform supporting maturity assessments and insights.
• Drive Takeda.io adoption across delivery engineering teams.
• Monitor engagement and ensure platforms effectively support capability development.
Skills & Experience
• Practical experience in Agile delivery environments in roles such as Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer or Agile Project Manager.
• Strong understanding of Agile principles, practices, and delivery roles.
• Experience delivering training and facilitating workshops.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to interpret maturity and performance data and translate insights into practical actions.
• Agile certification and experience in a global organization are advantageous.
Success Measures
• Increased Agile capability and maturity across teams.
• Effective adoption of learning pathways and Agile practices.
• High-quality training and facilitation with demonstrated application in delivery.
• Effective adoption of supporting platforms.
• Measurable improvement in identified capability and delivery gaps.
Benefits:
It is our priority to provide competitive compensation and a benefit package that bridges your personal life with your professional career. Amongst our benefits are:
- Competitive Salary + Performance Annual Bonus
- Flexible work environment, including hybrid working
- Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans for self, spouse, and children
- Group Term Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance programs
- Employee Assistance Program
- Broad Variety of learning platforms
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs
- Reimbursements – Home Internet & Mobile Phone
- Employee Referral Program
- Leaves – Paternity Leave (4 Weeks) , Maternity Leave (up to 26 weeks), Bereavement Leave (5 calendar days)
About ICC in Takeda
- Takeda is leading a digital revolution. We’re not just transforming our company; we’re improving the lives of millions of patients who rely on our medicines every day.
- As an organization, we are committed to our cloud-driven business transformation and believe the ICCs are the catalysts of change for our global organization.
Skills Required
- Practical experience in Agile delivery environments, such as Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer, or Agile Project Manager
- Strong understanding of Agile principles, practices, and delivery roles
- Experience delivering training and facilitating workshops
- Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills
- Ability to interpret maturity and performance data and translate insights into practical actions
- Agile certification
- Experience working in a global organization
Takeda Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Takeda and has not been reviewed or approved by Takeda.
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Retirement Support — Employer-funded retirement is described as notably strong, combining a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match with an additional company contribution that scales with age and service. Access to an employee stock purchase plan further supports long-term wealth building.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid bonding leave for all parents, substantial adoption/surrogacy reimbursement, and robust caregiver resources (backup care and Maven family-forming support) are emphasized as core strengths. These offerings create a comprehensive safety net for a range of family situations.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options (nationwide PPO/HSA and regional HMOs), employer HSA funding, and integrated mental-health and well-being programs signal depth in coverage. Preventive care is covered in-network, and plan choices by state expand access.
Takeda Insights
What We Do
For over 240 years, Takeda’s propensity to evolve has driven the next generation of innovation, and as a future-focused organization, we’re continuing to drive forward with endurance in our steadfast pursuit to achieve the best outcomes for our patients in a rapidly changing world. We have been preparing for this period of value creation by investing in data, digital and technology, and we’re proud of our employees and their commitment to turning groundbreaking ideas into life-changing impacts. Since our founding in Japan, integrity and putting patients first have been at the heart of our identity, and we will emerge ready for our future as one of the most trusted and science-driven digital biopharmaceutical companies. Join a team where your innovation impacts lives. Together, we’ll realize improved outcomes by improving data quality, enhancing launch execution and improving the patient journey. You’ll play a critical role in accelerating data collection and increasing accuracy across all parts of the business. Patients across the globe will benefit from access to treatments afforded by greater opportunities and efficiency in our research and development.
Why Work With Us
We connect to our history and Japanese heritage through everything we do to bring our purpose, values, vision, and imperatives to life. We are committed to bringing better health and a brighter future to patients. Being a part of Takeda means having the opportunity to be a part of something bigger than yourself.
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