Manager, Intelligent Automation

What we do

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Who We Are

Our global team is ~ 22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated.  We are passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here.

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What you will do

Kenvue is currently recruiting for: 

Intelligent Automation Manager

This position is based in Bangalore, India.

Who we are

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made by 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to deliver the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means to have the power to impact life of millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here. 

Job Description

As a strategic problem solver, technologist, and an expert in intelligent automation products, this role will empower our technology and business partners by delivering streamlined and modern processes that allow focus on differentiated high-value add tasks that will be foundational in achieving our digital-first ambitions. 

What you will do

The Intelligent Automation Activation Lead is responsible for translating business needs into technology solutions by managing timelines and development resources.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of integrated IA strategy for value streams & process areas: Shape and evolve the strategic application of AI & Automation to ensure focus on value creation, as well as optimizing solutions with consideration of technology architecture and the data & analytics strategy. Communicate updates to and collaborate with senior leadership and global process owners, ensuring consistency in messaging and tailoring that messaging appropriately based on the audience.

• Understand business needs and opportunities: Identify common themes and use cases across regions within value streams, as well as their impact on overall business outcomes across revenue, costs, productivity, experience (employee, customer, consumer) and compliance.     

• Deliver and accelerate value realization: Define and track KPIs to capture value realization for strategic initiatives at least quarterly, partnering back with Global Process Owners, T&D Experience Teams and Finance to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the data.

• Promote reusability and minimize redundancy across product portfolio: Ensure leveragability and re-useability of IA solutions where applicable to common challenges and opportunities across regions and functions.

• Optimize Investments:  Manage the operational and investment budgets by value stream, closely partnering with the Process Excellence, Engineering and Platform leads to ensure automation projects meet or exceed expectations, delivered on time, delivered on budget and are transitioned into support with low issue rates.

• Deliver and accelerate value realization: Define and track KPIs to capture value realization for strategic initiatives at least quarterly, partnering back with Global Process Owners, T&D Experience Teams and Finance to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the data.

• Contribute to an IA community of practice (COP) through enterprise knowledge sharing: Participate in Global Enterprise COP with other Automation & Strategy Activation Leaders to ensure alignment of work to Global Enterprise OKRs, areas of cross-regional synergies and opportunities for integrated program management (e.g.,Supply Chain)

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Information Management, Business, or a similar field. Advanced degree preferred

• 12+ years of related experience supporting automation technology deployments: process mapping, feasibility analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support

• 4+ years of product management experience

• Prior Supply Chain domain experience is preferred

• Prior experience in CPG industry is preferred

• Experience in: managing priorities, balancing resources between operational support and enhancements, ensuring adherence to best practices and standards

• Experience designing and implementing RPA, MSFT Power and AI solutions across a variety of business and technology processes

• Hands-on experience with one or more of the following platforms: UIPath, Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, MS Power Automate, MS Co-Pilot O365, MS Copilot Studio

• Experience leveraging Generative AI and other AI capabilities to augment automation projects ie. Text Extraction, Sentiment Analysis, Agentic AI and Chatbot solutions

• Experience with a broad set of process intelligence capabilities is considered an asset: process mining, task mining, business process management

• The ability to lead without reporting authority and to achieve outcomes in a complex, matrixed environment - leading through influence and deep collaboration across the enterprise

• The ability to manage ambiguity and shape new initiatives/business from scratch

• Strategic thinking and big picture orientation /business acumen with ability to comfortably interact with executive stakeholders

• Excellent communication and influencing skills and ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels in the organization and with external credibility

• Provide technology thought leadership - latest advances in the market, trends, and modern technology frameworks (e.g., Agile, XOps)

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