Senior Manager Integration for Platform Management

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Takeda is embarking on a multi-year transformation program where migrating the current SAP platform to S/4HANA will serve as a foundational enabler. The programme will have a  transformative impact on the organization and the processes, and this role will be instrumental in maximizing success and benefits. The purpose of the role is as follows.

Reporting to the Takami Transformation Lead, the Senior Manager will play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful delivery of the Takami ERP cross-functional program within a hybrid agile model. This role requires a transformation professional with proven experience in large-scale, complex ERP-enabled programs, and the ability to drive measurable outcomes in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment.

the Senior Manager will leverage modern program management and delivery tools to orchestrate end-to-end integration across all in-scope workstreams. The role will ensure tight coordination and transparency across business and IT teams, and will serve as a key integrator between Takeda stakeholders, the system integration partner, and the internal program team—enabling consistent planning, dependency management, governance, and delivery execution across the program.

ACCOUNTABILITIES  

Program Planning & Execution

• Develop, maintain, and optimize an integrated master plan for the Takami Program, aligning cross-functional activities, milestones, and dependencies.
• Collaborate with programme management and approximately 20 pods and local akeda sites (BU/BF sites,Manufacturing sites, DCs, etc) ensuring hybrid Agile principles and best practices are upheld while meeting program objectives.

Coordination & Schedule Management

• Act as the primary integrator between the various business areas, the system integrator and internal delivery teams, ensuring alignment on scope, approach, deliverables, integration touchpoints, and escalation paths—driving collaboration and resolving blockers quickly.
• Proactively identify critical paths,  resource constraints,  and propose solutions to balance workload across pods and stakeholders.
• Utilize CALM to monitor progress, manage tasks, track dependencies, and ensure transparency across pods and leadership stakeholders.
• Partner with Systems Integrator to ensure effective use of reporting and program outcomes monitoring capabilities.

Risk and Issue Management

• Identify and mitigate risks while resolving complex program challenges in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop strategies to address roadblocks and ensure ongoing improvement and adaptation to changes.
• Proactively escalate concerns to transformation office requiring support and executive awareness/engagement.

Communication and Reporting

• Provide clear, consistent communication to stakeholders, including program dashboards, executive reporting, and detailed status updates.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all schedule related inquiries.

Quality Assurance and Governance

• Ensure adherence to governance standards and quality benchmarks across all phases of the program lifecycle.

KEY SKILLS  

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise (Breadth and depth of knowledge, application and complexity of technical knowledge)

• Schedule Management expertise and ability to create, optimize, and maintain detailed program and project schedules (e.g., Gantt charts, timelines)
• Strong knowledge of methodologies like Critical Path Method (CPM) and deep knowledge of Agile principles, preferred SaFE certified.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Ability to leverage project data to drive risks and decisions
• Agile & Continuous Improvement Mindset: Ability to work in an agile, iterative environment focused on continuous process improvement.
• Experience managing complex programs using Jira.

Leadership (Vision, strategy and business alignment, people management, communication, influencing others, managing change)

• Ability to form strong working relationships across a matrix environment.
• Proactive communication skills with the ability to build trust across diverse teams.
• Excellent communication, listening and influencing skills; ability to listen, anticipate needs and influence solutions.
• Drive the execution of the defined plans across business, IT, eternal partners

Decision-making and Autonomy (The capacity and authority to make organizational decisions, autonomy in decision-making, complexity of decisions, impact of decisions, problem-soliving)

• Conflict Resolution: Skill in resolving conflicts within teams, promoting constructive dialogue, and fostering a positive team environment to enhance collaboration and productivity.
• Solutions and results oriented to deliver best value to the organizaiton

Interaction (The span and nature of one’s engagement with others when performing one’s job, internal and external relationships)

• Proactive communication skills with the ability to build trust across diverse teams.
• Internal Global DD&T Stakeholders as well as Business Units and Functions Subject Matter Experts
• Cross-Functional Process Alignment: Business units working in harmonized, standardized processes with minimal fragmentation.
• Liaise with all additional applicable stakeholders
• External vendors and consultants

Essential

Extensive program/project management experience, including management of full lifecycle implementations of processes and applications,  preferably or  ERP application or other global shared platforms

Expertise in agile methodologies

Bachelor’s degree

PMP or PgMP  and SaFE preferred