Global Service Manager AMS – Enhancement Governance

IN04 (FCRS = IN004) Sandoz Private Limited; Telangana; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandoz Private Limited in Telangana, India, invites a Global Service Manager AMS – Enhancements to lead end-to-end governance of enhancement demand across the global AMS portfolio, aligning with business, architecture, and IT teams to deliver value within scope, capacity, and compliance.

The role focuses on intake, prioritisation, delivery, release and closure, ensuring production readiness, change control, and adherence to SDLC, ITIL, and data integrity standards, while coordinating across

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IT with application service, enhancement, demand, portfolio or managed-service delivery.
• Global, multi-supplier enhancement governance across intake, estimation, prioritisation, capacity, delivery, release and benefits.
• Strong SDLC, ITIL, agile, operational-transition and commercial knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global AMS enhancement lifecycle and deliver measurable business value.
• Own enhancement intake, classification, estimation, prioritisation, approval, delivery, release, acceptance and closure.
• Maintain a transparent demand pipeline covering value, priority, scope, ownership, effort, cost, capacity, dependencies, compliance impact and delivery status.
• Apply agreed scope and commercial criteria, delivering routine enhancements within AMS and routing material process, architecture, integration, security, compliance or support-model changes through major-enhancement or project governance.
• Coordinate solution, risk, effort and operational-impact assessments across EAS/SST’s, Architecture, Infrastructure, Quality, Cybersecurity and AMS providers.
• Drive value-based prioritisation, capacity allocation, delivery planning and recovery actions; hold providers accountable for estimates, quality, timelines, documentation and risk escalation.
• Ensure compliance with SDLC, change, release, testing, validation, cybersecurity, data-integrity and GxP/CSV controls.
• Confirm production readiness, including support ownership, knowledge transfer, CMDB, monitoring, access, recovery, Service Desk documentation and hyper care.
• Maintain clear boundaries: AMS governs and coordinates delivery; EAS/application owners' own strategy, prioritisation and solution approval; Infrastructure executes changes within its control.
• Report demand, backlog, capacity, delivery, quality, risk, compliance and benefits; improve cycle time, estimation, automation, reuse and productivity.
• Own Internal CAB and govern all incoming enhancements Working closely with Change Process Owners from Sandoz IT.

Skills

Budget Management

Communication Skills

Incident Management

IT Governance

IT Service Management

Performance Management

Problem Solving Skills

Quality Assurance

Stakeholder Management

Education

Degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Engineering

ITIL Foundation

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

Job Description Summary

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape! The Global Service Manager AMS – Enhancements is accountable for end-to-end governance of enhancement demand across the global AMS portfolio, from intake and assessment through delivery, release, and closure. This role partners with business stakeholders, application owners, AMS providers, and technology teams to ensure enhancements are delivered efficiently, compliantly, and within agreed scope, capacity, and commercial frameworks while protecting production stability and validated environments.

Global Service Manager AMS – Enhancement Governance

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape! Job Summary Accountable for end-to-end governance of enhancement demand across the global AMS portfolio—from intake, assessment and prioritisation through delivery, release and closure. The role aligns business, application owners, EAS/SST’s, Architecture, Infrastructure, Quality, Cybersecurity, Finance and AMS providers to deliver value within approved scope, capacity, compliance and commercial guardrails while protecting production stability and the validated state.

Job Summary

Accountable for end-to-end governance of enhancement demand across the global AMS portfolio—from intake, assessment and prioritisation through delivery, release and closure. The role aligns business, application owners, EAS/SST’s, Architecture, Infrastructure, Quality, Cybersecurity, Finance and AMS providers to deliver value within approved scope, capacity, compliance and commercial guardrails while protecting production stability and the validated state.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Major accountabilities: Lead the global AMS enhancement lifecycle and deliver measurable business value.
• Own enhancement intake, classification, estimation, prioritisation, approval, delivery, release, acceptance and closure.
• Maintain a transparent demand pipeline covering value, priority, scope, ownership, effort, cost, capacity, dependencies, compliance impact and delivery status.
• Apply agreed scope and commercial criteria, delivering routine enhancements within AMS and routing material process, architecture, integration, security, compliance or support-model changes through major-enhancement or project governance.
• Coordinate solution, risk, effort and operational-impact assessments across EAS/SST’s, Architecture, Infrastructure, Quality, Cybersecurity and AMS providers.
• Drive value-based prioritisation, capacity allocation, delivery planning and recovery actions; hold providers accountable for estimates, quality, timelines, documentation and risk escalation.
• Ensure compliance with SDLC, change, release, testing, validation, cybersecurity, data-integrity and GxP/CSV controls.
• Confirm production readiness, including support ownership, knowledge transfer, CMDB, monitoring, access, recovery, Service Desk documentation and hyper care.
• Maintain clear boundaries: AMS governs and coordinates delivery; EAS/application owners' own strategy, prioritisation and solution approval; Infrastructure executes changes within its control.
• Report demand, backlog, capacity, delivery, quality, risk, compliance and benefits; improve cycle time, estimation, automation, reuse and productivity.
• Own Internal CAB and govern all incoming enhancements Working closely with Change Process Owners from Sandoz IT.

Minimum Requirements

• 10+ years in IT, including 5+ years in application service, enhancement, demand, portfolio or managed-service delivery.
• Proven global, multi-supplier enhancement governance across intake, estimation, prioritisation, capacity, delivery, release and benefits.
• Strong SDLC, ITIL, agile, operational-transition and commercial knowledge; experience with ServiceNow or comparable platforms.
• Experience in regulated environments; life sciences, GxP/CSV, data integrity, cybersecurity and audit knowledge preferred.
• Strong supplier management, analytics, facilitation, negotiation, executive communication and cross-functional leadership.
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or equivalent ITIL Foundation required.
• Advanced service, project, agile, cloud, validation or change certification desirable.

Qualifications

Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or equivalent ITIL Foundation required. Advanced service, project, agile, cloud, validation or change certification desirable.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more! With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably. Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported! Join us!

Skills Desired

• Budget Management
• Communication Skills
• Incident Management
• IT Governance
• IT Service Management
• Performance Management
• Problem Solving Skills
• Quality Assurance
• Stakeholder Management

Our Purpose here at Sandoz is pioneering access for patients.

As the global leader in 'off-patent' high quality medicines, we are able to make medicine more affordable and accessible. Our broad global portfolio comprises of approximately 1,300 quality biosimilar and generic medicines, enabling us to provide more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries per year, and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more! Powered by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for dedication and skills, experience a flexible, collaborative & inclusive culture where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is nurtured!