Managing Director, Hyderabad Lonza Capability Centre & Global IT Data and Digital Platforms Delivery Lead

Lonza; Hyderabad; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Lonza Hyderabad is establishing a Capability Centre to scale differentiated enterprise capabilities. The role combines Site Managing Director duties with global IT data and digital platforms delivery leadership to ensure world-class technology delivery, scalability and innovation.

You will build the centre rapidly, set a high-performing culture, drive governance and collaborate with global leadership to shape Lonza’s capability network across functions and geographies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline; MBA preferred.
• Proven track record leading large Global Capability Centres or equivalent.
• Strong executive presence with ability to influence C-suite stakeholders.
• Experience in global delivery models, shared services and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute scale strategy for Hyderabad LCC to 800+ employees.
• Lead global engineering and delivery across Software, Digital, Data and AI platforms.
• Establish governance, financial management and risk/compliance at site level.
• Build relationships with global leadership and external ecosystem; represent Lonza with stakeholders.
• Attract and develop leadership talent; foster inclusive, high-performance culture.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Global GCC/SSCs experience

Stakeholder management

Executive presence

Organizational scaling

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or equivalent

Job description

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents.

While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Lonza is establishing a Lonza Capability Centre (LCC) in Hyderabad, a strategic hub designed to build and scale differentiated enterprise capabilities across functions including Quality, Supply Chain, Master Data Management, Finance, Procurement, Marketing and IT. We are looking for a Managing Director, Hyderabad LCC & Global IT Data and Digital Platforms Delivery Lead to build, scale and lead what is expected to become the largest and fastest-growing site within Lonza’s global capability centre network.

This is a distinctive builder-operator leadership role combining two complementary mandates: leading the Hyderabad LCC as Site Managing Director while also owning global delivery leadership for Software Engineering, Digital, Data and AI platforms. You will build the centre at pace, establish a high-performing culture and operating model, and position Hyderabad as a strategic capability hub for Lonza, while ensuring world-class technology delivery, scalability and innovation across our global organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Hyderabad LCC site strategy, translating Lonza’s global LCC ambition into a scalable operating model aligned with enterprise and functional priorities.
• Build and scale the Hyderabad LCC from its current organization toward an ambition of 800+ employees, establishing the leadership, governance, operational and financial foundations required for sustainable growth.
• Chair the Hyderabad Cross-Functional Site Leadership Team and create strong alignment across functional leaders, fostering a unified site culture, shared objectives and high standards of execution.
• Position Lonza Hyderabad as a strategic capability and talent hub, building strong relationships with global leadership and the external ecosystem while representing Lonza with relevant government and institutional stakeholders.
• Attract, develop and retain exceptional talent and leadership capabilities, embedding Lonza’s values and creating an inclusive, high-performance culture as the centre scales.
• Lead global engineering and delivery across Software, Digital, Data and AI platforms, ensuring delivery excellence, quality, reliability, security, performance and scalability.
• Establish and scale technology capabilities through Hyderabad, including reusable Digital, Data, AI and GenAI platforms, shared services, engineering tooling and standardized delivery patterns.
• Partner across Enterprise IT and business teams to translate prioritized demand into scalable technology delivery while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, privacy, compliance and Responsible AI standards.
• Own workforce, capability and capacity planning across Software Engineering, Digital Platforms, Data and AI delivery, continuously improving engineering productivity, automation and delivery maturity.
• Ensure robust site governance, financial management, risk and compliance while driving continuous improvement and innovation across the LCC; serve as a Board member for the Lonza India legal entity.

Required experience:

• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in multinational organizations, with significant experience leading large Global Capability Centres, shared services, technology organizations or global business operations.
• Proven experience establishing, scaling or transforming Global Capability Centres (GCCs), Shared Service Centres (SSCs) or comparable global delivery organizations, ideally with substantial exposure to India.
• Demonstrated success building and leading large, cross-functional and geographically distributed organizations in complex global matrix environments.
• Strong technology leadership experience, with demonstrated success in large-scale digital transformation and a strong understanding of Software Engineering, Digital, Data, AI platforms and modern technology operating models.
• Proven ability to translate enterprise strategy into execution, scaling organizations and capabilities while driving operational excellence, transformation and measurable business value.
• Exceptional people leadership, with a track record of attracting, developing and retaining high-performing leadership teams and creating an inclusive, high-performance culture.
• Strong executive presence and stakeholder management capabilities, with demonstrated ability to influence C-suite and senior global leaders across functions and geographies without relying solely on formal authority.
• Strong commercial and operational acumen, combined with disciplined governance, financial management, risk management and performance management capabilities.
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline; Master’s degree, MBA or equivalent is preferred. Business fluency in English is required.
• International and multicultural leadership experience, with the ability to navigate external ecosystems and willingness to travel globally to support the continued evolution of Lonza’s Capability Centre network.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world — the satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.