Sr Manager- Architecture & Engineering

Novo Nordisk; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 25,00,000 - 45,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leading healthcare company in Bengaluru is seeking an Architectural Vision and Strategy Leader. This role involves defining and communicating the architectural vision, leading a team, and ensuring alignment with business objectives. The ideal candidate has 15+ years in IT architecture and strong leadership skills, including experience with Salesforce and cloud technologies.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in IT architecture.
• Proven expertise in designing scalable IT systems.
• Agile delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate the architectural vision and strategy.
• Ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Lead and manage a team of senior professionals.

Skills

IT architecture

Leadership

Cloud infrastructure

Integration solutions

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science

Advanced certifications in IT architecture or cloud technologies

Tools

Salesforce

Veeva

AEM

Job description

Novo Nordisk Global Business Services (GBS) India

Department - Commercial DD&IT GBS

Are you passionate about shaping the future of IT architecture? Do you have the vision to drive innovation and align technology with business goals? If so, we invite you to join us as our new Architectural Vision and Strategy Leader. Read on and apply today for a life-changing career!

The position

As Head - Architecture & Engineering, you will:

1. Define and communicate the architectural vision and strategy across the organization.
2. Establish a shared technical and architectural vision, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Provide clear guidance on solution intent, roadmaps, and enabler capabilities.
3. Ensure the architectural runway supports both current and future business opportunities.
4. Implement governance frameworks and processes to ensure compliance and standardization.
5. Develop and maintain roadmaps for IT applications, platforms, and data, ensuring scalability, integration, and reusability.
6. Anticipate future business needs and align architecture to leverage emerging technologies. Promote the adoption of cloud, integration, and scalable solutions.
7. Lead and manage a team of senior professionals and first-line managers, fostering collaboration and effective resource utilization.

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate who can bring the following to the table:

1. Bachelors or masters degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. Advanced certifications in IT architecture or cloud technologies are a plus.
2. Minimum 15+ years of experience in IT architecture, including leadership roles managing senior professionals or teams.
3. Proven expertise in designing scalable IT systems, cloud infrastructure, and integration solutions (e.g., APIs, streaming, batch).
4. Strong track record in aligning IT strategies with business goals, IT governance, and project management.
5. At least 10+ years of experience with either technology Veeva, AEM or Salesforce. Salesforce includes prior experience customizing Salesforce using apex classes/triggers, VF pages, Lightning as well as Integration technologies (such as SOAP or REST). Experience with Salesforce Sales Cloud and Service Cloud (application design, architecture and development).
6. Agile delivery experience.
7. Strong leadership and people management skills, with a consistent track record to build and lead impactful teams.
8. Excellent communication, negotiation, stakeholder leadership and conflict resolution skills.
9. Superb analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on continuous improvement.
10. Ability to engage, build and sustain trusted relationships both internally and externally.
11. Proven track record of working in matrix setups of internal and external partner arrangements to deliver quality service management.

About The Department

Commercial DD&IT GBS, established in 2010 and restructured as Sales & Marketing IT in 2015, is today an integral part of the DD&IT GBS unit in Bangalore, India. The team comprises nearly seventy young and passionate IT professionals from across India and diverse industries. With expertise in latest technology, niche platforms, System Management, Project/Product Management, Data DevOps, Multichannel Customer Engagements, Agile delivery model, and more, the team caters to the IT system needs of all Commercial functions including Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Commercial Effectiveness, and Medical Affairs. As an IT business partner to these functions, Commercial IT India has embarked on a global IT transformation journey focused on learning, simplicity, standardization, and efficiency. Over the last 10 years, Commercial IT India has expanded its global footprint across all 7 regions in IO, North America Operations, and Corporate Strategy and Affairs in HQ & IO.