Turkey Commercial IT Leader: AI, Platform & Growth

AstraZeneca; Fatih; On-site; TRY 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca Turkey seeks a Turkey Head of IT / Commercial IT Director to lead the national IT function as the senior IT partner to the business. You will translate global and regional strategies into country execution, shaping product ownership, platform strategy and governance while driving AI-enabled transformation.

You will build and lead a high-performing team, manage budgets and risk, and collaborate with global IT and commercial leadership to enable growth, customer engagement and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in STEM; MBA desired.
• 12+ years IT experience with 3+ years in leadership in multinational settings.
• Product/platform ownership and governance experience.
• Knowledge of AI-enabled business use cases and automation.
• Track record in large-scale programs with agile practices.
• Understanding of enterprise architecture and cloud governance.
• Familiarity with ITIL, service management and risk controls.
• Executive presence and stakeholder management across senior leaders.
• Fluency in English and Turkish.

Responsibilities

• Lead Turkey's IT strategy, roadmap and investment alongside Country SLT.
• Own country products, platforms and adoption across commercial teams.
• Drive speed, agility and simplification to deliver business value.
• Translate goals into an integrated tech portfolio with measurable outcomes.
• Champion AI adoption with governance, privacy and security in mind.
• Promote reusable APIs and forward-deployed engineering Principals.
• Ensure observability, incident response and business continuity.
• Oversee budget, vendor management and risk governance.
• Develop and mentor a high-performing Turkey IT team.
• Collaborate with global/regional IT and business leadership.

Skills

IT leadership

Product and platform ownership

AI adoption

Agile delivery

Data governance

Cloud governance

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Financial acumen

People leadership

Turkish language

English language

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification

Tools

ITIL

AIOps

API-led delivery

Job description

AstraZeneca Turkey seeks a Turkey Head of IT / Commercial IT Director to lead the national IT function as the senior IT partner to the business. You will translate global and regional strategies into country execution, shaping product ownership, platform strategy and governance while driving AI-enabled transformation.

You will build and lead a high-performing team, manage budgets and risk, and collaborate with global IT and commercial leadership to enable growth, customer engagement and