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Job Description
The Future Begins Here
At Takeda, we are leading digital evolution and global transformation. By building innovative solutions and future-ready capabilities, we are meeting the need of patients, our people, and the planet.
Bengaluru, the city, which is India’s epicentre of Innovation, has been selected to be home to Takeda’s recently launched Innovation Capability Center. We invite you to join our digital transformation journey. In this role, you will have the opportunity to boost your skills and become the heart of an innovative engine that is contributing to global impact and improvement.
At Takeda’s ICC we Unite in Diversity
Takeda is committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative workplace, where individuals are recognized for their backgrounds and abilities they bring to our company. We are continuously improving our collaborators journey in Takeda, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as an important contributor to our diverse team.
ROLE OVERVIEW
The Data, Digital and Technology (DD&T) Product Owner of Global Transparency Reporting manages product delivery within the DD&T Corporate Functions portfolio and is responsible for maximizing the value delivered by one or more virtual teams by ensuring the Team Backlog is aligned to customer and stakeholder needs, the Solution Vision, and Program priorities. The Product Owner is accountable for defining and prioritizing user stories, establishing clear acceptance criteria, and accepting completed work. In this role, the Sr Manager contributes to the generation of high-quality, accurate, and consistent data incorporated into postings, filings, and reports related to Healthcare Professional (HCP), Healthcare Organization (HCO), and Patient Organization (PO) payment disclosures globally. The Product Owner collaborates with compliance, legal, finance, and business stakeholders to ensure transparency disclosures are accurate, complete, and delivered on time in accordance with local and global requirements, and partners with technology teams and service providers supporting the spend transparency software products.
As a individual contributor, the Product Owner applies deep domain knowledge of global transparency reporting to translate complex regulatory and business needs into actionable backlog items. The role requires strong judgment, data-driven prioritization, and active participation in SAFe events (PI Planning, backlog refinement, iteration planning, system demos, and Inspect & Adapt) to maintain alignment between strategy and execution. The Product Owner works with business stakeholders, architects, engineers, data teams, service providers, and operational stakeholders to shape outcomes, manage dependencies and risks, and drive continuous improvement across processes and products.
OBJECTIVES:
- Ensure accurate, compliant, and consistent disclosures of payments and transfers of value to HCPs, HCOs, and POs across applicable markets.
- Own and continuously refine the Team Backlog for Global Transparency Reporting, translating stakeholder needs into well-defined user stories with clear acceptance criteria and ordering by value, risk, and time sensitivity.
- Plan and execute delivery through SAFe cadence (PI Planning and iteration execution), enabling predictable releases and transparent communication of progress, risks, and dependencies.
- Partner with Compliance, Legal, Finance, and market teams to meet internal and external reporting obligations, including readiness for audits, attestations, and dispute processes where applicable.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in transparency reporting processes and technology, advising stakeholders on requirements, trade-offs, and process improvements.
- Drive evolution of transparency repositories and customer reference/master data needed for disclosure (e.g., MedPro Compliance Reporting ID for the US and Cresen Solutions SpendMate for Global Transparency Reporting), ensuring fit-for-purpose controls as requirements evolve.
ACCOUNTABILITIES (SAFe Product Owner)
How You Will Contribute — Product & Delivery Leadership
- Translate stakeholder needs into user stories and enablers, collaborating with architects, engineers, and data teams to ensure requirements are feasible, testable, and aligned with the Solution Vision.
- Prioritize and maintain the Team Backlog, balancing compliance timelines, business value, and technical health; continuously refine stories to ready state for iteration execution.
- Represent the customer and business in iteration planning, daily team engagement, and backlog refinement; provide timely decisions and clarification to keep delivery unblocked.
- Define acceptance criteria and support test strategy for transparency reporting capabilities (data quality, controls, audit trail, reporting outputs), and accept stories when Definition of Done is met.
- Participate in PI Planning and/or Program-level coordination as applicable; surface dependencies, risks, and compliance-critical milestones, and align team objectives to PI objectives.
- Provide service provider oversight for transparency reporting products (e.g., managed services and software vendors), including demand intake, prioritization alignment, delivery/SLAs, issue escalation, and performance reviews in partnership with procurement and vendor management.
- Manage budget inputs for the product area, including forecasting run vs. change spend, tracking vendor and platform costs, and supporting annual planning and investment trade-offs aligned to compliance-critical priorities.
- Support release readiness and production stability by partnering with operations and support teams to triage incidents, prioritize fixes, and incorporate learnings into the backlog.
- Communicate progress through iteration reviews/demos and stakeholder touchpoints; ensure transparency on scope, schedule, and quality, and drive decisions when trade-offs are required.
Data Management & Quality Control
- Collect, monitor, reconcile, and correct data from internal and external sources (Aggregate Spend), including financial, expense, and customer engagement systems, to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
- Extract and reconcile data from multiple internal and external systems (e.g., Concur, expense platforms, customer engagement tools) to ensure integrity of disclosures.
- Identify duplicates, outliers, and data errors; perform anomaly detection across high-volume transaction datasets.
- Reconcile payment and other transfer-of-value data from various source systems to a single authoritative reporting view.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Work with local implementation leads, compliance and legal teams, finance, commercial, medical, and technology teams to align systems and reporting needs.
- Collaborate with local Compliance Officers to monitor adherence to local transparency laws and escalate issues as they arise.
- Act as an advisory partner to local teams, sharing best practices and guidance on adapting to new or updated technology.
- Coordinate with Finance to identify and track spend outside formal engagements (e.g., international events, sponsorships).
Process Improvement & System Evolution
- Recommend and implement process improvements to source systems and business data owners to improve data quality and reporting efficiency.
- Develop and standardize global transparency reporting frameworks and support product expansion to new countries.
- Ensure transparency repositories (e.g., MedPro's Compliance Reporting ID, Cresen Solutions SpendMate) and customer masters are updated to meet disclosure requirements.
- Contribute to data analytics initiatives to unlock value from transparency reporting data for business stakeholders.
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND EDUCATION:
Leadership
- Trusted advisor. Engages others in collaborative working relationships. Acts as an internal consultant who drives results.
- Connector. Enterprise mindset. Defines success from various perspectives to develop the best solutions for the Company. Joins the dots. Sees opportunities beyond own role or function.
- Catalyst. Ability to influence others to support new ways of working. Skilled and curious listener. Brings others along the change journey.
- Applies advanced techniques in influencing others in complex situations and coaches others on influencing skills.
- Plays a key role in training and mentoring junior staff, serving as a consultant to management and an external spokesperson on major matters.
Innovation
- Innovative thinker. Ability to challenge the status quo diplomatically and explore new ways of working that are aligned with business strategy.
- Experience and/or deep understanding of contemporary digital trends in data analytics, automation, AI, and compliance technology.
- Develops innovative solutions to complex problems and contributes to the development of new concepts and standards.
- Commitment to continuous improvement and process optimization in a compliance-driven environment.
Decision-making and Autonomy
- Operates with considerable autonomy; capable of independently solving complex problems with potential to impact compliance outcomes and product integrity.
- Fully independent in systems engineering tasks, capable of handling highly complex situations and advising others on integration and lifecycle management.
- Minimizes complexity. Translates complex regulatory requirements and change initiatives into prioritized and integrated processes.
- Independently executes governance practices in highly complex situations, advises others, and suggests improvements.
- Ability to evaluate and recommend the right technology platforms and software products to solve transparency reporting and compliance challenges.
Interaction
- Ability to work effectively across cross-functional units at the local, regional, and global levels, including across time zones and cultures.
- Understands the business processes supported by transparency reporting and is able to communicate with the relevant business stakeholders.
- Is effective in translating compliance and regulatory language to technical language as needed to bridge the gap between business and technical professionals engaged in the full reporting value stream.
- Engages with key contacts outside their immediate area of expertise to align solutions and reporting needs.
- Embed with compliance, engineering, and product teams as needed to ensure full transparency and no surprises, keeping stakeholders up to date on delivery status, reporting risks, and scope changes.
Complexity
- Is effective at conveying transparency reporting priorities and product direction, in a way that brings people on board and builds enthusiasm for compliance objectives.
- Reconciles perspectives on reporting strategy, product roadmap, and priorities into a consensus that all stakeholders can support.
- Is able to apply strategic thinking to solve problems and communicate effectively across regulatory, technical, and business domains.
- Makes decisions involving the determination of effective and efficient practices and the integration of multiple related processes into single processes.
Technical Expertise & Qualifications
- Applies advanced Digital Product Management techniques in complex situations, coaching others on Agile and SCRUM practices.
- Manages and enhances data collection systems, providing guidance and anticipating advanced requirements.
- Executes complex DevOps tasks independently, advises and coaches others on DevOps practices.
- Strong analytical and attention-to-detail skills for data reconciliation and anomaly detection.
- Understanding of healthcare compliance and disclosure regulations governing HCP/HCO/PO transfer of value reporting.
- Knowledge of transparency reporting software products such as MedPro Compliance Reporting ID (US) and Cresen Solutions SpendMate (Global).
- Ability to extract and reconcile data from multiple internal and external systems (e.g., Concur, expense platforms, customer engagement tools).
- Ability to work in a compliance-driven environment with strict confidentiality requirements.
- Experience in customer service, project management, audit, or systems development lifecycle.
Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical, compliance, auditing, IT, or related field.
- 7+ years of experience delivering digital platforms and products across the enterprise, with senior-level expertise in global transparency reporting, compliance, or platform management.
- Experience leading engineering or development teams through full product development lifecycle — analysis, design, development, stabilization, and maintenance.
- Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or other regulated industries strongly preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication (C1–C2 level), with strong business acumen and enterprise knowledge.
- Strong attention to detail, structured approach, and continuous improvement mindset.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate with global stakeholders across time zones and cultures.
This position is ideal for a driven individual passionate about ensuring transparency, data integrity, and regulatory compliance in healthcare bridging regulatory requirements with operational execution through strong technical, analytical, and collaborative capabilities, and ready to lead product engineering and delivery within the DD&T Corporate Functions portfolio.
Benefits:
It is our priority to provide competitive compensation and a benefit package that bridges your personal life with your professional career. Amongst our benefits are:
- Competitive Salary + Performance Annual Bonus
- Flexible work environment, including hybrid working
- Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans for self, spouse, and children
- Group Term Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance programs
- Employee Assistance Program
- Broad Variety of learning platforms
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs
- Reimbursements – Home Internet & Mobile Phone
- Employee Referral Program
- Leaves – Paternity Leave (4 Weeks) , Maternity Leave (up to 26 weeks), Bereavement Leave (5 calendar days)
About ICC in Takeda
- Takeda is leading a digital revolution. We’re not just transforming our company; we’re improving the lives of millions of patients who rely on our medicines every day.
- As an organization, we are committed to our cloud-driven business transformation and believe the ICCs are the catalysts of change for our global organization.
Locations
IND - Bengaluru
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time