Job Description

The Position

Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where our company has codified its 130-year legacy. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare. We know that our people are the key to our success, which is why the Our Teams work to attract, develop, retain and inspire our people so that they can learn, grow and make a true impact on the world. Together we collaborate to create a culturally rich, diverse organization ensuring we remain innovative and agile.

We have an amazing opportunity for an entrepreneurial Product Lead who will thrive in this ecosystem. This role will drive the strategic integration and application of GenAI and automation capabilities within the company's Finance function. The ideal candidate will envision and help realize the value potential through the lens of strategic innovation, identifying and capitalizing on opportunities to drive efficiency and productivity. This role involves working closely with relevant business leaders to understand their challenges and goals, utilizing technology to address key business imperatives, and driving the success of the division's GenAI / Automation product portfolio.

What will you do?

• Own the lifecycle for GenAI and automation initiatives and products from concept to successful launch, including adoption and value realization.
• Embrace a culture of continuous learning and discovery to identify unmet needs and value expansion opportunities for the products and capabilities under management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional business and IT teams to cultivate opportunities and develop relevant business case(s) for investment and execution.
• Define and effectively communicate voice of customer, vision and roadmap with a keen focus on business value and user experience.
• Define and manage product backlog(s) with prioritized business requirements, articulating a clear and reliable execution roadmap in partnership with cross divisional delivery teams.
• Engage and work with business partners, domain experts, solution architect(s), delivery teams, and extended stakeholders to shape and deliver impactful solutions in compliance with company’s IT and AI policies.
• Identify and promote reuse of modular components and frameworks to reduce implementation time and costs.
• Drive comprehensive strategies involving training, enablement and advocacy for adoption and utilization of products and solutions to ensure value realization.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and sponsors to define, monitor and report on OKRs and value metrics.
• Monitor and optimize products’ total cost of ownership (TCO) throughout the lifecycle.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, and ensuring the team's talent aligns with our strategic objectives.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree
• 8 years of work experience in product management of AI/ML, RPA, or complex custom software products in an enterprise setting
• Demonstrable familiarity with large language models (LLMs), AI agents, prompt engineering, and how these technologies are applied in enterprise use cases
• Proven ability to lead and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams in a global & matrixed environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to quickly establish credibility and trust with a variety of stakeholders and team members

Nice to have

• Successful enterprise-scale product / solution development experience, preferably in the Automation and/or AI space
• Familiarity with Finance functions / processes, preferably in Life Sciences or similar regulated industries
• Familiarity with AI and automation services, tools and frameworks within Microsoft or AWS cloud environments
• Ability to articulate decisions and trade-offs to stakeholders with varying technical and functional acumen
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and accomplish goals in team settings
• Experience leading and managing teams, committees, or task forces with the ability to collaborate with and influence a wide variety of stakeholders

What we offer

• Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment
• Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally
• Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern (e.g., even 80% full-time is possible in justified cases)
• Pension and health insurance contributions
• Internal reward system plus referral programme
• 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution
• Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card
• Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and Mall.cz discount programmes
• Up-to-date laptop and iPhone
• Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner
• Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Required Skills:

Animal Vaccination, Asset Management, Benefits Management, Business, Business Case Development, Business-IT Alignment, Financial Economics, Financial Functions, Investment Management, Large Language Models (LLMs), Management Process, Management System Development, Multidisciplinary Collaboration, Product Lifecycle, Product Management, Prompt Engineering, Requirements Management, Social Collaboration, Solution Development Life Cycle, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, System Designs, Veterinary Medicine

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Job Posting End Date:

07/21/2025

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