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タケダの紹介
タケダは世界中の人々の健康と輝かしい未来に貢献することを企業の存在意義パーパスとしていますそして目指す未来を共有しながら一人ひとりが自分の可能性を引き出しお互いの個性を認め合う多様性にあふれた先進的な組織作りに取り組んでいます私たちと一緒に世界中の人々のいのちに貢献しさらなる成長と活躍を目指しませんか
タケダはグローバルな研究開発型のバイオ医薬品のリーディングカンパニーです従業員は創業時から受け継いできたタケダの価値観であるタケダイズム誠実公正正直不屈を道しるべとしながら患者さんに寄り添いPatient人々と信頼関係を築きTrust社会的評価を向上させReputation持続可能な事業を発展させるBusinessを日々の行動指針としています
Better Health for People Brighter Future for the World is the purpose of a company. We aim to create a diverse and inclusive organization where people can thrive grow and realize their own potential while enabling our purpose. We continue to innovate and drive changes that will transform the lives of patients. Were looking for like-minded professionals to join us.
Takeda is a global values-based R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader. We are guided by our values of Takeda-ism which has been passed down since the companys founding. Takeda-ism incorporates Integrity Fairness Honesty and Perseverance with Integrity at the core. They are brought to life through actions based on Patient-Trust-Reputation-Business in this order.
Job Summary
The Product Transformation Capability Lead is a senior leader responsible for scaling Agile and product transformation across the Data Digital & Technology (DD&T) organization. This role will drive top-down adoption of Lean-Agile principlesDevSecOps and product operating models while leading the strategic enablement of platforms includingSAFe ApptioTargetProcess and Comparative Agility. Reporting directly to the Head of Agile Transformation this role serves as a critical connector between leadership intent delivery capability and measurable outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
StrategicAgileDevSecOps& Product Transformation
- Lead the end-to-end Agile transformation strategy acrossDD&TBU pillarproduct portfolio aligned with enterpriseSAFeimplementation.
- Design evolve and institutionalize an Agile operating model including POD structures governance frameworks and value stream orchestration.
- Partner with VP/Sr. Director/Director/Managers and otherstakeholders to embed Agile leadership behaviors and ensure top-down cultural and delivery alignment.
- Serve onenterprise leadership forums to ensure alignment messaging consistency and strategic impact.
Tooling Enablement & Delivery Efficiency
- Drive adoption and enablement of key platforms includingApptioTargetProcess Harness.io and Comparative Agility.
- Lead intake assessments across responsibleData Digital & Technologypillarto evaluate readiness capability gaps and transformation prioritization.
- Define track and report on Agile andengineeringflowmetrics to inform portfolio-level decision-making and continuous improvement.
Coaching Enablement and Maturity Building
- Develop and executea tieredcoaching and enablement roadmap tailored toexecutivesProduct Managersdelivery leadsInnovationCapabilityCenterand hub Agileteams.
- Partner withInnovationCapabilityCenter (ICC)Scrum Masters RTEs and Chapter Leads to reinforce agile governancedeliveryhealth and best practice sharing.
- Conduct Agile maturity assessments and advise on role-based learning paths to support long-term capability uplift.
- Deliver Agile training and workshops related toexecutive agilityOKRsSAFeScrum Kanban Agile tools and more.
Cross-Functional Alignment & Value Delivery
- AlignProduct Engineering andotherstakeholders around shared business goals OKRs and delivery priorities.
-Identifyand mitigate cross-cutting risks dependencies and tradeoffs that impact value stream flow and platform delivery.
- Influence the evolution of agile governance models in collaboration with the portfolio/program office and transformation leadership.
-Represent DD&T on transformation forums and governance bodies to ensure alignment across business units.
- Proven experience of prior people managementincluding managing direct reportsor dotted line reports in a matrix environment.
Qualifications
-6 years of experience in enterprise Agile transformation DevOps enablement or product delivery leadership.
- Proven experience implementingSAFeDevSecOps and Agile at Scale within regulated or technical environments.
- Strong understanding of agile metrics team topologies value stream management and flow optimization.
- Executive presence and ability toinfluence atVP/Sr. Director level across business and technology units.
Preferred
-SAFeSPCcertification;or equivalent transformation leadership credential strongly preferred.
- Hands-on experience with ApptioTargetProcessComparative AgilityAtlassian Suite (Jira/Confluence)and .
-Prior experience inthe pharmaceutical life sciences or similarly regulated domain.
Core Competencies
-Enterprise Agile Coaching & Change Leadership
-DevOps/CI-CD Enablement & Metrics Design
-Strategic Influence & Executive Coaching
-Systems Thinking & Organizational Design
- Agile/DevOps/ProductOperating Model Evolution
- Tooling Enablement & Delivery Governance
Why This Role Matters
This role is pivotal in shaping the future of agile delivery DevOps methodologies productmindsetand digital resilience withinData Digital & Technology.If you thrive at the intersection of systems thinking cultural change and enterprise agility and want to help lead one of the most visible transformation initiatives in the company we invite you to join us.
タケダのDEI
Better Health Brighter Future
Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary:
Allowances: Commutation Housing Overtime Work etc.
Salary Increase: Annually Bonus Payment: Twice a year
Working Hours: Headquarters (Osaka/ Tokyo) 9:00-17:30 Production Sites (Osaka/ Yamaguchi) 8:00-16:45 (Narita) 8:30-17:15 Research Site (Kanagawa) 9:00-17:45
Holidays: Saturdays Sundays National Holidays May Day Year-End Holidays etc. (approx. 123 days in a year)
Paid Leaves: Annual Paid Leave Special Paid Leave Sick Leave Family Support Leave Maternity Leave Childcare Leave Family Nursing Leave.
Flexible Work Styles: Flextime Telework
Benefits: Social Insurance Retirement and Corporate Pension Employee Stock Ownership Program etc.
Important Notice concerning working conditions:
It is possible the job scope may change at the companys discretion.
It is possible the department and workplace may change at the companys discretion.
Required Experience:
Manager
Takeda is a patient-focused, R&D-driven global biopharmaceutical company committed to bringing Better Health and a Brighter Future.