Associate Director Tech Product Management (DAM & MLR)

Overview

Associate Director, Tech Product Management (DAM & MLR) to lead end-to-end delivery of Content Enablement MLR and DAM solutions for Novartis International business teams.

What you'll do

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Content Enablement MLR and DAM solutions across the content lifecycle.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of Aprimo capabilities (workflows, metadata management, taxonomy and content distribution configurations).
• Manage delivery of the platform MLR and DAM application.
• Own delivery roadmap execution for Aprimo-related initiatives and enhancements.
• Drive program and project execution ensuring scope, timeline, quality and budget adherence.
• Coordinate across cross-functional teams including architects, engineers, product owners, vendors and business stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment with Novartis standards and governance processes.
• Drive Agile/DevOps delivery practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage risks, dependencies and issue resolution proactively.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, security and audit requirements.
• Govern Aprimo platform configurations, workflows, forms, templates, permission models and taxonomy structures.
• Provide delivery status, reporting and insights to leadership.
• Lead release planning, change management and environment management activities.
• Oversee platform health, stability and operational excellence.
• Support vendor management and contract execution.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in information technology, computer science, engineering or a related discipline.
• Proven experience leading delivery of enterprise-scale Digital Asset platforms (DAM).
• Experience with Content Enablement MLR and DAM platforms (Aprimo, Veeva PromoMats).
• 4+ years of experience working with Aprimo DAM and/or Aprimo MLR platforms.
• Strong experience in MLR workflow, DAM configurations, taxonomy configurations and user modules.
• Strong understanding of Aprimo native configurations and product capabilities.
• Experience working with global stakeholders and managing distributed teams.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage complex delivery landscapes and multiple parallel initiatives.
• Strong program and project management experience (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid models).
• Proficiency in English.
• Engineering or IT background.
• Proven experience with MarTech stack and an array of Content Enablement products (Wrike, Activator).

Nice to have

• Aprimo certifications.
• Knowledge of content planning and content authoring processes.
• Experience supporting international and multi-market deployments.
• Experience working in the pharmaceutical industry.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad (Office).