Job ID R-256614
Date posted 07/17/2026
GCL: E
Introduction to role:
Are you ready to build and scale a comprehensive DevOps infrastructure that 20,000–30,000 users depend on to move life-changing science to patients faster! This is your opportunity to set the strategy for tools and services that power developer productivity, accelerate delivery, and raise the quality of decision-making across the company. You will feel the sponsorship behind the mission and see the impact of your choices recognized at the highest levels.
You will lead with both vision and execution—bridging business priorities, user experience, engineering capability, oversight, and organizational standards to build a cohesive platform backbone. Working with guides in software development, cybersecurity, system build, and data, you will align Jira, Confluence, GitHub, GitHub Copilot and adjacent services into a secure, scalable, AI-enabled ecosystem. Do you thrive on connecting strategic direction with pragmatic delivery to unlock productivity at scale?
- Portfolio Product Strategy and Vision: Define and drive the product strategy, vision, and roadmap across the enterprise DevOps platform portfolio, aligning business priorities, engineering needs, platform evolution, and enterprise architecture standards to deliver measurable outcomes.
- Team Leadership and Development: Lead and develop Product Owners across multiple products; set direction, clarify accountabilities, set objectives, coach, handle performance, and build a high-performing, outcome-focused culture.
- Connected Platform Ecosystem: Manage Jira, Confluence, GitHub, GitHub Copilot and related DevOps services as an integrated ecosystem, not isolated tools; align roadmaps, priorities, and service improvements to support a coherent enterprise strategy.
- Portfolio Prioritization and Direction: Run portfolio-level prioritization that balances business value, user needs, adoption, operational sustainability, security, compliance, and long-term platform health; translate strategy into clear direction and support Product Owners in delivering agreed outcomes.
- Enterprise-Scale Adoption: Drive large-scale adoption and effective usage across 20,000–30,000 users; remove barriers, improve usability and accessibility, and partner with engineering coaches, platform teams, and business collaborators to increase engagement and realized value.
- Ensure platforms are delivered as scalable, supportable, and maintainable enterprise-grade services. Align these services with policies, governance, and the overall organizational system build. Promote standardization, consolidation, and simplification to reduce fragmentation.
- Security by Build and Governance: Embed security-by-design, DevSecOps practices, least privilege principles, and regulatory expectations across the portfolio; ensure secure defaults and appropriate governance in partnership with engineering, security, architecture, and compliance.
- Senior Collaborator Engagement and Influence: Engage senior leaders across business and technology to understand priorities, reconcile differing needs, and influence decisions; act as a senior extension business, product, engineering, and governance.
- The successful candidate will demonstrate significant experience in a product management leadership role such as Senior Product Manager, Lead Product Manager, Product Lead, or a similar position within a technical, platform, or enterprise tooling environment.
- They will bring strong expertise in DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD, developer workflows, and enterprise platform product management, together with experience operating across a sophisticated collaborator environment.
- They will also have confirmed experience in formal people management, including leading, coaching, and developing Product Owners or product professionals within a sophisticated enterprise environment.
- The role requires proven experience in leading teams across various products or services, with the ability to build clarity, alignment, and consistency in delivery and product practices.
- Candidates should have a consistent track record of leading central initiatives, influencing across departments, and delivering outcomes in environments where challenges span multiple teams or functional areas. They should be comfortable operating independently, crafting direction, and combining critical thinking with pragmatic execution.
- Experience in portfolio-level product management is critical, including balancing short-term delivery priorities with long-term strategic value across multiple offerings or solutions.
- This position demands demonstrated capability to drive adoption across large user populations, ideally in environments with 10,000+ users. It also requires improving effective usage through product thinking, change enablement, and engaging collaborators.
- Strong communication, leadership, and influencing skills are critical. If you are able to independently persuade internal and external collaborators, often where priorities conflict, and build alignment around roadmap direction, investment decisions, and product outcomes.
- Experience with enterprise platforms and tools such as Jira, Confluence, GitHub, GitHub Actions, GitHub Copilot, Jenkins, SonarQube, and Artifactory would be valuable.
- Experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS, is desirable.
- Experience working in a regulated environment, including GxP, would be helpful.
- Experience leading AI-enabled product initiatives or defining AI strategy within enterprise platforms would be advantageous.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we fuel aggressive thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and bold world.
Here, platform decisions turn into real-world impact for patients. We bring surprising combinations of guides together to reinvent how data, machine learning and modern engineering accelerate discovery and delivery. You will shape the backbone that powers science at scale—working with leading specialists, pushing forward with a multifaceted operating model, and learning fast without compromising on doing things the right way. We value grit alongside ambition, coupling high standards with genuine support so you can take bold bets, see your work recognized, and grow your craft while improving lives.
Step in to lead the DevOps platforms within the enterprise that accelerate science. Take ownership of the portfolio and help us build the future of delivery.
Date Posted
17-Jul-2026
Closing Date
13-Aug-2026
AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
