Product Owner Corporate

Position Title: Product Owner Corporate
Location: Hyderabad
Job Summary
The Product Owner Data Corporate serves as the strategic leader and primary bridge requirements and Agile delivery teams within the Data & Insights Excellence department. This role drives an Agile squad of developers, ensuring consistent product vision, backlog quality, and value delivery across the portfolio. The role owns end-to-end product strategy, drives backlog management, roadmap constraints and digital capabilities, and fosters a high-performing product ownership culture grounded in Sanofi's values.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership
Drive a delivery squad in Agile culture aligned with Sanofi values and ensure safe environment
Lead by example through active participation in day-to-day product operations, backlog refinement, and stakeholder engagement
Product Vision & Strategy
Define and communicate a coherent, inspiring product vision across the Corporate data portfolio
Align roadmaps and maintain a clear, well-structured, and prioritized with Business product backlog
Translate high-level strategic objectives into actionable product goals and measurable outcomes
Business Partnership & Stakeholder Management & Prioritization
Build and sustain strategic relationships with senior business stakeholders across functions and geographies and participate in prioritization discussions
Represent the product team in executive forums, governance committees, and cross-functional leadership meetings
Ensure consistent backlog hygiene standards across with appropriate escalation paths for complex or high-impact items
Agile Delivery Oversight
Collaborate closely with Scrum Masters and delivery teams to ensure smooth sprint planning and execution of Agile
Identify, escalate, and resolve impediments that block delivery or reduce team effectiveness
Monitor velocity, delivery quality, and team health metrics across
Portfolio & Roadmap Management
Define portfolio health metrics, KPIs, and manage risks across the Data & Insights product landscape
Ensure strategic alignment between roadmap commitments, team capacity, and evolving business priorities
Provide transparent, data-driven portfolio reporting to senior leadership and governance bodies
Governance & Communication
Lead product review meetings, steering committees, and executive-level communications
Manage stakeholder expectations with full transparency, proactively surfacing risks and trade-offs
Produce clear, compelling communications tailored to both technical and non-technical audiences
Continuous Improvement & Practice Development
Define and drive the roadmap for product ownership practice maturity within the team, promoting best practices
Stay current with industry trends in data, AI, and digital transformation
Benchmark internal practices against industry standards
About You
Education
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, or a related field
Experience
Demonstrated experience managing complex digital or data product portfolios in global organization
Skills & Competencies
Team Leadership
Data & Technical Fluency in data, BI, AI
Business Acumen on Finance processes
Stakeholder Management
Communication verbal/written in English
Process Management
Tools & Systems like ServiceNow, Jira
What We Offer
Senior leadership role shaping Sanofi's Data journey at a global pharmaceutical leader
Collaborative environment with cutting-edge technologies and people analytics platforms
Direct exposure to senior/executive leadership with strategic influence over various initiatives
Work with diverse, talented teams across multiple countries and cultures
About Sanofi
Sanofi is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges, committed to chasing the miracles of science to improve people's lives. Our team across 100 countries transforms the practice of medicine, providing life-changing treatments and life-saving vaccines to millions globally, with sustainability and social responsibility at the center of our ambitions.

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