Exelixis, Inc.
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Alameda, CAtime type:
Full timeposted on:
Posted 30+ Days Agojob requisition id:
JR6471**SUMMARY/JOB PURPOSE****:**The Director, IT Product Management - Cloud Platform, will lead a portfolio of cloud products critical to Exelixis's success and ambition to launch innovative medicines for patients. Operating within a product-centric model, the Director IT Product Management will be responsible for defining product roadmaps, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and leading agile product teams to deliver innovative and impactful solutions that accelerate drug discovery, development, and commercialization.**ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:*** Define and operate our AWS landing zone, include automation, security and monitoring requirements* Define and operate terraform-based automation platform for deployment and management infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code* Define and manage a set of AWS infrastructure standards for the enterprise to ensure consistency and security across all our AWS cloud environments* Drive improvements that help us to scale through optimization and automation* Act as the technical product owner for key cloud platform services, including cloud infrastructure and automation* Work with other IT teams to map their technical requirements in AWS services* Work with other teams on cost management, including chargeback and detail usage reporting**Product Strategy and Roadmap*** Define and champion the strategy and roadmap for a portfolio of cloud products.* Collaborate closely with IT and business stakeholders to understand their business needs, challenges, and make recommendations to influence strategic opportunities for actionable product roadmaps.* Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and technology trends assessment to identify new opportunities to maintain competitive technology utilization.* Prioritize product initiatives based on business value, technical feasibility, regulatory compliance, and resource availability and provide recommendations short and long term strategi investments.* Lead architecture and design patterns to build solutions correctly and in a secured manner.**Product Development and Delivery*** Oversee the development process from ideation to launch and post-launch optimization and ensure efficient and effective product development processes and may recommend implementation improvements (e.g., Agile Scrum, Kanban).* Own and drive the definition of clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and product specifications, ensuring alignment with overall product vision and business objectives.* Partner with engineering, architecture, and quality assurance teams to ensure timely delivery of secure, scalable and high-quality products.* Develop partnerships with external vendors and service providers to align internal product roadmaps, delivery timelines and operational excellence standards.* Lead a user-centric design approach, leveraging user research, usability testing, and feedback loops to continuously improve the user experience and effectiveness of cloud solutions.* Manage and sustain a robust data management & AI practice to protect sensitive information and ensure its accuracy and reliability.* Lead cross-functional teams, including Business Analysts, Product Lead(s) and data platform specialists, by cultivating a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement across the data lifecycle.**Stakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration*** Build strong, collaborative relationships with key stakeholders across the organization to ensure alignment on product vision, priorities, and outcomes.* Lead communication and decision-making across product teams, business units, and IT functional groups.* Represent the team in leadership forums, strategic planning sessions, and cross-departmental initiatives.* Act as a primary liaison between IT and various business functions, translating complex technical concepts into business outcomes and benefits.**Operational Excellence, Quality & Compliance*** Ensure operational stability, performance, and security by working closely with other IT teams.* Assist in the establishment of governance frameworks for vendor partnerships and third-party software solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, compliance mandates, and business continuity objectives.* Help define and enforce processes to ensure all feature releases comply with relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., GxP, HIPAA, GDPR) and internal quality and security standards.* Ensure that all product releases meet rigorous quality standards and compliance requirements.* Implement and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success, adoption, and business impact of digital solutions, driving continuous improvement based on data.**Team Leadership & Development*** Make recommendations for talent strategy to the team by attracting, developing, and retaining top talent within the team, fostering a high-performance and engaged work environment.* Provide leadership and mentorship, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation and continuous growth through coaching, feedback and career development framework.* Promote a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and adaptability to evolving technologies and business needs.**Budget Management*** Contribute to budget planning* Manage budget allocation and financial planning across all product lines in their functional areas of support.**SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:*** Manage through direct team of managers and high-level individual contributors.* Coach and train managers and high level individual contributor to ensure retention of highly performing teams.* Recruit staff to meet the unit’s immediate objectives and contribute to succession planning to meet longer term objectives.**EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:****Education:*** Master’s degree in a relevant field and 11 years of related experience; or* Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 13 years of related experience; or* Equivalent combination of education and experience.* Technical certification may be required**Experience:*** Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in IT, with at least 6 years in a leadership role focused on cloud infrastructure and / or platforms.* Proven experience in leading product development teams in an agile/product-centric operating model is essential.* Strong understanding of the drug discovery or clinical development, or commercialization lifecycle within a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company.* Demonstrated success in defining and delivering complex cloud products that drive significant business value.* Proven ability to architect and operate large and complex AWS environments* Deep, hands-on expertise in AWS services* Proficiency with GitHub, including GitHub actions* Proficiency with continuous integration / continuous deployment tools and processes* Experience with regulatory frameworks and compliance in a GxP environment.* Proficiency with Ansible or Chef a plus**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:*** Comprehensive level knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS).* Advanced understanding of product management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Kanban) and product lifecycle management.* Intermediate level knowledge of modern development and deployment practices of continuous integration and continuous deployment.* Intermediate level knowledge with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools, especially Terraform.* Intermediate level knowledge with cloud and infrastructure automation.**Work Environment/Physical Demands****:**Our office is a modern, open-plan space that foster collaborations and creativity.
Teams work closely together, sharing ideas and solutions in a supportive atmosphere.
We provide all necessary equipment, #J-18808-Ljbffr
Alameda, CAtime type:
Full timeposted on:
Posted 30+ Days Agojob requisition id:
JR6471**SUMMARY/JOB PURPOSE****:**The Director, IT Product Management - Cloud Platform, will lead a portfolio of cloud products critical to Exelixis's success and ambition to launch innovative medicines for patients. Operating within a product-centric model, the Director IT Product Management will be responsible for defining product roadmaps, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and leading agile product teams to deliver innovative and impactful solutions that accelerate drug discovery, development, and commercialization.**ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:*** Define and operate our AWS landing zone, include automation, security and monitoring requirements* Define and operate terraform-based automation platform for deployment and management infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code* Define and manage a set of AWS infrastructure standards for the enterprise to ensure consistency and security across all our AWS cloud environments* Drive improvements that help us to scale through optimization and automation* Act as the technical product owner for key cloud platform services, including cloud infrastructure and automation* Work with other IT teams to map their technical requirements in AWS services* Work with other teams on cost management, including chargeback and detail usage reporting**Product Strategy and Roadmap*** Define and champion the strategy and roadmap for a portfolio of cloud products.* Collaborate closely with IT and business stakeholders to understand their business needs, challenges, and make recommendations to influence strategic opportunities for actionable product roadmaps.* Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and technology trends assessment to identify new opportunities to maintain competitive technology utilization.* Prioritize product initiatives based on business value, technical feasibility, regulatory compliance, and resource availability and provide recommendations short and long term strategi investments.* Lead architecture and design patterns to build solutions correctly and in a secured manner.**Product Development and Delivery*** Oversee the development process from ideation to launch and post-launch optimization and ensure efficient and effective product development processes and may recommend implementation improvements (e.g., Agile Scrum, Kanban).* Own and drive the definition of clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and product specifications, ensuring alignment with overall product vision and business objectives.* Partner with engineering, architecture, and quality assurance teams to ensure timely delivery of secure, scalable and high-quality products.* Develop partnerships with external vendors and service providers to align internal product roadmaps, delivery timelines and operational excellence standards.* Lead a user-centric design approach, leveraging user research, usability testing, and feedback loops to continuously improve the user experience and effectiveness of cloud solutions.* Manage and sustain a robust data management & AI practice to protect sensitive information and ensure its accuracy and reliability.* Lead cross-functional teams, including Business Analysts, Product Lead(s) and data platform specialists, by cultivating a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement across the data lifecycle.**Stakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration*** Build strong, collaborative relationships with key stakeholders across the organization to ensure alignment on product vision, priorities, and outcomes.* Lead communication and decision-making across product teams, business units, and IT functional groups.* Represent the team in leadership forums, strategic planning sessions, and cross-departmental initiatives.* Act as a primary liaison between IT and various business functions, translating complex technical concepts into business outcomes and benefits.**Operational Excellence, Quality & Compliance*** Ensure operational stability, performance, and security by working closely with other IT teams.* Assist in the establishment of governance frameworks for vendor partnerships and third-party software solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, compliance mandates, and business continuity objectives.* Help define and enforce processes to ensure all feature releases comply with relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., GxP, HIPAA, GDPR) and internal quality and security standards.* Ensure that all product releases meet rigorous quality standards and compliance requirements.* Implement and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success, adoption, and business impact of digital solutions, driving continuous improvement based on data.**Team Leadership & Development*** Make recommendations for talent strategy to the team by attracting, developing, and retaining top talent within the team, fostering a high-performance and engaged work environment.* Provide leadership and mentorship, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation and continuous growth through coaching, feedback and career development framework.* Promote a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and adaptability to evolving technologies and business needs.**Budget Management*** Contribute to budget planning* Manage budget allocation and financial planning across all product lines in their functional areas of support.**SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:*** Manage through direct team of managers and high-level individual contributors.* Coach and train managers and high level individual contributor to ensure retention of highly performing teams.* Recruit staff to meet the unit’s immediate objectives and contribute to succession planning to meet longer term objectives.**EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:****Education:*** Master’s degree in a relevant field and 11 years of related experience; or* Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 13 years of related experience; or* Equivalent combination of education and experience.* Technical certification may be required**Experience:*** Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in IT, with at least 6 years in a leadership role focused on cloud infrastructure and / or platforms.* Proven experience in leading product development teams in an agile/product-centric operating model is essential.* Strong understanding of the drug discovery or clinical development, or commercialization lifecycle within a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company.* Demonstrated success in defining and delivering complex cloud products that drive significant business value.* Proven ability to architect and operate large and complex AWS environments* Deep, hands-on expertise in AWS services* Proficiency with GitHub, including GitHub actions* Proficiency with continuous integration / continuous deployment tools and processes* Experience with regulatory frameworks and compliance in a GxP environment.* Proficiency with Ansible or Chef a plus**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:*** Comprehensive level knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS).* Advanced understanding of product management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Kanban) and product lifecycle management.* Intermediate level knowledge of modern development and deployment practices of continuous integration and continuous deployment.* Intermediate level knowledge with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools, especially Terraform.* Intermediate level knowledge with cloud and infrastructure automation.**Work Environment/Physical Demands****:**Our office is a modern, open-plan space that foster collaborations and creativity.
Teams work closely together, sharing ideas and solutions in a supportive atmosphere.
We provide all necessary equipment, #J-18808-Ljbffr