Associate Director - Facilities

Job Title: Associate Director - Facilities

Career Level - F

Introduction to role

Are you ready to lead a dynamic team and ensure seamless operations in a fast-paced environment? As the Associate Director - Facilities at AstraZeneca, you will be at the forefront of maintaining and improving our facilities in Chennai. Your leadership will be crucial in ensuring that all equipment runs efficiently with zero breakdowns, enabling our business to operate without interruption. This role involves managing third-party integrated facility management companies and ensuring they meet the agreed service level agreements.

The Associate Director – Facilities is responsible for ensuring service delivery for facilities management services within GITC. This role will be responsible for facilities operations, including technical/soft services, security, cafeteria, transport, domestic & international travel, statutory compliances and audits, vendor management, procurement, finance, events, parking management, and guest relations.

You will provide vision, leadership, and communication within an entrepreneurial culture. You must have a passion for and in-depth knowledge of Real Estate and Facilities Management Operations. Handling larger teams across different buildings and cities will be part of your responsibilities.

You will strategize and operate at a tactical level, acting as an internal ambassador, mentor, analyst, solutions architect, implementer, and cost controller. Building links with internal/global business collaborators and partnering with key vendors is critical to operating within a fast-paced and sophisticated environment.

Driving cost management in your portfolio is crucial – reviewing and agreeing on budgets and ensuring adherence while working with procurement and service providers to achieve outstanding service and target reduced delivery costs where possible.

You must have a detailed understanding of the real estate portfolio and business. You are empowered to deliver results independently but in collaboration with all internal team members (i.e., Projects, design, finance, legal, HR etc.).

You will show sound business judgment and make high-velocity decisions to continually set the standard for employee experience. Working with internal and/or external partners to ensure facility(s) and/or program(s) align with organizational objectives is key.

Overseeing modifications, expansions, and significant post-occupancy projects while working with the Workplace Strategy & Innovation team & vendor partners to meet project scope and manage communication with key team members is part of your role.

- 15+ years professional experience required - a sizable portion of which should demonstrate success in managing facilities of more than 500,000 SFT in a multi-tenant IT park.

• Demonstrated experience as a leader with 7+ years of senior management responsibilities
• Well experienced in building and managing best performing teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• A record of accomplishment of championing speed, flexibility, and frugality in the face of rapid change and very heavy workload
• Highly proficient with collaboration and efficiency software, including Microsoft Office
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; validated ability to lead cross-functional teams through influence versus direct management, strong interpersonal skills
• Comfortable with legal terms and structures for standard commercial contracts
• Validated self-starter who sets daring goals and consistently gets results
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and successfully implement tactically
• Effective resource management and program management skills
• Solid understanding of maintenance systems
• Solid understanding of governing laws and regulations
• Strong attention to detail, Excellent organizational skills, Strong problem-solving skills

• Certified Facility Management Professional / Certified Facility Manager from International Facility Management Association
• Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we ignite ambitious thinking with the power to encourage 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 outstanding and ambitious world.

At AstraZeneca, you will join a talented distributed team that powers our mission to serve patients better every day. We leverage exciting new technology and digital innovations to accelerate our evolution. Our entrepreneurial spirit keeps us ahead of the rest as we apply creativity to every task. Working here means being part of a high-performing team that supports each other while pushing forward together. With countless opportunities available, this is the place to build an outstanding reputation while taking your career to new heights.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now to join our team!

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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.