Associate Director, Transformation and Project Management, Finance

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The Associate Director, Transformation and Project Mgmt Office - Finance will serve as a strategic leader and enabler for innovation initiatives across Financial Planning & Analysis and Controllership functions. The position will be a leadership role that is instrumental in driving transformation projects focused on process improvement, automation, and system modernization while ensuring seamless coordination between Finance, IT, and cross-functional teams.

The successful candidate for this role will be someone who can bring the global best practices and leadership to the role and who is skilled at analysis, innovation and continuous improvement of processes.  Key accountabilities will include:

• Project Management and Project Leadership
• Risk Management and Mitigation
• Leadership role for finance of the future and transformation initiatives
• Budget tracking & reporting
• Management of cross-functional initiatives and teams
• Change management initiatives
• Influencing large teams and global partners without direct authority
• Stakeholder Management
   

A minimum of 10 years of experience is required, with at least 4+ years preferably in a project management capacity. The position will be based in the BMS’s Hyderabad Location (expected 50% in-person) with minimal travel expected. 

Key Responsibilities and Major Duties:

Transformation and Project Management Office

• Lead and manage multiple innovation projects across Finance functions, including FP&A and Controllership, ensuring alignment with business and strategic objectives
• Play a lead role in driving improvements in key finance processes globally
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between Finance teams, IT, and other stakeholders throughout project lifecycles
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, and resource allocation schedules
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies
• Create and maintain project documentation, including requirements, status reports, and executive summaries
• Drive process standardization and best practices across finance innovation initiatives
• Manage project budgets and resource allocation
• Coordinate change management activities to ensure successful adoption of new solutions
• Establish governance frameworks for finance transformation initiatives
• Support the evaluation and implementation of emerging technologies in finance processes

Relationship management and teaming   

• Build and maintain relationships at all levels throughout the organization, specifically with Hyderabad Hub and global Finance senior leadership 
• Build an external network to ensure regular exposure to new and best practices, technologies, and process governance standards 
• Hold self and others to timelines, quality, and accuracy   

Risk management  

• Anticipate needs, assess and manage business risk taking; escalate issues that may impact management reporting process globally; manage through times of crisis and ambiguity

Supervisory Responsibility (List job titles of positions that report directly or indirectly to this position and indicate nature of relationship):

Direct reports:

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If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

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On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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