Associate Director, Delivery Product Owner

Band Level 5

Job Description Summary Location: Hyderabad, 3 days' work from office at Novartis, Hyderabad is mandatory

The Delivery Product Owner is responsible for executing the Marketing & Compliance product strategy through predictable, high-quality delivery, with a strong emphasis on AI-driven marketing content operations.

The Delivery Product Owner drives the operationalization of AI solutions by translating product strategy into execution-ready deliverables (viz backlog management, sprint/release planning, and delivery schedules), ensuring seamless integration of AI models (where needed), platforms, and workflows into content production and approval processes.

With a focus on execution excellence and delivery discipline, this role ensures that capabilities are:

• Reliably delivered with predictable timelines
• Embedded into business processes for measurable impact
• Governed with appropriate compliance, risk, and quality controls

The Delivery Product Owner partners closely with the Director Product Owner and cross functional technology teams to translate product direction into shipped capabilities.

This role will report into Group Head, Martech Product Management partnering with the other CS&BO associates, product owners, business analysts, UX Design, UX Research, technology teams, and other internal partners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Backlog & Use Case Ownership: Own, prioritize, and continuously refine the product backlog, incorporating AI-driven use cases (where needed), automation opportunities, and model improvements, aligned to product outcomes and roadmap direction.

• Requirements & Solution Definition: Translate product vision into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and solution specifications to ensure execution readiness.

• Delivery Execution & Planning Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and release readiness, ensuring capabilities are production-ready, with validated models, data, and integration workflows.