Description

Kenvue is currently recruiting for:

Intelligent Automation Strategy and Activation Leader

This position reports into Vinoth Manoharan and is based in Czechia ( Prague), India ( Bangalore) or Brazil ( Sao Paolo) .

Who we are:

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we're the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON'S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made by 22, 000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to deliver the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means to have the power to impact life of millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage - and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future-and yours. For more information, click here .

What you will do:

As a strategic problem solver, technologist, and an expert in intelligent automation products, this role will empower our technology and business partners by delivering streamlined and modern processes that allow focus on differentiated high-value add tasks that will be foundational in achieving our digital-first ambitions. The Intelligent Automation Strategy and Activation Leader is responsible for managing people and resources, planning for future needs, budget management, and ensuring objectives and service levels are met:

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of integrated IA strategy for value streams & process areas: Shape and evolve the strategic application of AI & Automation to ensure focus on value creation, as well as optimizing solutions with consideration of technology architecture and the data & analytics strategy. Communicate updates to and collaborate with senior leadership and global process owners, ensuring consistency in messaging and tailoring that messaging appropriately based on the audience.
• Understand business needs and opportunities: Identify common themes and use cases across regions within value streams, as well as their impact on overall business outcomes across revenue, costs, productivity, experience (employee, customer, consumer) and compliance.
• Promote reusability and minimize redundancy across product portfolio: Ensure leveragability and re-useability of IA solutions where applicable to common challenges and opportunities across regions and functions.
• Optimize Investments: Manage the operational and investment budgets by value stream, closely partnering with the Process Excellence, Engineering and Platform leads to ensure automation projects meet or exceed expectations, delivered on time, delivered on budget and are transitioned into support with low issue rates.
• Lead AI & Automation Activation Team: Manage a team of Automation Activation Leads responsible for execution on prioritized value streams, working in an agile environment and ensuring quality of delivery & ongoing support.
• Deliver and accelerate value realization: Define and track KPIs to capture value realization for strategic initiatives at least quarterly, partnering back with Global Process Owners, T& D Experience Teams and Finance to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the data.
• Contribute to an IA community of practice (COP) through enterprise knowledge sharing : Participate in Global Enterprise COP with other Automation & Strategy Activation Leaders to ensure alignment of work to Global Enterprise OKRs, areas of cross-regional synergies and opportunities for integrated program management (e.g., Invoice To Cash solutions for both NA and EMEA)
• Provide Coaching and feedback : Provide activation teams actionable feedback and coaching to direct reports and contributing team members. Lead by example and encourage teams in leveraging best practices and standards. Support activation teams communication and stakeholder outreach when necessary ie. Escalations, clarifications

What we are looking for:

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Information Management, Business, or a similar field.
• 5 years of related experience supporting automation technology deployments: process mapping, feasibility analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support
• 3 years of product management experience
• Experience leading teams: managing priorities, balancing resources between operational support and enhancements, ensuring adherence to best practices and standards
• Experience designing and implementing RPA, MSFT Power and AI solutions across a variety of business and technology processes
• Hands-on experience with one or more of the following platforms: UIPath, Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, MS Power Automate, MS Co-Pilot O365
• Experience leveraging Generative AI and other AI capabilities to augment automation projects ie. Text Extraction, Sentiment Analysis, Agentic AI and Chatbot solutions
• Experience with a broad set of process intelligence capabilities is considered an asset: process mining, task mining, business process management
• The ability to manage ambiguity and shape new initiatives/business from scratch
• Strategic thinking and big picture orientation /business acumen with ability to comfortably interact with executive stakeholders
• Provide technology thought leadership - latest advances in the market, trends, and modern technology frameworks (e.g., Agile, XOps)

What's In It For You:

• Competitive Benefit Package
• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time, Flexible Ways of Working & More!
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Employee Resource Groups

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.