Head Of Gbs Multifunctional Services

AstraZeneca

Lisbon, Portugal
Global business services leadership
Service management and governance
Digital enablement and ai transformation
The Head of GBS Multifunctional Services will lead the creation and maturation of a cohesive Enterprise Services function that delivers reliable, high quality, and cost-effective services across the enterprise

Job Summary

  • The Head of GBS Multifunctional Services will lead the creation and maturation of a cohesive Enterprise Services function that delivers reliable, high quality, and cost-effective services across the enterprise.
  • This role sets strategy, builds the operating model, and drives execution through robust governance, service management, and continuous improvement while collaborating across functions to turn insights into measurable outcomes.
  • AstraZeneca offers an inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, empowering employees to push boundaries and make a difference in medicine, patients, and society.

Matching Summary

The Head of GBS Multifunctional Services will lead the creation and maturation of a cohesive Enterprise Services function that delivers reliable, high quality, and cost-effective services across the enterprise.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Global Business Services leadership
  • Service management and governance
  • Digital enablement and AI transformation
  • Stakeholder management at senior level
  • Financial management and budgeting
  • Operating model development
  • Continuous improvement and Lean/Agile

Nice-to-have

  • Customer experience and design thinking
  • Risk and compliance management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Talent management and succession planning
  • Change management and communication
  • Data analytics and automation leadership

Key Requirements

  • Extensive experience leading multi-disciplinary GBS/shared services
  • Experience transforming services in complex global environments
  • Experience managing shared services with legal/compliance requirements
  • Strong senior stakeholder management skills
  • Experience with digital and AI enabled transformations
  • Strategic thinking and commercial acumen
  • Knowledge of ERP, ITSM, RPA/IPA, and AI tools

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