Associate Director - It Service Reliability & Operations

Workday Lilly

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Base: $132,000 - $193,600; bonus/equity: compyny b...
End-to-end operational reliability
Demand management and capacity planning
Ai and automation in operations
This role is accountable for the end-to-end operational reliability, demand management, and capacity sustainability of Tech@Lilly’s centralized service and reliability operations

Job Summary

  • This role is accountable for the end-to-end operational reliability, demand management, and capacity sustainability of Tech@Lilly’s centralized service and reliability operations.
  • The role is responsible for driving technology-enabled transformation across operations through the practical application of AI, automation, and agentic solutions, demand forecasting, and capacity planning to ensure services scale predictably and reliably.
  • Lilly IT builds and maintains capabilities using cutting edge technologies like most prominent tech companies, redefining what’s possible through tech to advance our purpose – creating medicines that make life better for people around the world.

Matching Summary

This role is accountable for the end-to-end operational reliability, demand management, and capacity sustainability of Tech@Lilly’s centralized service and reliability operations.

Salary

Base: $132,000 - $193,600; Bonus/Equity: Company bonus; Benefits: Comprehensive benefit program

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • End-to-end operational reliability
  • Demand management and capacity planning
  • AI and automation in operations
  • Incident, event, request management
  • Service stability and operational readiness
  • Major Incident Management discipline
  • Problem Management for risk reduction
  • Data-driven operations and KPIs

Nice-to-have

  • Progressive shift to automated model
  • Agent-assisted operating model
  • Technology-enabled transformation
  • Continuous improvement and feedback loops
  • Executive communication skills
  • Organizational change leadership

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, STEM or related field
  • 12+ years of IT experience
  • 7+ years leading vendor or supplier-supported operating models
  • 5+ years in people leadership roles
  • Demonstrated experience leading high-severity incident response
  • Hands-on experience with AI in production operations

Work Rights

Must be authorized to work in the United States

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