Senior Director, IT Product Management - SAP Platform

SUMMARY/JOB PURPOSE (Basic purpose of the job): 

The Senior Director IT Product Management, SAP Platform, will oversee and lead a portfolio of digital products critical to Exelixis's success and ambition to launch innovative medicines for patients. This role is pivotal in defining and driving the strategy, development, and operational excellence of our Enterprise Resource Planning ecosystem, ensuring alignment with business objectives and a strong focus on user experience and value delivery. Operating within a product-centric model, the Senior Director will be responsible for defining product roadmaps, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and leading agile product teams to deliver innovative and impactful digital solutions that accelerate drug discovery, development, and commercialization. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:  

Product Strategy & Roadmap (Product-Centric Focus): 

• Define, evangelize, and drive the enterprise vision and multi-year strategy for a portfolio of digital products (Enterprise Resource Planning, Financial Reporting and Analytics, Supply and Demand Planning, SAP S/4HANA Platform), ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and Information technology goals. 

• Engage senior business leaders and functional executives across multiple business functions (Finance, Accounting, Strategic Sourcing, Pharmaceutical Supply Chain) to shape product direction, uncover unmet needs, and translate strategic opportunities into actionable product roadmaps. 

• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and technology trends assessment to identify new opportunities and ensure our enterprise applications remain cutting-edge and competitive within the life science landscape. 
   

• Prioritize product initiatives based on business value, technical feasibility, regulatory compliance, and resource availability, ensuring a balanced portfolio of short-term wins and long-term strategic investments. 

• Conduct final review and approval of architecture and design patterns to ensure enterprise solutions are built in the right and secured manner  
   

Product Development & Delivery (Agile/Product Team Leadership): 
 

• Inspire and lead multiple cross-functional teams, including Product Analysts, Product Lead(s) and digital application specialists, by cultivating a culture of strategic ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement across the digital product lifecycle. 

• Provide executive oversight of the entire product lifecycle from ideation to launch and post-launch optimization, ensuring efficient and effective product development processes (e.g., Agile Scrum, Kanban). 
   

• Set standards for definition and delivery of multiple enterprise products by guiding the creation of high-impact user stories, acceptance criteria, and product specifications that balance and reflect business priorities and user needs across multiple functions. 
   

• Partner at a strategic level with engineering, architecture, and quality leaders to ensure the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-quality enterprise applications that meet evolving business demands.<