Transform AI Strategy Lead

We are a technology-led healthcare solutions provider. We are driven by our purpose to enable healthcare organizations to be future-ready. We offer accelerated, global growth opportunities for talent thats bold, industrious, and nimble. With Indegene, you gain a unique career experience that celebrates entrepreneurship and is guided by passion, innovation, collaboration, and empathy. To explore exciting opportunities at the convergence of healthcare and technology, check out www.careers.indegene.com Looking to jump-start your career We understand how important the first few years of your career are, which create the foundation of your entire professional journey. At Indegene, we promise you a differentiated career experience. You will not only work at the exciting intersection of healthcare and technology but also will be mentored by some of the most brilliant minds in the industry. We are offering a global fast-track career where you can grow along with Indegenes high-speed growth. We are purpose-driven. We enable healthcare organizations to be future ready and our customer obsession is our driving force. We ensure that our customers achieve what they truly want. We are bold in our actions, nimble in our decision-making, and industrious in the way we work.

Location: Bangalore (Preferred)

Indegene is seeking a highly strategic and execution-oriented Transform AI Strategy Lead to drive enterprise-wide AI transformation by aligning business priorities, technology investments, workforce evolution, and value realization into a cohesive transformation agenda.

This role will serve as the strategic control tower for Indegenes AI-native transformation, ensuring that vision, investments, governance, execution, and outcomes remain tightly connected across the organization. The individual will be responsible for translating strategic objectives into scalable transformation programs, managing enterprise portfolios, driving governance excellence, and enabling leadership teams to make informed decisions based on measurable business impact.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in strategy execution, enterprise transformation, portfolio management, consulting, or PMO leadership, along with a strong understanding of AI, digital transformation, organizational change, and business operations. You will work closely with executive leadership, business units, transformation teams, finance, technology, and delivery organizations to accelerate Indegenes journey toward becoming an AI-native healthcare technology company.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the strategic planning process for enterprise AI transformation, translating organizational vision into actionable and measurable execution plans.
• Develop and manage an integrated AI transformation roadmap spanning business strategy, workforce transformation, technology, governance, innovation, adoption, measurement, and delivery functions.
• Convert strategic priorities into structured programs with clear milestones, resource plans, investment requirements, ownership models, dependencies, risks, and success metrics.
• Partner with executive stakeholders to evaluate, prioritize, and sequence transformation initiatives based on strategic importance, business value, and organizational readiness.
• Lead portfolio governance processes that provide enterprise-wide visibility into transformation progress, investments, risks, dependencies, value realization, and decision requirements.
• Establish and maintain governance artifacts including transformation portfolios, investment pipelines, risk registers, dependency maps, decision logs, benefits realization plans, and executive dashboards.
• Facilitate collaboration across Business, Technology, Operations, Finance, HR, and Transformation teams to resolve interdependencies and accelerate execution.
• Drive leadership reviews, steering committees, portfolio governance forums, and stage-gate assessments focused on business outcomes and value creation.
• Assess transformation readiness across key dimensions such as sponsorship, governance, workforce capability, technology maturity, adoption, measurement, and operational support.
• Collaborate with Finance and Measurement functions to align investment assumptions, forecasting models, benefit realization frameworks, and value-tracking mechanisms.
• Proactively identify strategic risks, resource constraints, execution bottlenecks, and investment trade-offs, providing actionable recommendations to senior leadership.
• Build executive reporting frameworks that provide concise, data-driven insights supporting informed decision-making and governance excellence.
• Continuously improve portfolio management methodologies, governance frameworks, operating rhythms, and transformation processes to enhance execution effectiveness and organizational agility.
• Monitor emerging trends in AI, digital transformation, organizational change, and enterprise strategy to identify new opportunities for innovation and business growth.

Desired Profile

• 5–10 years of experience in Strategic PMO, Enterprise Transformation, Portfolio Management, Strategy Execution, Management Consulting, Business Transformation, or Large-scale Technology Programs.
• Proven track record of successfully leading complex, multi-functional strategic initiatives involving executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Strong expertise in strategic planning, portfolio governance, enterprise PMO operations, transformation program management, RAID management, benefits realization, and executive reporting.
• Experience establishing governance structures, operating models, decision-making frameworks, and transformation management practices in complex organizational environments.
• Working knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI, Digital Transformation, Product Development, Innovation Management, and Emerging Technologies.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to synthesize large and complex information into strategic recommendations and leadership insights.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, facilitation, communication, and influencing skills with the ability to engage effectively at executive levels.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capabilities with experience evaluating strategic trade-offs related to investments, resources, priorities, and business outcomes.
• Experience in Healthcare, Life Sciences, Technology Services, Consulting, or other knowledge-intensive industries will be a strong advantage.
• Bachelors degree in Business, Engineering, Technology, Management, or a related field. Masters degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred. PMP, PgMP, Agile, SAFe, or related certifications will be an added advantage.

Key Competencies

• AI Transformation Strategy
• Enterprise Portfolio Management
• Strategic PMO Leadership
• Business Transformation
• Program & Portfolio Governance
• Executive Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Planning & Roadmapping
• Benefits Realization & Value Tracking
• Risk, Dependency & Change Management
• Financial & Investment Governance
• Cross-functional Leadership
• Data-driven Decision Making
• Problem Solving & Strategic Thinking

Indegene is proud to be an Equal Employment Employer and is committed to the culture of Inclusion and Diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, colour, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical ability, or any other characteristics. All employment decisions, from hiring to separation, will be based on business requirements, the candidates merit and qualification. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics.