Digital Product Owner QA

Job title: Digital Product Owner QA

• Location: Hyderabad
  
  

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.  

Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.

At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.

As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com.

About The Job

As a member of the Global Digital M&S Team, the Product Owner will work closely with:

• Internal Teams: Opella M&S Innovation Solutions and Operational Excellence teams, Digital Quality Solution Architect Lead, Quality teams, and Master Data organization to ensure business/site needs are identified, prioritized, and translated into product vision and roadmap.
• Digital Business Leaders: Driving awareness, prioritization, and orchestration of resources (budget and manpower) to deliver Quality Operations and Product Management solutions that bring business value.
• External Partners (Consulting Companies, Vendors): Tracking deliverables as part of the transformation/separation project (Butterfly).
  
  

Main Responsibilities

This role requires strong leadership, motivational, and collaborative skills to drive Quality and Product Management solutions while executing in a POD/Agile operating model. The Product Owner will bring deep knowledge of technologies such as QMS Veeva, SAP, Salesforce, ThermoFisher, etc., to adapt solutions to evolving business needs.

Business scope: Quality Assurance, Quality Control, HSE, Product Lifecycle Management – across 13 sites and all Opella markets.

• Define and own the end-to-end Quality and Product Management solution roadmap in alignment with stakeholders, Solution Architects, and Butterfly Project.
• Fully accountable for delivery of the Quality/Product Management roadmap, including budget, resources, and performance management.
• Set up and execute the POD/Agile operating model for the Quality and Product Management product lines.
• Support analytics transformation within Quality and Product Management.
• Track and report comprehensive metrics to evaluate effectiveness and efficiency of products.
• Understand business requirements, challenge and translate them into competitive product solutions.
• Lead/contribute to RFPs and partner selection processes.
• Ensure solutions meet regulatory (Data Privacy, GxP, SOX) and cybersecurity requirements.
• Collaborate with Service Performance Managers/Digital Ops to ensure SLAs are established and met.
• Provide L2 support for competitive advantage products.
• Drive data governance in collaboration with Opella’s global data organization.
• Define short-, mid-, and long-term sourcing of skills & talent (internal and external).
  
  

About You

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) or equivalent in Information Technology, Manufacturing, or Engineering.
  
  

Required Knowledge And Experience

• 10+ years of professional experience, including 5+ years as a Quality Product Owner.
• Hands-on experience with Quality Management tools at site level.
• Experience with Data Management tools (product focus).
• Proven experience leading transversal/global teams.
• Background in multiple industries (FMCG experience preferred).
• Proven track record with modern technologies, Lean/Agile practices, and digital transformation programs in Manufacturing/Quality.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills in a global environment.
  
  

Language Skills

• Fluent spoken and written English.
  
  

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to set priorities and develop plans consistent with long-term organizational goals.
• Judgment: Strong analytical rigor, effective decision-making in ambiguous situations.
• Team Leadership: Build and lead high-performing, accountable teams.
• Interpersonal Relationships: Treating others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect.
• Change Leadership: Drive innovation and organizational transformation.
• Personal Leadership: Commitment, courage, and accountability, prioritizing patients, stakeholders, and organizational interests.
• Drive: High passion, commitment, and pursuit of excellence.
  
  

Why us?

At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.

We Are Challengers.

We Are Dedicated To Making Self-care As Simple As It Should Be. That Starts With Our Culture. We Are Challengers By Nature, And This Is How We Do Things

All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each others backs.

Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.

Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.

Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

www.opella.com/en/careers

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