Associate Director, Global OpEx Capability Building

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Our Team, Your Impact

We are seeking a professional for the position of Associate Director, Global OpEx Capability Building.

About the position:

 

The Associate Director, Global OpEx Capability Building is accountable for translating TLMS strategy and TGO business priorities into the capabilities required across the organization. The role owns the global TLMS Academy and broader OpEx capability-building ecosystem end to end within TGO (Teva Global Operations), from capability needs assessment and learning architecture through content development, deployment, qualification and impact measurement. Working closely with Global and Site OpEx, HR, Ecosystem Leads, Business Partners and senior leaders, the role ensures that capability building enables sustainable TLMS maturity and measurable sustainable operational performance improvement.

How You’ll Spend Your Day

•    Translate TGO strategy, business priorities and TLMS toolkit into a global OpEx capability-development strategy and roadmap.

•    Design and activate role-specific and proficiency-based learning journeys, including the TLMS Academy, role-specific academies, Lean foundations, leadership and change-management content, and Green Belt and Black Belt pathways.

•    Own the end-to-end TLMS Academy learning architecture and roadmap, ensuring that curricula and content evolve with TLMS standards, playbooks, phase progression and deployment priorities.

•    Define curricula with relevant functions for production-site and above-site roles across TGO, based on business needs and identified capability gaps.

•    Ensure the development, maintenance and quality of practical training materials in collaboration with TLMS Ecosystem Leads, OpEx Business partners, functions, HR, subject-matter experts and end users.

•    Build and mobilize a global network of trainers, facilitators, subject-matter experts and TLMS leaders to deliver capability building at scale.

•    Establish and manage global capability-building governance, including KPIs, site progress visibility, risks, interventions and escalation through the appropriate TLMS governance forums.

•    Partner with Site OpEx Leads and Site leadership teams to identify capability gaps, define recovery actions where progress is off track and support effective local Academy deployment.

•    Own the global training plan and provide transparent reporting on execution, qualification, risks and business impact.

•    Connect capability-building interventions to business measures and evaluate their contribution to TLMS maturity, operational performance and sustainable value delivery.

•    Develop and implement learning and competency-management processes at site and above-site levels in line with the Education and Training pillar.

•    Ensure robust qualification and certification processes following the Learn-Do-Teach approach.

•    Identify and implement effective learning methods and technologies, including digital, blended and immersive learning approaches.

•    Own the development and maintenance of the TLMS Academy platform and ensure the Learning Management System contains accurate curricula, content, access and qualification records.

•    Ensure training facilities and supporting infrastructure are operational, fit for purpose and continuously improved.

•    Work in collaboration with OpEx Business Partners teams to provide a holistic support to sites' TLMS implementation.

Your Skills and Experience

•    10+ years of relevant experience in Operational Excellence, Lean transformation, capability building or a related field.

•    Strong hands-on experience as a Lean / Operational Excellence practitioner, including implementation of enterprise OpEx programs and/or Production Systems such as TLMS, IWS, WCM or TPS.

•    Demonstrated track record of delivering measurable business results through Operational Excellence and capability building.

•    Ability to translate operational challenges and business priorities into capability-development strategies and practical learning interventions.

•    Experience with the Education and Training pillar, an OpEx academy, qualification systems or role-based learning journeys is a strong advantage.

•    Experience designing, coordinating and deploying large-scale capability-building programs in a complex global or matrix organization.

•    Strong communication and coaching skills, ability to coach Site leadership teams and practitioners and to facilitate Operational Excellence learning at different organizational levels.

•    Strong program-management and execution discipline, with the ability to manage roadmaps, dependencies, risks, governance and delivery across multiple stakeholders.

•    Ability to use data and KPIs to diagnose gaps, prioritize interventions, track progress and demonstrate impact.

•    Strong stakeholder-management and influencing skills, including the ability to engage senior leaders and drive alignment without formal authority. Experience with matrix organizations.

•    Ability to simplify complex methodologies into practical, role-specific and engaging learning experiences.

•    Experience building and coordinating networks of trainers, facilitators, subject-matter experts and site capability leads.

•    Experience with advanced learning tools, digital platforms and innovative delivery methods is an advantage.

•    Lean Six Sigma Belt certification is an advantage.

•    Relevant university degree.

•    Excellent command of English

How We’ll Take Care of You

At Teva, better health starts from within, and that includes you. From day one, you’ll be supported with benefits designed to help you thrive in and out of work. This includes generous annual leave, reward plans, flexible working schedules (dependent on role), access to tailored health support, and meaningful ways to give back to the community.  When it comes to your career, you’ll be encouraged to explore, evolve, and shape your path. Twist, our one-stop shop for career development platform, gives you access to a wide range of possibilities, from learning programs and short-term projects to opportunities for internal growth. Here, you’ll be part of a culture that empowers you to reach your goals and prioritize your wellbeing every step of the way.

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