Specialist, BPM Process Optimisation
AstraZeneca
About the Role
- Based in Chennai, reporting to the Process Optimisation Director.
- Supports the end-to-end management and evolution of the BPM platform.
- Blends deep analytical thinking with clear, impactful communication across a diverse global collaborator community.
- Shapes strategy and standards, strengthens governance, and builds a thriving BPM community of practice.
- Enables faster, smarter decision-making by connecting process clarity to measurable efficiency and effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities
- BPM Strategy and Framework:
- Co-develop the direction of the BPM approach.
- Maintain methodologies, modeling standards, governance, and guidelines.
- Platform Governance and Administration:
- Act as tool administrator; manage configurations, metadata, and access.
- Ensure data integrity.
- Communicate with software providers and internal technology teams to prioritize enhancements and resolve issues.
- Process Modelling Excellence:
- Model and document end-to-end business processes using BPMN 2.0.
- Guide strategic projects with high-quality process maps that drive efficiency, quality, and compliance outcomes.
- Community Enablement and Training:
- Lead onboarding of new users to the BPM platform.
- Deliver training and certification.
- Run clinics and office hours to build capability and foster a collaborative, supportive community.
- Insight-Driven Optimisation:
- Analyze and redesign business processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Identify daily work optimization opportunities using AI.
- Link process insights to automation, mining, and continuous improvement.
- Agile Delivery and Ways of Working:
- Operate within Agile methodology.
- Manage backlogs and status analyses.
- Work virtually across time zones with strong time management, balancing multiple initiatives.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Solid understanding of process modelling techniques, tools, frameworks, and standards.
- Strong experience in at least one BPM platform (e.g., BIC, Bizagi, Aris, Signavio).
- Ability to model and document end-to-end business processes using BPMN 2.0.
- Capable of acting as tool administrator and performing requirement gatherings and status analyses.
- Ability to communicate/articulate requests directly to software providers, alongside other internal technological teams.
- Analyzing and designing business processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Ability to seek daily work activities optimization with AI utilization.
- Energetic and self-motivated.
- Strong time management skills with the ability to work at pace, handling multiple initiatives at one time.
- Comfortable with working virtually in a global environment.
- Proficiency in English.
- Experience of working in Agile methodology.
Desirable Skills/Experience
- Experience of various related BPM capabilities: Process/Task Mining, Robotics Process Automation, Low Code automation, BPM, workflow tools.
- Experience of working in Agile methodology.
- Six Sigma or Lean Management Green Belt certified.
- Experience in change management projects and process optimization initiatives.

