At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

We are seeking a visionary Senior Director, Software Product Management to lead the strategy, development, and execution of multiple digital product portfolios. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of Lilly's digital products—driving transformational outcomes through customer-centric design, modular architecture, and operational scalability. As a senior product leader, you will define and own the strategies and roadmaps for digital product portfolios designed to meet user needs while delivering innovative technology solutions that advance the company’s mission.

What You Will Do:

Product Strategy and Roadmap
Define and lead the execution of bold digital product strategies, roadmaps, timelines, and requirements. Align digital product initiatives with strategic business goals and high-value problems to solve, prioritize investments based on impact and feasibility, and ensure consistent delivery across a portfolio of interconnected digital products.

Team First Mentality
Embody a no-ego, team-first mindset in all interactions. Foster a collaborative culture that prioritizes shared success over individual recognition. Represent the product team with humility and integrity when engaging with stakeholders and partners.

Business Partnership Champion
Act as a strategic product partner to business leaders—translating their goals and solving business problems through a compelling product vision and actionable strategy. Collaborate closely with design, and engineering partners to ensure solutions are grounded in user needs, technically sound, and aligned with the broader product vision and strategy.

User Experience and Design
Partner to understand end-to-end user needs across digital product touchpoints. Collaborate closely with customer leads, design, and research teams to ensure intuitive, accessible, and emotionally resonant user interfaces. Advocate for design quality and usability throughout the product lifecycle and use data-driven insights to continuously improve the user experience.

Technical Collaboration and Standards
Partner with engineering leadership to assess architectural trade-offs, establish technical standards, and ensure scalable solutions across portfolios. Actively participate in technical strategy discussions and unblock cross-portfolio dependencies.

Stakeholder Engagement and Thought Leadership
Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the organization, including operations, support teams, and external partners. Represent Lilly's product vision externally and contribute to industry thought leadership.

Operational Excellence and Resource Planning
Lead portfolio-level resource allocation and prioritization, incorporating technical complexity, dependencies, and engineering capacity. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance user experience and operational efficiency.

Your Minimum Required Qualifications

Bachelor's in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Pharmacy, or related field

At least 8+ years of product management experience, including 5+ years in senior leadership roles

Deep technical expertise with ability to evaluate complex architectures and guide decision-making

Deep understanding of user experience principles and human-centered design, with a proven ability to partner and guide design teams to deliver intuitive, accessible, and emotionally resonant digital products

Proven track record of delivering transformational digital products in a start-up and/or enterprise environment; a focus on digital health or experience in regulated industries such as healthcare or pharmaceuticals is a plus

What You Should Bring:

Industry recognition as a thought leader in product management or digital health

Background in AI-driven personalization and data platforms

Experience with modular platform design and shared services architecture

Excellent communication and influence skills, including engagement with C-level executives

Resilience and persistence in navigating ambiguity, overcoming obstacles, and driving progress in complex, fast-paced environments

Exceptional leadership and strategic thinking skills with strong business acumen

Other Information:

Position is located at the Lilly Corporate site in Indianapolis, IN

Work schedule is hybrid

Remote candidates will be considered

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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