Project Manager

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Position Description: 

This role is responsible for driving IAC Site level projects and communications to support the efficient functioning of Elanco Business Solutions (EBS) IAC. The position plays a key role in stakeholder engagement, content development, and event coordination to foster a cohesive organizational culture. Additionally, the role leads operational excellence initiatives, leveraging Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements, enhance efficiency, and establish performance metrics for continuous growth.

1. GBS Expansion & Optimization Strategy

• Assist Site Head in execution of IAC critical projects by staying informed of activities, identifying proactive risk mitigation, troubleshooting operational issues, timely and appropriate follow-up, and stepping-in to drive action ensuring alignment with global objectives
• Manage implementation of Elanco Business Service’s long-term strategic plan and initiatives; provide framework for decision-making and tracking progress, ensure alignment with leaders accountable for changes, and serve as communication liaison with wider organization
• Documentation: Develop comprehensive project plans, dashboards, and reports for leadership review.

2. Content Support & Stakeholder Engagement

• Content Creation: Collaborate and Prepare content, correspondence, reports, presentations for townhalls, round tables, executive meetings, executive briefings, intranet pages, leader emails, digital signage, quarterly newsletters, daily news stories, campaigns, organization website, SharePoint pages, dashboards, creatives (posters) and more.
• Collaborate with team members in developing videos and related content for special occasions and Organization showcases. 
• Ability to use new age communication tools, and creative approaches to curate content, analyze and assess impact of various communications internally.
• Implement surveys and feedback tools for continuous improvement on key strategic initiatives for the organization.
• Event Coordination: Organize town halls, workshops, and other events to promote a cohesive organizational culture.

3. Operational Excellence (OPEX) Initiatives

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with global and local teams to identify opportunities for efficiency improvements, cost optimization, and process automation.
• Continuous Improvement: Implement Lean, Six Sigma, and other methodologies to drive process improvements and operational efficiencies.
• Best Practices: Develop and standardize operational procedures to enhance productivity and service quality.

Minimum Qualification (education, experience and/or training, required certifications):

• Bachelor’s/master’s degree in business administration, Communications, or a related field (MBA preferred).
• Minimum 3 years of experience in project management, internal communication, consulting

Additional Preferences:

• Motivated self-starter, with the ability to manage stakeholders, projects and initiatives.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and presentation capabilities are mandatory.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, proactive attitude with strong collaboration skills, team-focused mindset.
• Effective time management and execution skills to simultaneously drive, prioritize the execution of multiple projects and meet timelines. 
• Operational Excellence: understanding of process improvement methodologies and concepts
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively across all levels of the organization.
• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a dynamic environment with changing priorities.
• Confidentiality is a key trait in this role.

Other Information:

• This position will be based in Bangalore, India as outlined with local requirements.

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status