Program Manager–Strategy & Transformation (CEO’s Office- Watches)

Position Title: Programme Manager – Strategy & Transformation (CEO’s Office, Watches Division)

Function: Watches Division

Location: Corporate Office - Bengaluru

Reporting To: CEO, Watches Division

Experience: 6–10 years

Education: MBA from a premier management institute (Titan MT Cadre colleges)

Role Purpose

Programme Manager – Strategy & Transformation will work directly with the CEO of the Watches Division to drive execution of the division’s strategic agenda and transformation priorities. The incumbent will act as the central programme office for the division’s strategic initiatives, ensuring governance, milestone delivery, stakeholder alignment and measurable business outcomes.

In addition, the role will spearhead process reengineering, performance management, AI-led business transformation, and support the SAP S/4HANA transformation journey.

Key Result Areas (KRAs)

1. Strategic Programme Governance

      Own end-to-end governance of the division’s strategic priorities and transformation portfolio.

      Establish programme plans, milestone tracking, risk management and executive review mechanisms.

      Provide structured updates and decision support to the CEO and leadership team.

2. Process Reengineering & Transformation

      Redesign business processes to improve efficiency, effectiveness, scalability and customer outcomes.

      Develop lead, lag, efficiency and effectiveness metrics across key business processes.

      Drive process simplification and institutionalisation of best practices.

3. Performance Management & Analytics

      Build a robust performance measurement framework across functions.

      Partner with analytics teams to create dashboards and management cockpits from enterprise data.

      Improve visibility and accountability of strategic and operational performance.

4. AI-enabled Business Transformation

      Identify opportunities where AI can fundamentally reimagine business processes.

      Define and drive implementation of AI agents and intelligent workflows.

      Enable adoption of emerging technologies to improve productivity and decision quality.

5. SAP S/4HANA Transformation Support

      Support programme governance for SAP ECC to S/4HANA migration.

      Drive process harmonisation and reduction of legacy customisations.

      Track benefits realisation and organisational readiness.

6. Stakeholder Management & Change Leadership

      Collaborate with business, digital, HR, finance and supply chain leaders.

      Facilitate workshops, reviews and transformation forums.

      Drive change management and organisation-wide adoption.

Key Success Measures

      Timely execution of strategic initiatives and programme milestones

      Implementation of enterprise-wide process performance metrics

      Creation and adoption of executive dashboards

      Measurable transformation benefits from process redesign initiatives

      Progress against SAP S/4HANA transformation objectives

      Implementation of AI-led business improvement opportunities

Why This Role?

This is a high-visibility leadership pipeline role providing direct exposure to the CEO and the Watches Division leadership team. The role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of the business through strategy execution, enterprise transformation, AI-led innovation and large-scale change initiatives.

Candidate Profile

      6–10 years of experience in Business, Corporate Strategy, PMO, Transformation or Business Excellence roles.

      Strong analytical and structured problem-solving capability.

      Excellent programme management and stakeholder management skills.

      Ability to influence senior leaders without formal authority.

      Exposure to manufacturing, retail, consumer businesses or digital transformation preferred.

Leadership Competencies

      Strategic Thinking

      Execution Excellence

      Influencing & Collaboration

      Data-driven Decision Making

      Learning Agility

      Innovation & Digital Mindset

Success Metrics

      Effective governance of strategic initiatives.

      Implementation of enterprise-wide process measurement frameworks.

      Operationalisation of executive dashboards and performance management systems.

      Successful contribution to SAP S/4HANA migration outcomes.

      Adoption of AI-enabled business improvement initiatives.