Low Code Product Owner

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Low-Code Platform Strategy & Roadmap

• Platform Vision & Roadmap: Define and own the vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for AZ China's low-code platform portfolio, covering Workmate (built on the Weaver/泛微 OA collaboration platform) and Microsoft Power Platform; clearly position each platform and set decision criteria on which use cases should be delivered on which platform.

• Demand Management & Prioritization: Establish a single intake process for low-code and process digitalization demands from business and IT; assess business value, feasibility, and effort, and maintain a prioritized product backlog that maximizes business outcomes.

• Global Alignment: Align with AZ Global IT low-code, collaboration, and enterprise architecture standards, and leverage global Power Platform assets and Center of Excellence (CoE) practices as the default, localizing for China only where necessary.

• Value Realization: Define and track product KPIs (e.g., platform adoption, number of apps and processes digitalized, process cycle-time reduction, user satisfaction, cost avoidance) and regularly report value delivered to stakeholders.

Platform Operations, Enhancement & Efficiency

• Stable Operations of Existing Systems: Ensure the stable, secure, and reliable operation of existing Workmate applications and processes and Power Platform solutions; oversee incident, problem, and change management with vendors and support teams, monitor platform health and SLAs, and drive root cause analysis and preventive actions.

• Application Enhancement: Manage the enhancement backlog for existing applications and workflows, evaluating change requests, optimizing user experience and process performance, and delivering continuous improvements through a regular release cadence.

• Platform Capability Enhancement: Continuously enhance the core capabilities of both platforms, such as reusable components, templates, connectors, integration services, mobile support, and reporting, and plan platform upgrades to unlock new features.

• Efficiency & Productivity Improvement: Drive efficiency improvements in both delivery and operations by standardizing development practices, building reusable assets, automating testing, deployment, and monitoring, and applying AI tools; measure and report efficiency gains and business productivity benefits.

Workmate Platform Ownership (Weaver-based BPM)

• End-to-End Product Ownership: Act as the product owner of Workmate, AZ China's low-code platform built on Weaver OA, accountable for its BPM, workflow approval, e-forms, portal, and collaboration capabilities across the full product lifecycle.

• BPM & Process Digitalization: Partner with business functions (e.g., Commercial, Medical, Finance, HR, Compliance) to analyze, simplify, and digitalize business processes; translate requirements into clear user stories, process designs, and acceptance criteria.

• Delivery & Vendor Management: Manage Weaver and implementation partners through agile delivery, including sprint planning, solution review, UAT, and release; govern vendor performance against scope, quality, timelines, and SLAs.

• Platform Lifecycle & Integration: Manage Workmate version upgrades, license and capacity management, and integrations with enterprise systems (e.g., identity/SSO, ERP, e-signature, enterprise messaging).

• Compliance & Data Protection: Ensure Workmate solutions comply with AZ IT and security policies, China regulations (e.g., Cybersecurity Law, Data Security Law, PIPL), and GxP, Computerized System Validation (CSV), and data integrity requirements where applicable, including access control and audit trails.

Microsoft Power Platform Enablement

• Platform Adoption in China: Lead the introduction and adoption of Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, Copilot Studio) in AZ China, working with the Global IT M365 / Power Platform team to address China-specific service availability, tenant, and data residency considerations.

• Microsoft Integration Solutions: Identify and deliver solutions that integrate with and extend Microsoft products (e.g., Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, Excel, Dynamics 365, Azure), such as approval automation, data collection, and productivity apps.

• Governance & CoE: Implement Power Platform governance aligned with the global CoE, including environment strategy, DLP and connector policies, security roles, application lifecycle management (ALM), and monitoring of maker and app activity.

• Citizen Developer Enablement: Build a citizen developer program for China with training, templates, reusable components, and community support, enabling business users to build solutions safely within governance guardrails.

Cross-Platform Integration, Governance & AI Innovation

• Cross-Platform Architecture & Integration: Work with enterprise architects to define integration patterns between Workmate, Power Platform, and other enterprise systems (APIs, connectors, SSO), avoiding duplicated capabilities and ensuring a consistent user experience.

• Unified Low-Code Governance: Establish common standards for both platforms covering solution design, review and approval, documentation, testing, release, ownership, and retirement of apps, minimizing shadow IT and technical debt.

• AI-Enabled Low-Code: Identify and implement AI use cases on both platforms, such as Copilot, AI Builder, and AI agents for intelligent forms, document processing, and process automation, to raise productivity and user experience.

• Stakeholder & Change Management: Engage business and IT stakeholders through demos, communications, and adoption campaigns; collect user feedback and drive continuous improvement of both platforms.

JOB REQUIREMENTS & COMPETENCIES

Job requirements

Academic / Professional qualification

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related disciplines.

• Certifications preferred, such as Microsoft Power Platform (PL-900 / PL-200 / PL-400 / PL-600) and product ownership (PSPO / CSPO); PMP, ITIL 4 Foundation, or BPM-related certifications are a plus.

Technical / skill training

• Solid knowledge of low-code and BPM platforms, with hands-on experience in Weaver (泛微) e-cology or similar China OA / BPM platforms, including workflow engine, e-form design, process modeling (BPMN), and system integration.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform and the M365 ecosystem (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, connectors, Entra ID), including governance, DLP, and ALM practices.

• Training in product management and agile delivery (Scrum, backlog management, user stories), plus practical knowledge of APIs / integration and AI tools (e.g., Copilot, AI Builder, AI agents) applied to business process automation.

Working experience

Essential

• 7+ years of IT experience, including at least 3 years as a product owner, product manager, or platform lead for low-code, BPM, OA, or enterprise collaboration platforms.

• Proven hands-on experience delivering BPM and workflow solutions on Weaver or similar China OA platforms (e.g., Landray, Seeyon) in an enterprise environment.

• Experience delivering or governing Microsoft Power Platform solutions, preferably integrated with M365 in a multinational enterprise.

• Experience managing vendors and implementation partners, and conducting business analysis with multiple business functions to translate needs into product requirements.

Desirable

• Experience in pharmaceutical, life sciences, or other regulated industries, with exposure to GxP, CSV, data integrity, and PIPL requirements for IT systems.

• Experience establishing a Power Platform CoE or low-code governance and citizen developer program in a global matrix organization.

• Hands-on experience applying AI (e.g., Copilot, AI agents, intelligent document processing) to low-code solutions or process automation.

Language ability

• Fluent in English and Mandarin, with strong written and verbal communication skills to work effectively with global teams across time zones and with local vendors.

Others

• Strong product mindset and stakeholder management skills, able to balance business demands, platform capabilities, and governance, and to influence without direct authority.

• Strong sense of ownership, user-centric and structured problem-solving; passionate about process digitalization, continuous improvement, and applying AI to raise business productivity.

Date Posted

Closing Date

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