I help develop multi-year, multi-team strategies and deliver them through direct implementation or broad domain leadership

Scope
Area of ownership and level of autonomy / ambiguity
Collaborative Reach
Organizational reach and extent of influence
Competencies
Competencies developed to deliver results
  • I steward and potentially own key metrics for my team.
  • I am an expert at identifying the right solutions to solve ambiguous, open-ended problems that require tough prioritization.
  • I define solutions or processes that level up my team.
  • I optimize beyond just my team by driving cross-team or cross-discipline initiatives.
  • I am a leader for my team with my impact and influence extending outside my team’s scope.
  • Strategy - I play a key role in setting medium-to-long term strategy for business-impacting projects.
  • Product and Service Expertise - I think about my domain as portfolio of products, and I actively keep Roivant’s business needs in mind when considering the products my team will deliver.
  • Domain Expertise - I have mastery in many disciplines inside my domain.
  • Mentorship - I actively level up less-experienced members of my team by helping them with their craft, providing guidance, and setting a good example.

🌟 Results

Responsibility Key Behaviors
Results
  • I execute large projects to a high standard — e.g. against a tight constraints with significant consequences of failure, or in a manner that allows rapid learning to clarify significant ambiguity, or to a standard of quality well exceeding that of the current system (though not all simultaneously). I make independent decisions in the face of open-ended requirements.
  • I know which levers to pull to drive meaningful results and understand the wider, cross-functional implications of my work. I proactively account for risks and monitor their likelihood. My project planning accounts for new capabilities necessary to deliver large-scale business value and I work closely with partner teams to prioritize the development of these capabilities.
  • I proactively identify and help to refocus my team’s efforts when projects are off-course or not feasible and results aren’t moving the needle for our team, organizational or enterprise goals.
Ownership
  • I have a sense of responsibility and obligation to act on opportunities I see across our organization and company.
Decision Making
  • I have a holistic view of our organization and Roivant’s goals and use my experience and judgment to make decisions optimized for the wider org and company, rather than my team or project alone.
  • I act thoughtfully and decisively in critical situations even when making challenging or unpopular decisions.
  • I’m able to reach the right decision despite conflicting perspectives.

↔️ Direction

Responsibility Key behaviors
Agility
  • When necessary, I am able to introduce change into the organization, help others understand the business case for change, and create excitement to drive adoption of the change.
Innovation
  • I push boundaries to generate and implement breakthrough ideas that aim to create new products or advance existing products and drive our services forward
  • I create an environment supporting experimentation and iteration towards audacious goals.
Strategy
  • I help define a long-term vision for my team that factors in company-wide priorities as well as the limitations and possibilities of Roivant’s infrastructure and industry. I inspire my team and cross-discipline stakeholders to work toward that vision.
  • I anticipate challenges and am able to influence the technical direction of the team or org to execute on that vision even in the face of potential significant misalignment.

🌱 Talent

Responsibility Key Behaviors
Personal growth
  • I proactively ask for feedback from those I work with and identify ways to act upon it
  • I have self-awareness about my strengths and areas for development
  • I drive discussions with my manager about aspirational goals and seek out opportunities to learn and grow
Hiring
  • I am an active participant in the hiring process for senior candidates (for example, by participating in hiring committee, debriefs, etc.).
  • I earn the trust of candidates and can represent my organization’s mission, strategy, and culture throughout the interview process.
  • I am an effective partner to my manager and am able to represent my team’s technical challenges to candidates in an exciting way (e.g. 1:1 sell chats, blog posts, public speaking).
Talent Development
  • I am a role model for my organizational teammates and model a standard of excellence that supports a culture of high performance in my org.
  • I invest time to coach and mentor my teammates (particularly ones looking to grow into L4/L5). I take into account their skills, backgrounds, working styles and solicit and provide thoughtful, constructive feedback to them.
  • I devote time to spreading my knowledge widely via talks, blog posts or written documentation.

🌈 Values

Responsibility Key Behaviors
Collaboration
  • I build relationships and drive coordination across teams & disciplines, helping drive to positive outcomes.
  • I do not use blame, and I solve the right problems, disagreeing and committing when necessary.
Results
  • I proactively seek the root cause of blockers at the team and organization level, and take lead on changes to prevent them.
Efficiency
  • I proactively seek out slow, complex or difficult processes, which may be hidden, in my team and organization and determine and implement improvements.
Diversity & Inclusion
  • I act as a partner to my organization’s managers in setting the cultural tone for the org. I create an inclusive environment for others and ensure diverse perspectives are included.
  • Working with my manager, I leverage the unique strengths & skills of the members of my team, and help identify talent gaps required for team success.
  • I exemplify Roivant IT’s culture and values. I champion community building efforts and inclusion initiatives. I work in close partnership with the management team to ensure a healthy organization.
  • I lead by example. I am aware of my public presence and actions and my influence on the people around me and Roivant’s culture
Iteration
  • I demonstrate mastery of the concept of Minimum Viable Change by demonstrating and guiding my team and organization to execute small changes in order to maintain progress.
  • I confidently make one and two-way door decisions with accuracy and reliability.
Transparency
  • I tailor my message to my audience, presenting it clearly and concisely at the right altitude.
  • I fine tune my approach to getting buy-in and influencing stakeholders across a variety of audiences.
  • I fanatically write things down, and I proactively share this material to keep people informed and aligned.

🛠️ Craft

I play a role in ensuring the overall quality of my team’s products, both operationally and strategically. I am able and willing to design solutions and processes, even outside my domains of expertise. My understanding of business context and purpose enables me to make decisions aligned with longer term needs, not just immediate requirements.