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CI Regional Specialist

Job in 411001, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Listing for: Akzonobel India
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-01
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    IT Project Manager, IT Consultant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
About Akzo Nobel

Since 1792, we've been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people's lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We're active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life.

Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It's what you'd expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that's dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let's paint the future together.

For more information please visit

© 2024 Akzo Nobel N.V. All rights reserved.

Job Purpose

Execute the site/tower CI roadmap and deliver tower/BU initiatives by leading medium to complex CI projects end-to-end, delivering measurable productivity, quality, cost, compliance and customer outcomes (:80% delivery).
Apply robust CI execution standards (clear problem statements, baselines, root cause, solution design, implementation and sustainment) and provide evidence packs for benefits validation with Process Owners/GPOs as applicable.
Execute Due Diligence/CI Analysis for assigned CI and in-scope Automation & AI Demand-to-Value initiatives to confirm scope, baselines, readiness, controls considerations, and adoption/value approach.
Support Celonis initiatives (Apps/PAM/AI) by executing due diligence support, business validation/UAT coordination, release readiness, rollout enablement and sustained adoption/value routines (usage/action/KPI tracking) in partnership with IT (IT builds/runs), escalating complex cases to CI Transformation Experts as needed.
Support tower-level Symbio/BPM delivery for assigned towers by executing documentation updates, quality gap closure, versioning and refresh cadence activities in partnership with CI Transformation Experts and Process Owners/Managers.
Support the CI Transformation Regional Lead in building CI culture/capability at site (training, CI community activities and coaching), while maintaining a delivery focus (:80% delivery / 20% culture).

Key Accountabilities

CI Roadmap Execution Support (Tower/Site Governance support)
Translate the approved roadmap for assigned scope into an executable quarterly plan (project charters, milestones, stakeholder plan, resourcing needs) and execute to plan.
Maintain initiative documentation hygiene in standard CI trackers/templates (scope, status, risks, owners, value, sustainment evidence).
Provide regular updates for governance cadences (site/tower): project status, risks/dependencies, decisions required, and value/adoption tracking status.

B. Delivery of Medium to Complex Initiatives (core :80%)

Lead delivery of initiatives aligned with the CI Transformation Regional Lead roadmap (tower productivity/optimization initiatives, BU-sponsored initiatives, and assigned Automation & AI Demand-to-Value work).
Execute projects using the methodology agreed with the CI Transformation Regional Lead: VSM, DMAIC, DMADOV, PDCA/A3/Kaizen (as appropriate).
Execute Due Diligence/CI Analysis for assigned initiatives: define scope, baseline, root-cause/analysis, improvement levers (process redesign, standard work, controls and/or automation) and sustainment approach.
Drive implementation with Operations and Process Owners/Process Managers: deploy standard work/controls, ensure training and adoption, and sustain results through control plans and performance routines.
Compile evidence packs (baseline, solution, impact, sustainment plan, before/after KPI) to support benefits validation and closure.

C. Celonis – PAM / Apps / AI (Due Diligence, UAT & Adoption) (IT builds/runs)

Support Due Diligence/CI Analysis for assigned Celonis use cases (Apps/PAM/AI): clarify scope, baseline KPIs/4C value hypothesis, process logic/semantics, readiness and exception handling, and agree acceptance criteria with Process Owners and IT.
Support day-to-day business enablement for assigned Celonis use cases/apps: user readiness, training materials, communications, rollout coordination and…
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