Automation Architect

India is among the top ten priority markets for General Mills, and hosts our Global Shared Services Centre. This is the Global Shared Services arm of General Mills Inc., which supports its operations worldwide. With over 1,300 employees in Mumbai, the center has capabilities in the areas of Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Digital and Technology, Sales Capabilities, Consumer Insights, ITQ (R&D & Quality), and Enterprise Business Services. Learning and capacity-building is a key ingredient of our success.

Position Title

Lead Technical Architect – Process Automation

Function/Group

Digital and Technology

Location

Mumbai

Shift Timing

Regular

Role Reports to

 D&T Manager – Process Automation

Remote/Hybrid/in-Office

 Hybrid

ABOUT GENERAL MILLS

We make food the world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs, we’ve been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). Each of our brands has a unique story to tell.

How we make our food is as important as the food we make. Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerate

us into the future as an innovative force for good. General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of the Mississippi. That pioneering spirit lives on today through our leadership team who upholds a vision of relentless innovation while being a force for good. For more details check out

General Mills India Center (GIC) is our global capability center in Mumbai that works as an extension of our global organization delivering business value, service excellence and growth, while standing for good for our planet and people.

With our team of 1800+ professionals, we deliver superior value across the areas of Supply chain (SC) , Digital & Technology (D&T) Innovation, Technology & Quality (ITQ), Consumer and Market Intelligence (CMI), Sales Strategy & Intelligence (SSI) , Global Shared Services (GSS) , Finance Shared Services (FSS) and Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS).For more details check out

We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.

JOB OVERVIEW

Function Overview

The Digital and Technology team at General Mills stands as the largest and foremost unit, dedicated to exploring the latest trends and innovations in technology while leading the adoption of cutting-edge technologies across the organization. Collaborating closely with global business teams, the focus is on understanding business models and identifying opportunities to leverage technology for increased efficiency and disruption. The team's expertise spans a wide range of areas, including AI/ML, Data Science, IoT, NLP, Cloud, Infrastructure, RPA and Automation, Digital Transformation, Cyber Security, Blockchain, SAP S4 HANA and Enterprise Architecture. The MillsWorks initiative embodies an delivery model, where business and technology teams operate cohesively in pods with a unified mission to deliver value for the company. Employees working on significant technology projects are recognized as Digital Transformation change agents.

The team places a strong emphasis on service partnerships and employee engagement with a commitment to advancing equity and supporting communities. In fostering an inclusive culture, the team values individuals passionate about learning and growing with technology, exemplified by the "Work with Heart" philosophy, emphasizing results over facetime. Those intrigued by the prospect of contributing to the digital transformation journey of a Fortune 500 company are encouraged to explore more details about the function through the provided Link.

Purpose of the role

The Digital and Technology team of General Mills India Centre is looking for a passionate and enthusiastic individual to contribute to the Global Digital Transformation initiative at General Mills in capacity of a Process Automation Lead Technical Architect. This role will report into Process Automation Manager in India and functionally collaborate with the global Process Automation team. It is an Individual contributor role, and, in this role, you would lead, research, design, influence and deliver innovative automation solutions for improving business processes using automation tools like, Automation Anywhere A360 RPA, ServiceNow App-Engine Low Code BPM Workflow, and Win-shuttle SAP Master Data tools.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

· Subject matter expert on all GMI process automation tools, technologies, infrastructure, and integrations.

· Significant understanding of enterprise systems, platforms, data, security, network, and architecture across General Mills. Brings to the table a breadth of expertise outside of their core Digital and Technology specialty.

· Fluent in conducting strategic conversations and influencing senior leadership, business users, team members, and peers across General Mills.

· Play the role of mediator for leadership to translate technical discussions and break down complex processes. Offers technical direction with appropriate communication for various audiences.

· Actively searches for emerging intelligent automation technologies and leads the evaluation, implementation, and deployment of new automation technologies & solutions. Should be well versed with technologies important to process automation modernization.

· Mentor others (on or off the team) on any project, even with limited experience/knowledge of the project or system.

· Fosters a culture of sharing, re-use, and design for scale, stability, and operational efficiency of all process automation solutions along with significant contribution to our Talent Acceleration Center.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

· Technical leadership on process automation tools – ideally including Automation Anywhere Robotic Process Automation, ServiceNow App Engine for Low-Code/Workflow, and Win-shuttle (used for SAP automation & governance).

· Bachelor/Master of Software Engineering

· Enterprise Architecture & System Designing

· TOGAF or GCP or other relevant architect certification

· Skills

· Dot Net, Java, or Python and Web API, REST/SOAP.

· Oracle, MS SQL, Big Data or other Data technologies.

· JavaScript and JavaScript frameworks.

· Dev-Sec-Ops Tools (e.g., GitHub, VSTS, Jenkins etc.)

· Integrations technologies

· Cloud Technologies

· O365 Platform with SharePoint & Power Automate

· Security/Governance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Skills

· RPA (e.g. Automation Anywhere)

· Low-code Forms & Workflow (e.g. ServiceNow)

· OCR, Chat Bots

· Process/Task Mining

· SAP Integrations

· Process or Task Mining Tools

· AI/ML technologies

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.