Senior Principal - ITSM Process & Governance Lead

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems. Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines. Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges. Job Purpose  The ITSM Governance Lead is responsible for defining, embedding, and governing IT Service Management (ITSM) practices across the ServiceNow Platform & Enterprise Tools Domain. The role ensures that ITSM processes, policies, and controls are consistently applied, fit for purpose, and aligned to business expectations, regulatory requirements, and enterprise standards. Acting as the primary business-facing authority for ITSM governance, the role provides oversight across Major Incident, Incident, Problem, Change, Request, Configuration and Service Catalogue practices. The ITSM Governance Lead owns the associated process definition, documentation, performance standards and governance requirements, including executive information needs and the use of data and insights to assess process health and drive improvement. The role partners with business and tech stakeholders, ServiceNow Product and Platform teams, Service Operations and third-party delivery partners to ensure ServiceNow-enabled ITSM processes are clear, compliant, measurable and continuously improved through a federated model across Digital and Tech. Key Responsibilities ITSM Governance & Standards • Define, own, and maintain ITSM governance frameworks, policies, and standards for the ServiceNow Platform & Enterprise Tools Domain, aligned to enterprise ITSM principles and regulatory expectations. • Establish clear process ownership, RACI models, and decision rights across ITSM processes (e.g. Incident, Problem, Change, Request, Configuration, Knowledge). • Ensure consistent interpretation and application of ITSM policies across domains, products, and delivery teams. Process Assurance & Compliance • Govern adherence to ITSM processes, ensuring controls, evidence, and audit requirements are embedded and consistently met. • Partner with Risk, Security, and Compliance teams to ensure ITSM processes support operational resilience, data protection, and regulatory obligations. • Oversee ITSM-related assurance activities, reviews, and remediation actions where gaps or non-compliance are identified. Business & Stakeholder Engagement • Act as the primary interface between the business and the ServiceNow Platform teams on ITSM governance matters, setting expectations and resolving governance-related concerns. • Translate business service expectations into clear ITSM governance requirements and measurable service outcomes. • Provide guidance and challenge to Product Owners, Platform Managers, and Service Operations on ITSM design decisions and trade-offs. ServiceNow ITSM Enablement • Ensure ITSM governance requirements are effectively enabled within ServiceNow, including workflow design, approvals, controls, reporting, and auditability. • Partner with Platform and QA teams to ensure ITSM changes, releases, and upgrades comply with governance standards. • Own the enterprise ITSM process performance framework, including Major Incident, Incident, Problem and Change Management, defining and maintaining KPIs, SLAs, targets, tolerances and other m