Hi, I’m Tawanda (Taz) Mukoko, a results-driven Digital Project Manager and Product Owner with over 10 years of experience delivering global, cross-functional initiatives across Pharma, Healthcare, Tech, and Consumer sectors. I excel at Agile delivery, stakeholder engagement, and digital transformation, turning complex business goals into scalable digital solutions. I thrive on collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, vendors, and internal stakeholders to deliver measurable impact. I bring a proactive mindset, strong communication, and a passion for building capable teams and user-centric platforms that drive real business value.

Tawanda Mukoko

Hi, I’m Tawanda (Taz) Mukoko, a results-driven Digital Project Manager and Product Owner with over 10 years of experience delivering global, cross-functional initiatives across Pharma, Healthcare, Tech, and Consumer sectors. I excel at Agile delivery, stakeholder engagement, and digital transformation, turning complex business goals into scalable digital solutions. I thrive on collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, vendors, and internal stakeholders to deliver measurable impact. I bring a proactive mindset, strong communication, and a passion for building capable teams and user-centric platforms that drive real business value.

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Hi, I’m Tawanda (Taz) Mukoko, a results-driven Digital Project Manager and Product Owner with over 10 years of experience delivering global, cross-functional initiatives across Pharma, Healthcare, Tech, and Consumer sectors. I excel at Agile delivery, stakeholder engagement, and digital transformation, turning complex business goals into scalable digital solutions.

I thrive on collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, vendors, and internal stakeholders to deliver measurable impact. I bring a proactive mindset, strong communication, and a passion for building capable teams and user-centric platforms that drive real business value.

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Work Experience

Digital Product Owner at PROTEAMS Europe
October 1, 2022 - May 1, 2025
Led the migration and re-launch of AstraZeneca’s OPTIC global platform, transitioning ownership from an external agency to internal AZ infrastructure. Defined and delivered monthly feature releases through Agile sprints, ensuring compliance, scalability, and user-centric design. Partnered with multiple internal product teams and vendors to integrate OPTIC with existing enterprise systems (Veeva CRM, Salesforce). Managed high-volume product backlog, created detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and release roadmaps. Acted as Scrum Lead, facilitating ceremonies and coaching teams in Agile best practice. Presented progress and performance metrics to senior stakeholders across global markets.
EMEA BIS Project Manager – Commercial & Medical Affairs at Planet Pharma
March 1, 2024 - September 1, 2024
Led regional BIS programmes enabling Commercial and Medical Affairs across EMEA, driving operational excellence, compliance, and insight generation. Managed the EMEA BIS project portfolio from intake through delivery — overseeing governance, prioritisation, budgeting, and KPI tracking. Partnered with Commercial, Medical Affairs, and IT to translate business needs into scalable digital and data solutions (CRM, Veeva, analytics). Drove alignment across EMEA affiliates, supporting localisation, change management, and compliance. Oversaw vendor delivery and cross-functional teams, ensuring regional priorities aligned with global BIS strategy.
Freelance Digital Project Manager at YunoJuno
September 1, 2021 - October 1, 2022
Delivered multi-channel digital campaigns and microsites across pharma and automotive clients, ensuring on-time delivery within budget. Liaisied between global brand teams, creative, and dev squads to manage asset approval workflows in Veeva Vault and AEM. Oversaw creative production pipelines, sprint tracking, and QA testing.
Senior Scrum Master at Haybury Search
January 1, 2021 - September 1, 2021
Led Agile delivery within BI-X (Boehringer’s Digital Lab) for Project MARVL, a genome-analysis software supporting disease discovery. Facilitated Scrum ceremonies for a cross-functional team of 8 (Data Scientists, Bioinformaticians, Engineers). Introduced improved backlog management, sprint retrospectives, and story-point estimation to drive delivery efficiency.
Senior Digital Project Manager at YunoJuno
November 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Managed high-volume digital asset localisation and production for global product campaigns. Oversaw Veeva Vault submission workflows, QA reviews, and multi-market digital deployment.
Senior Digital Project Manager at Publicis Groupe (Langland)
March 1, 2020 - June 1, 2020
Coordinated global rollouts of pharma campaign assets across therapeutic areas. Managed timelines, creative review processes, and ensured compliance with PromoMats approval workflows.
Senior Digital Project Manager at 3M
October 1, 2019 - December 1, 2019
Oversaw launch of internal communication and e-learning platforms, enabling 3M teams to align globally on product updates.
Senior Digital Project Manager at Cheil / Samsung
May 1, 2019 - October 1, 2019
Delivered integrated campaigns for Samsung smartphone launches, coordinating creative, digital, and retail deliverables. Managed end-to-end asset production lifecycle from briefing to global deployment.
IT Project Manager at University of Surrey
January 1, 2018 - April 1, 2019
Led the university’s first Agile IT project, developing a student engagement platform across multiple departments. Oversaw user research, sprint execution, and post-launch analytics.
Digital Project Manager at Ogilvy Healthworld
August 1, 2017 - December 1, 2017
Delivered multi-market pharma campaigns and omnichannel materials, coordinating global creative approvals via Veeva.
Digital Project Manager at Huumun
April 1, 2016 - August 1, 2017
Managed GSK digital projects — including email automation, eDetailers, and web content. Worked closely with Med/Legal/Regulatory teams on PromoMats submissions and compliance tracking.
Digital Project Manager at Flamingo Group (for Unilever)
June 1, 2014 - April 1, 2016
Delivered a digital insight platform that analysed online consumer behaviour to inform Unilever’s global marketing campaigns.
Career Break
July 1, 2020 - November 1, 2020
Career break / contract search
Contract Transition Period
January 1, 2020 - March 1, 2020
Contract transition period

Education

BSc (Hons) Information Technology Management at Bournemouth University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2013
National Diploma in Business at Guildford College
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2008

Qualifications

Scrum Product Owner Certification
January 1, 2022 - February 23, 2026
Scrum Master Certification
January 1, 2021 - February 23, 2026
Agile Project Management (AgilePM)
January 1, 2018 - February 23, 2026
APMP
January 1, 2016 - February 23, 2026
PRINCE2 Practitioner
January 1, 2012 - February 23, 2026

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Life Sciences, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education