Transcend Global Program Director

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Job Function: Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function: Project/Program Management

Job Category: Professional

All Job Posting Locations: CH002 Gubelstrasse, Zug

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson HCS a member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, is recruiting a Transcend Global Program Director for a duration based position with an anticipated end date on or around December 2028. This position can be located in Raritan, NJ / Tampa, FL / Zug, Switzerland.

The Transcend Global Program Director will report directly to the Senior Director, MTSC Digital Portfolio & Program Management and partner with key stakeholders including highest levels of MedTech Supply chain leadership and cross-functional partners. The leader will advance the Transcend program governance and delivery execution strategy by providing insight and analysis to help senior leadership plan and prioritize throughout the lifecycle of the program from execution to hypercare. This role will lead the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and measurement of the Transcend program and provide guidance and direction to the Transcend regional PMO teams. This leader will be responsible for providing quality reviews, governance, and oversight of the program deliverables. Additionally, this role will be responsible for Transcend program oversight and partnering with interdependent transformation PMO leaders across MTSC Digital, MedTech Supply Chain, Global Services, etc.

In collaboration with the MTSC Digital Value Management, Finance, and Deployment leads, the Transcend Global Program Director will lead strategy development, investment recommendations, and program changes throughout the lifecycle of the program. This leader will support the release PMO teams to mobilize their program teams. In collaboration with the release PMO and deployment leads, this leader will provide guidance into the project schedule, project plans, and monitor progress against the various project releases that roll-up to the global plan. This individual will lead a team of project managers to ensure day-to-day PMO activities including overall program status, resource load, and financial health of the project are appropriately managed and governed.

The Transcend Global Program Director will be responsible for governing overall program risk assessments, developing contingency plans, and recommending mitigations. Provide input to overall program strategic delivery framework and drive updates on continuously improving the standards and methodologies. Anticipate potential risks, program obstacles through an understanding of key business processes and the analysis of key program data. Partner with program managers across the regions and franchises to define key program metrics for each phase of the project and manage ongoing analysis and reporting. This role will also collaborate closely with the cross-functional leads to integrate enterprise-wide dependencies and risks into project planning efforts. Additionally, this role will provide input to the prioritization of program activities and objectives based on knowledge of project plan, resources, and budget and will form productive networks with MedTech Supply Chain franchise leaders, Global Services, Finance, Compliance, and JJT to manage expectations and integrate diverse needs and perspectives.

Responsibilities:

• Builds long-term, strategic relationships and collaborates with functional and enabling support organizational leaders.
• Align with cross-functional partners and stakeholders to define program scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Develop program management playbook to define process to mobilize PMO team, establish governance model, and ways of working.
• Drive adoption and adherence of program management tools and processes.
• Lead the program planning and delivery execution of the Transcend roadmap.
• Provide leadership, direction and coaching to the program team to drive successful outcomes.
• Lead and motivate program team to deliver project objectives by regularly assessing resource needs, removing barriers to success, and providing constructive feedback when needed.
• Embrace and lead a culture of inclusiveness and multi-cultural engagement through coaching and feedback to peers and the broader community in Global Services.
• Mitigate and reduce risks/issues to program milestones.
• Create and present status and leadership reports defining program progress, challenges, and solutions.
• Implement and manage program changes and interventions to achieve program objectives.
• Conduct program evaluations and assessment of results.

Qualifications:

Education: Minimum of Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent University degree required; advanced degree or MBA preferred.

Required:

• Minimum ten (10) years of relevant professional work experience.
• Experience leading large complex strategic and/or ERP programs globally.
• Experience managing and leading employees and complex team efforts.
• Strategic thinking and foresight.
• Ability to shape, create a future vision, gain support and alignment to that vision.
• Ability to flex and effectively manage large complex scope and competing priorities.
• Demonstrates agile leadership – drives, promotes, and be/lead the desired change.
• Executive presentation skills.
• Collaborative approach and ability to connect.
• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity.
• Bifocal approach - ability to zoom-in/zoom-out for strategic and tactical, high-level, and detailed, etc.
• Ability to lead in the context of Our Credo.
• Experience with business support software applications such as MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, Visio, and Access).

Preferred:

• PMP Certification.
• Experience leading and delivering business initiatives within shared services organizations; Supply Chain, Strategy, Finance, and Technology functions.
• Experience utilizing Planview Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool to manage, report and track strategic programs and projects.

Other:

• May require up to 25% domestic and/or international travel to other locations and sites.
• Eligible for severance.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.