Sr. Director, Technology BU Interface - International; Orthopaedics

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Sr. Director, Business Technology BU Interface - International, based in Leeds or Singapore. Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

Job Overview This role serves as the senior technology executive and strategic partner to the President of International and the regional leadership teams across EMEA, APAC, LATAM, Canada and emerging markets. This leader manages the demand, prioritization and execution of technology and data across the full international value chain-Commercial, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, R&D and enabling functions-translating the international growth agenda into differentiated, in-market outcomes.

Acting as the technology interface for the regions, the Sr. Director shapes and prioritizes demand, governs portfolio health, and drives executive decision-making, as a part of enterprise Technology, to ensure secure, reliable, end-to-end technology operations and to keep delivery commitments, risks and dependencies visible and actively managed. The role balances regional needs, market localization, enterprise standards, cybersecurity, compliance, governance and global scalability.

Reporting solid-line into DePuy Synthes Technology leadership with a dotted-line partnership to the President, International, this is a high-impact leadership role at the intersection of regional business strategy, end-to-end technology execution and portfolio governance.

• Act as the end-to-end Technology leader for the international region, owning the strategy, prioritization and execution of technology and data across Commercial, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, R&D and enabling functions.
• Coordinate with the global Technology organization, CTO and CISO to ensure secure, resilient and standardized end-to-end regional technology execution.
• Ensure sustained, reliable operations of regional technology ecosystems and data products across the value chain.
• Drive the business to explore, adopt and deploy digital, data and AI capabilities aligned to regional growth priorities.

• Serve as trusted technology advisor to the President, International and the regional Leadership Team, and as a member of the regional leadership cadence.
• Translate business strategy into Technology and digital roadmaps, investment priorities, governance decisions and value realization plans.
• Provide executive-level guidance on simplification, standardization, analytics, automation, AI and innovation.
• Represent regional needs in enterprise funding, portfolio and roadmap decisions to ensure international priorities are appropriately weighted.

• Own regional business technology demand management, intake, prioritization and portfolio health across the full international value chain.
• Partner with enterprise Technology teams to ensure delivery commitments, risks, dependencies, resourcing and funding are transparent and actively managed-keeping delivery risk visible to regional and enterprise leadership.
• Lead executive reviews and operating rhythms that drive prioritization decisions, trade-offs, adoption and value realization.
• Establish operating rhythms, metrics and dashboards to monitor service quality, technology performance and business satisfaction across regions.

• Enable digital sales, marketing, pricing, channel and customer engagement capabilities across international markets.
• Lead technology capabilities that improve inventory visibility, demand sensing, forecasting, replenishment, logistics performance and service levels across the region.
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