Sr. Director, IT Portfolio Management, Orthopedics

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Job Function:

Technology Enterprise Strategy & Security

Job Sub Function:

Product Strategy

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics 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

The Sr. Director, IT Portfolio Management is a senior leadership role responsible for shaping and governing the global IT investment portfolio to ensure alignment with DePuy Synthes' business strategy, value realization objectives, and transformation priorities. This role partners closely with executive business and technology leaders to drive disciplined demand management, investment prioritization, and delivery transparency across the IT portfolio. The position plays a critical role in enabling strategic growth, operational efficiency, and scalable technology outcomes across the organization.

Reports into the DePuy Synthes Technology organization. This is a high-impact leadership role at the intersection of strategy, technology, and execution.

Key Responsibilities:

* Define and lead the enterprise IT portfolio strategy, ensuring alignment of technology investments with business objectives, financial targets, and transformation priorities.

* Establish and evolve the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) operating model, including governance structures, decision rights, and standardized process for demand intake, prioritization funding, and value realization.

* Own portfolio financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, cost transparency, and investment discipline through business case rigor and ROI/value tracking.

* Govern AI initiatives across the IT portfolio by establishing a structured intake, evaluation, and prioritization process for AI use cases, ensuring alignment with business value, risk, regulatory requirements, and enterprise AI strategy

* Oversee portfolio performance by driving transparency into delivery status, financial health, risks, dependencies, and benefits realization through standardized executive reporting and metrics.

* Provide enterprise-level oversight of programs and projects, enforcing consistent delivery standards and ensuring discipline across scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk management.

* Align portfolio priorities with enterprise capacity by driving resource planning, utilization,…