Director, Medtech Transcend Apac Deployment Leader

**Job Function**:
Strategy & Corporate Development
**Job Sub Function**:
Digital Strategy & Deployment
**Job Category**:
People Leader
**All Job Posting Locations**:
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, Singapore, Singapore

Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. is recruiting for a **MedTech Transcend APAC Deployment Leader (Director)** This position will be based in any J&J MedTech office within the APAC Region, preferable in Singapore.

Caring for the world, one person at a time, has inspired and united the people of Johnson & Johnson for over 125 years. We embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products, and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Employees of Johnson & Johnson work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world. Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly-based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services, for our MedTech and innovative health products. Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

The APAC Deployment Lead is responsible for deploying a future state E2E solution for the Global transformation program across all program functions, work streams, and global teams. The implementation includes solution readiness, business readiness and transition to end-state where responsibility includes governance with sponsors and project management to ensure timely delivery, within budget. Interdependencies are handled and risks mitigated.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead deployment of the SAP ERP Implementation according to scope, timeline, and budget to meet final project objectives (FPOs) for all phases of the program
- Execute against an integrated project plan, drive stage gate and program governance processes, identify critical path, risks and lead cross-functional teams to deliver
- Align with global transformation programs (e.g., SigniFi - Transact) and other interdependent programs to not impact the global ERP delivery
- Forge robust working relationships with key business partners, especially technology and vendor deploy leads, to ensure program objectives are met
- Prepare business updates for senior level team members and sponsors
- Collaborate cross-functionally to enable a quality solution and according to defined program methodology and ways of working
- Partner with peers to ensure appropriate communication of key interdependencies, risks, and performance metrics
- Lead, shape, and influence deploy activities, team members and facilitate deployment, risk and program status meetings
- Be a role model of the deployment methodology and agile way of working.
- Ensure the project follows deployment best practices and stage-gate governance processes to ensure a quality solution is delivered on-time, on budget, and on-quality.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
**EDUCATION**:

- Minimum of a Bachelor's/University or equivalent degree is required
- Advanced degree or MBA is desirable

**EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS**:
**Required**:

- Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience
- Requires a minimum of 5 years of Program Management leadership experience on large complex business transformation programs
- Deployment management experience leading large-scale business transformation programs, specifically ERP replacement programs (i.e., ERP upgrades are not equivalent to replacement programs) with responsibility for deployment delivery
- Experience leading project timelines and achievements in a sophisticated business environment and multi-ERP/system environment is required.
- Expertise in understanding critical path, risk management and mitigation, facilitating program level meetings, executive reporting, and strategic planning
- Strong communication to create clear and concise reports for leadership, and the ability to work well in teams, cross-functionally, and with all levels of the organization
- Strong familiarity in PMO/SAP Design/Build/Test/Deploy Agile methodology is required.
- Advanced skills in project management software, Jira is required.
- Proven ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders and connect cross-functional teams, including status reporting and leadership communication is required.
- Experience running stand-up meetings to facilitate team coordination and project progress is required.
- Experience establishing strong scope governance protocols to avoid scope creep, manage scope intake, and ensure project alignment with overall objectives is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in effectively leading a team to achieve critical deliverables while adhering to timelines and quality standards is preferred.
- Certification in areas of expertise (e.g., PMP, APICS, Lean/Six Sigma /Process Excellence, etc.) is helpful
- Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly, making the complex clear and compelling to all levels of