Global Head of People Experience & Change - Orthopedics
Johnson & Johnson
June 25, 2026
Remote friendly (Raynham, MA)
United States
Human Resources
Position Summary
- Global Head of People Experience & Change – Orthopedics. Design and lead an employee experience strategy and enterprise-wide change initiatives to improve business performance, organizational agility, and employee engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and lead global People Experience vision aligned to business strategy and culture.
- Design employee experiences across lifecycle moments: attraction/onboarding (incl. IT), growth & development, performance & feedback, career mobility, rewards & recognition, leadership transitions, wellbeing & inclusion, offboarding/alumni.
- Use journey mapping, employee listening, and behavioral insights to redesign experiences.
- Lead enterprise change management for transformations (organizational redesign, digital/HR tech transformation, M&A/integrations/carve-outs, new operating models, workforce strategy shifts, culture transformation), including readiness/adoption/stakeholder engagement.
- Own employee listening strategy (engagement/pulse surveys, focus groups, sentiment analysis) and translate insights into actions; measure outcomes by business unit/region/level/segment.
- Partner with Internal Communications and executives; ensure transparent, consistent global communications and equip leaders with toolkits.
- Establish KPIs; build dashboards for adoption, engagement, readiness, productivity impact, retention, and program ROI; report to leadership as needed.
- Build and lead a global center of excellence; develop capabilities in change management, experience design, communications, analytics, and execution.
Required Experience
- 15+ years progressive HR/Transformation/Employee Experience/Org Effectiveness/Consulting leadership.
- Proven success leading global enterprise change in complex matrixed organizations.
- Deep expertise in employee experience design and change management; multinational experience.
- Strong analytics and executive/stakeholder management.
Preferred Experience
- Fortune 500/public company experience; consulting or enterprise transformation office.
- Healthcare/medtech/manufacturing/regulated industries; M&A integration/spin-off/carve-out.
- Familiarity with HR tech platforms (Workday, SuccessFactors, Oracle, ServiceNow, etc.).
Benefits (time off; subject to policy/date of hire)
- Vacation: 120 hrs/yr; Sick: 40 hrs/yr (CO 48; WA 56); Holiday/Floating: 13 days/yr; Work/Personal/Family: up to 40 hrs/yr; Parental leave: 480 hrs within 1 year; Bereavement: 240 hrs immediate/40 hrs extended; Caregiver: 80 hrs/52-week rolling period; Volunteer: 32 hrs/yr; Military spouse time-off: 80 hrs/yr.
- Global Head of People Experience & Change – Orthopedics. Design and lead an employee experience strategy and enterprise-wide change initiatives to improve business performance, organizational agility, and employee engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and lead global People Experience vision aligned to business strategy and culture.
- Design employee experiences across lifecycle moments: attraction/onboarding (incl. IT), growth & development, performance & feedback, career mobility, rewards & recognition, leadership transitions, wellbeing & inclusion, offboarding/alumni.
- Use journey mapping, employee listening, and behavioral insights to redesign experiences.
- Lead enterprise change management for transformations (organizational redesign, digital/HR tech transformation, M&A/integrations/carve-outs, new operating models, workforce strategy shifts, culture transformation), including readiness/adoption/stakeholder engagement.
- Own employee listening strategy (engagement/pulse surveys, focus groups, sentiment analysis) and translate insights into actions; measure outcomes by business unit/region/level/segment.
- Partner with Internal Communications and executives; ensure transparent, consistent global communications and equip leaders with toolkits.
- Establish KPIs; build dashboards for adoption, engagement, readiness, productivity impact, retention, and program ROI; report to leadership as needed.
- Build and lead a global center of excellence; develop capabilities in change management, experience design, communications, analytics, and execution.
Required Experience
- 15+ years progressive HR/Transformation/Employee Experience/Org Effectiveness/Consulting leadership.
- Proven success leading global enterprise change in complex matrixed organizations.
- Deep expertise in employee experience design and change management; multinational experience.
- Strong analytics and executive/stakeholder management.
Preferred Experience
- Fortune 500/public company experience; consulting or enterprise transformation office.
- Healthcare/medtech/manufacturing/regulated industries; M&A integration/spin-off/carve-out.
- Familiarity with HR tech platforms (Workday, SuccessFactors, Oracle, ServiceNow, etc.).
Benefits (time off; subject to policy/date of hire)
- Vacation: 120 hrs/yr; Sick: 40 hrs/yr (CO 48; WA 56); Holiday/Floating: 13 days/yr; Work/Personal/Family: up to 40 hrs/yr; Parental leave: 480 hrs within 1 year; Bereavement: 240 hrs immediate/40 hrs extended; Caregiver: 80 hrs/52-week rolling period; Volunteer: 32 hrs/yr; Military spouse time-off: 80 hrs/yr.