Sr Director, BUHR IT and GBS
Johnson & Johnson
July 02, 2026
Remote friendly (New Brunswick, NJ)
United States
IT
Role: Senior Director, Human Resources Business Partner (BUHR)
Responsibilities:
- Serve as trusted HR advisor to senior leaders across Global Business Services (GBS) and Global IT.
- Shape and execute talent, workforce, organizational effectiveness, and culture strategies.
- Translate business strategy into people plans enabling operational excellence, digital transformation, and business growth.
- Coach executives and leadership teams to improve effectiveness and organizational health.
- Lead organization design, workforce planning, succession planning, and capability-building.
- Lead HR activities to establish and scale capability hubs/center: Manila, Philippines; Bogotá, Colombia; GCC in Bangalore, India.
- Design and implement talent acquisition, onboarding, leadership, culture, and employee experience strategies for rapid ramp-up.
- Lead workforce planning, hiring, talent pipeline development, and monitor hiring progress/talent risks.
- Drive talent processes (talent reviews, succession management, leadership assessments, development planning).
- Lead people-related aspects of transformation initiatives; ensure change management, communication, and adoption of new operating models.
- Foster inclusive, high-performance culture; drive engagement, retention, and organizational effectiveness; partner to address workforce matters.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 12+ years progressive HR experience with significant HR Business Partner leadership.
- Experience supporting senior executives in large global organizations.
- Expertise in organizational design, change management, talent management, workforce planning, and leadership coaching.
- Proven experience standing up/scaling shared services, GBS, or GCC.
- Large-scale hiring/talent ramp-up in aggressive timelines.
- Strong executive presence; influence and challenge senior leaders.
- Experience across multiple geographies and cultures.
Preferred:
- Experience supporting Global IT/Digital/Technology, Shared Services, Business Services, or Transformation.
- Building capability centers/shared services in Asia/Latin America/emerging talent markets.
- Experience in medical devices/healthcare/life sciences or highly regulated industries.
- Experience through major transformation, separation, integration, or operating model redesign.
Skills (Preferred Skills): Business Alignment, Coaching, Developing Others, Employee Retention, HR Business Partnership, HR Strategic Management, Human Resources Consulting, Human Resources Law, Inclusive Leadership, Interpersonal Influence, Leading Change, Organizational Change Management, Problem Solving, Tactical Planning, Talent Management.
Benefits (time off): Vacation 120 hours/year; Sick time 40 hours/year (Colorado 48; Washington 56); Floating holidays 13 days/year; Work/Personal/Family time up to 40 hours/year; Parental leave 480 hours; Bereavement leave 240 hours (immediate) and 40 hours (extended); Caregiver leave 80 hours; Volunteer leave 32 hours; Military Spouse time-off 80 hours.
Application: Please apply before Thursday 16th of July.
Travel: ~50% domestic and international.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as trusted HR advisor to senior leaders across Global Business Services (GBS) and Global IT.
- Shape and execute talent, workforce, organizational effectiveness, and culture strategies.
- Translate business strategy into people plans enabling operational excellence, digital transformation, and business growth.
- Coach executives and leadership teams to improve effectiveness and organizational health.
- Lead organization design, workforce planning, succession planning, and capability-building.
- Lead HR activities to establish and scale capability hubs/center: Manila, Philippines; Bogotá, Colombia; GCC in Bangalore, India.
- Design and implement talent acquisition, onboarding, leadership, culture, and employee experience strategies for rapid ramp-up.
- Lead workforce planning, hiring, talent pipeline development, and monitor hiring progress/talent risks.
- Drive talent processes (talent reviews, succession management, leadership assessments, development planning).
- Lead people-related aspects of transformation initiatives; ensure change management, communication, and adoption of new operating models.
- Foster inclusive, high-performance culture; drive engagement, retention, and organizational effectiveness; partner to address workforce matters.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 12+ years progressive HR experience with significant HR Business Partner leadership.
- Experience supporting senior executives in large global organizations.
- Expertise in organizational design, change management, talent management, workforce planning, and leadership coaching.
- Proven experience standing up/scaling shared services, GBS, or GCC.
- Large-scale hiring/talent ramp-up in aggressive timelines.
- Strong executive presence; influence and challenge senior leaders.
- Experience across multiple geographies and cultures.
Preferred:
- Experience supporting Global IT/Digital/Technology, Shared Services, Business Services, or Transformation.
- Building capability centers/shared services in Asia/Latin America/emerging talent markets.
- Experience in medical devices/healthcare/life sciences or highly regulated industries.
- Experience through major transformation, separation, integration, or operating model redesign.
Skills (Preferred Skills): Business Alignment, Coaching, Developing Others, Employee Retention, HR Business Partnership, HR Strategic Management, Human Resources Consulting, Human Resources Law, Inclusive Leadership, Interpersonal Influence, Leading Change, Organizational Change Management, Problem Solving, Tactical Planning, Talent Management.
Benefits (time off): Vacation 120 hours/year; Sick time 40 hours/year (Colorado 48; Washington 56); Floating holidays 13 days/year; Work/Personal/Family time up to 40 hours/year; Parental leave 480 hours; Bereavement leave 240 hours (immediate) and 40 hours (extended); Caregiver leave 80 hours; Volunteer leave 32 hours; Military Spouse time-off 80 hours.
Application: Please apply before Thursday 16th of July.
Travel: ~50% domestic and international.