Global ERP Deployment Lead (Hybrid)

Biopharma Asia; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Parental leave

Well-being reimbursement

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson – Innovative Medicine in Cork, Ireland is seeking a Deployment Manager to lead global ERP deployment releases, coordinating with business, technology, testing, and change management teams in a hybrid work setup.

The role requires 6+ years in project/program management, ERP deployments, and pharmaceutical/regulated environments, with strong communication and stakeholder influence across matrixed teams. Some travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s/University or equivalent degree is required; MBA or advanced degree, or focused degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field is preferred
• Certifications preferred: Project Management (PMP, FPX, or equivalent), Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, or SAP
• Minimum 6 years of relevant work experience
• Demonstrated experience in Project Management and/or Program Management
• Experience with an ERP deployment and/or business transformation
• Customer Service and/or Commercial Contracting, Billing, and Pricing knowledge
• Experience in Supply Chain, Operations, or related leadership role
• Proven track record to lead complex initiatives in highly matrixed organizations, influencing stakeholders and driving alignment across teams through strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a focus on execution and results delivery
• Experience within pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical device, or other highly regulated environments (e.g., cGMP, SDLC)
• Experience in testing processes, cutover planning, and hypercare support
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies
• Experience leading global teams and collaborating across regions and cultures
• Requires proficiency in English (written and verbal); proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, or German are helpful
• May require up to 35% domestic and international travel
• Requires the ability, through our flexible work policy, to work on-site a minimum of three days each week, with the option for two remote workdays each week

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment execution across global ERP releases and functional workstreams, developing and managing integrated deployment plans, KPIs, deliverables, and readiness activities
• Monitor deployment progress, identify risks and issues, and drive resolution to ensure successful delivery against program objectives and timelines
• Support deployment governance, stage-gate reviews, and release readiness assessments while ensuring adherence to Transcend methodologies, standards, and operating procedures
• Coordinate status reporting, executive communications, and leadership updates, maintaining transparency of risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies
• Partner with business, technology, testing, compliance, change management, training, cutover, and hypercare teams to ensure coordinated deployment execution
• Influence stakeholders and facilitate decision-making across highly matrixed global teams to drive alignment and achieve deployment objectives
• Identify, assess, and mitigate deployment risks and cross-functional dependencies, raising critical issues and driving timely resolution
• Maintain executive-ready reporting and deployment health metrics to support informed decision-making and effective governance
• Promote standardization, simplification, and adoption of deployment best practices across releases and workstreams
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance deployment efficiency, scalability, operational excellence, and future release success
• Develop and document Contracting, Pricing, and Billing user requirements with acceptance criteria
• Demonstrate ability to work independently, prioritize, and effectively meet deadlines with little supervision
• Map Contracting, Pricing, and Billing business processes with a focus on testing, reporting, and documenting findings
• Provide Contracting, Pricing, and Billing support on best practices implementation and rollout to all Regions
• Visually design communication content based on best practices to efficiently showcase Contracting and Pricing Customer Service team successes and ensure consistent messaging in the communication campaigns

Skills

Project Management

Program Management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA preferred

Job description

Johnson & Johnson – Innovative Medicine in Cork, Ireland is seeking a Deployment Manager to lead global ERP deployment releases, coordinating with business, technology, testing, and change management teams in a hybrid work setup.

The role requires 6+ years in project/program management, ERP deployments, and pharmaceutical/regulated environments, with strong communication and stakeholder influence across matrixed teams. Some travel may be required.