Senior Manager, Joining Solutions Leader

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine seeks a Senior Manager, Joining Solutions Leader to own end-to-end joining activities from requisition through onboarding, leveraging Workday and integrated systems across regions.

You will partner with Product Owners, HR, and Technology to translate business outcomes into features, configurations, and releases, while driving governance and measurable outcomes at scale in a diverse, global environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years delivering HR tech and enterprise platforms including Talent Acquisition and Onboarding.
• Hands-on Workday Recruiting configuration, implementation, optimization and support.
• Experience leading Workday ecosystem initiatives with product and engineering partners.
• Strong program leadership, multi-workstream roadmaps and agile/hybrid delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own requisition to 90 days onboarding experience end-to-end.
• Deliver Workday-centric roadmap with stakeholders and HR partners.
• Lead cross-system integrations across Workday and extended platforms.
• Establish governance, scope management, and release readiness.
• Manage internal teams and external vendors for delivery quality.
• Drive adoption through training, communications, and content.
• Define KPIs, monitor performance, and drive automation and controls.
• Ensure compliance, privacy, and security with Legal and Privacy.
• Oversee run support and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Workday ecosystem

Solution delivery

Program leadership

Integrations

KPI definition

People leadership

Agile delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR, IS, CS, Eng

Master’s degree MBA/MS

Tools

Workday Recruiting

Background screening tools

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at jnj.com.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function

Business Systems Analysis

Job Category

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Job Description

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a(n) Senior Manager, Joining Solutions Leader , located inBengaluru or Pune India or Sao Paolo, Brazil

In this role, you will lead solution enablement for Johnson & Johnson’s end-to-end Joining journey—from job requisition initiation through posting, screening, selection, due diligence, offer generation, onboarding, and the first 90 days. You will shape a cohesive, digital-first experience built on the Workday ecosystem and integrated extended systems that enable a seamless process across regions and businesses. This is an exciting opportunity to improve how talent joins J&J by simplifying experiences, strengthening compliance and controls, and enabling measurable outcomes at scale—guided by J&J’s commitment to an inclusive environment where each person is considered as an individual.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution enablement for Joining (Req-to-90 days):Own the functional solution outcomes across requisition, posting, screening, selection, due diligence, offer, onboarding, and early tenure experience through 90 days, ensuring consistent and compliant experiences.
• Drive WorkdayRecruit centered roadmap delivery:Partner with the Product Owner, HR stakeholders, and J&J Technology to translate business outcomes into features, configuration, integrations, and releases across Workday and connected platforms.
• Orchestrate cross-system integration and process design:Lead design and delivery across Workday and extended systems (e.g., assessments, background screening, document generation/e-sign, identity/access provisioning, learning), ensuring dependable end-to-end workflow and data integrity.
• Establish and run delivery governance:Create operating cadence, scope and dependency management, risk/issue resolution, release readiness, and stakeholder communications to ensure predictable delivery in a global, matrixed environment.
• Lead a blended team and partner ecosystem:Manage internal team members and external vendors/partners, setting clear objectives, quality standards, and performance expectations across build, run, and continuous improvement.
• Enable adoption and change at scale:Coordinate training, communications, knowledge content, and deployment support to drive adoption across Talent Acquisition, HR, and business leaders.
• Drive continuous improvement and measurable outcomes:Define and monitor KPIs (e.g., cycle time, candidate experience, completion rates, rework, compliance), identify bottlenecks, and implement simplification, automation, and controls.
• Ensure compliance, privacy, and controls:Partner with Legal, Privacy, Security, and HR Controls to ensure solutions meet regulatory requirements (data privacy, retention, auditability, accessibility) and internal standards.
• Operational excellence for run support:Oversee incident trends, problem management, enhancement backlog health, and service performance; continuously improve stability and user experience.

Qualifications

Education

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Preferred: Master’s degree (MBA/MS or similar) and/or relevant certifications (e.g., Workday, Agile, Product/Program Management).

Experience and Skills

Required:

• 5+ years of experience delivering HR technology and/or enterprise platform solutions, with significant scope in Talent Acquisition and Onboarding end-to-end processes.
• Hands-on workday Recruiting(Workday Recruit) including Configuration , implementation, enhancement, optimization and support of recruiting process within Workday Ecosystem.
• Demonstrated experience leading solution delivery in the Workday ecosystem (Recruiting and/or Onboarding preferred) and coordinating outcomes with product and engineering partners.
• Strong program/project leadership skills, including managing multi-workstream roadmaps, dependencies, and releases using Agile and/or hybrid delivery approaches.
• Proven ability to lead and influence across a global, matrixed organization, aligning diverse stakeholders to common outcomes.
• Experience designing and delivering integrations across multiple systems and vendors, including clear requirements, testing strategy, and cutover readiness.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including KPI definition, root-cause analysis, and translating data into measurable improvements.
• People leadership experience, including leading teams and external partners with accountability for delivery, quality, and service outcomes.

Preferred:

• Experience modernizing candidate and new hire experiences through automation, workflow orchestration, and self-service design.
• Familiarity with global hiring compliance considerations (privacy, retention, audit, accessibility) and partnering with Legal/Privacy/Security on controls-by-design.
• Experience with vendor management (SOWs, SLAs, performance management) and managed services.
• Experience with change management, training enablement, and scaling adoption across regions and businesses.
• Knowledge of service management practices (incident/problem/change), release management, and operational readiness for enterprise platforms.
• Exposure to process excellence methods (Lean/Six Sigma) applied to HR operations or digital workflows.
• Familiarity with dashboarding/BI tools and measuring end-to-end journey performance.

Other

• Ability to work effectively across time zones; occasional travel may be required (typically up to 15% ).
• As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is committed to an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual.

Required Skills:

Cross-Functional Collaboration, Cyber Investigations, Developing Others, Fact-Based Decision Making, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Network Configuration Management, Operating Systems (OS), Operations Management, Organizing, Scripting Languages, Software Development Management, Systems Development, Systems Management, Team Management, Technologically Savvy

Preferred Skills:

Cross-Functional Collaboration, Cyber Investigations, Developing Others, Fact-Based Decision Making, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Network Configuration Management, Operating Systems (OS), Operations Management, Organizing, Scripting Languages, Software Development Management, Systems Development, Systems Management, Team Management, Technologically Savvy