Sr. Director, Sol Architect, SC Tech

Johnson Johnson; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Synthes unit is seeking a Sr. Director, Supply Chain and R&D Technology to lead technology strategy and delivery in Bengaluru. This senior role directs multiple technology teams across ERP, PLM, and quality systems, and partners with executives to align investments with business strategy.

The role requires strong leadership, governance, and the ability to drive a complex separation and standalone setup within a global organization.

Responsibilities

• Leads a multi-layered organization of managers, senior managers, and individual contributors.
• Sets and communicates the multi-year technology strategy and roadmap for Supply Chain and R&D.
• Serves as the senior point of coordination for the Bangalore GCC for the supply chain and R&D functions.
• Directs delivery across ERP (SAP), planning, manufacturing execution, warehouse and logistics, PLM, and R&D and quality systems.
• Ensures business and technology expectations are met, with SLAs, KPIs, service commitments and quality standards.
• Leads technology workstreams supporting separation and standalone stand-up, including system carve-out and data migration.
• Ensures all technology delivery meets GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, computer system validation, and data integrity requirements.
• Identifies and pilots innovative technologies — automation, low-code/no-code platforms, AI across supply chain and R&D.
• Manages executive stakeholder relationships across Supply Chain, R&D, Quality and technology leadership.

Job description

Job Function:

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Job Description:

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Sr. Director, Supply Chain and R&D Technology. Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

Job Overview

This is a senior leader accountable for the strategy, delivery, and operation of technology capabilities supporting the DePuy Synthes Supply Chain and R&D functions, with a significant base of capability delivered from the Bangalore Global Capability Center. This role leads managers and senior managers across multiple technology teams and is accountable for organizational design, talent strategy, performance management, and leadership development. The Sr. Director sets the multi-year technology roadmap for the teams in the GCC that support planning, manufacturing, logistics, quality, and R&D systems; owns the associated portfolio and budget; and serves as the senior point of coordination between the GCC and onshore business and technology leadership - ensuring the GCC augments global functions with high-quality capacity, clear governance, and measurable delivery outcomes. The role partners at the executive level with Supply Chain, R&D, Quality, and Technology leadership to align investment with business strategy and to deliver technology capability through a complex separation and standalone stand-up.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads a multi-layered organization of managers, senior managers, and individual contributors, and is accountable for organizational design, workforce planning, performance management, and leadership development.
• Sets and communicates the multi-year technology strategy and roadmap for Supply Chain and R&D, ensuring alignment with enterprise business objectives and the standalone operating model.
• Serves as the senior point of coordination for the Bangalore GCC for the supply chain and R&D functions - defining the operating model, scope expansion roadmap, governance forums, and capability ramp-up, talent, and knowledge transfer strategy.
• Directs delivery across core platforms spanning ERP (SAP), planning, manufacturing execution, warehouse and logistics, PLM, and R&D and quality systems, supported by disciplined intake, prioritization, and decision-gate governance.
• Ensures business and technology expectations are consistently met, holding global and GCC teams accountable to agreed SLAs, KPIs, service commitments, and quality standards, and driving corrective action where performance falls short.
• Leads technology workstreams supporting separation and standalone stand-up, including system carve-out, TSA exit planning, data migration, and cutover readiness.
• Ensures all technology delivery meets GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, computer system validation, and data integrity (ALCOA+) requirements, and champions cybersecurity and technology risk standards across the landscape.
• Identifies, pilots, and scales innovative technologies - including automation, low-code/no-code platforms, advanced analytics, and AI across supply chain and R&D capabilities and processes
• Manages executive stakeholder relationships across Supply Chain, R&D, Quality, and technology leadership, and serves as escalation point for critical delivery, operational, an