Director, Organizational Effectiveness JAPAC

Director, Organizational Effectiveness JAPAC

Apply locations: Singapore, Commercial-Novena Square; China, Shanghai; Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

Job Type: Full time

Posted on: 12 Days Ago

Job Requisition ID: Req-39849

Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. Our talented people are central to the future of Edwards Lifesciences, which is why our Human Resources teams help design, guide, and deliver inspiring experiences for our people. With a fundamental understanding of how to build a supportive community and organizational capability, you’ll play a key role in enhancing business performance by improving organizational strategy, structures, processes, and culture. Your work will enable our teams to thrive as they help patients live healthier and more productive lives.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Organizational Effectiveness (OE) to join our passionate and dedicated team. Our Organizational Effectiveness team is a tight-knit internal consulting team responsible for running multiple strategic projects across different Business Units, regions, and functions at Edwards. This is a unique opportunity to have a significant impact on a wide variety of functional areas within our multibillion-dollar global organization.

Our ideal candidate possesses a management consulting background with proven experience in leading cross-functional teams to deliver strategic projects that are high-profile and fast. This role will partner with Executive Leadership, HR Leaders, and business stakeholders to address the people and organization factors as Edwards scales for growth.

How you will make an impact:

• Develop, plan, and lead larger organizational effectiveness projects and activities with accountability for successful completion of all project deliverables. Provide direction and guidance to project teams to execute larger projects, process improvements, and/or programs as well as advise and provide recommendations to senior management. Manage resources on a project basis.
• Consult on high-impact transformational initiatives affecting a larger employee base, multiple business units, and/or functions, with focus on the people impact to ensure ROI on significant initiatives.
• Perform analysis and provide guidance to business partners including obtaining alignment to drive toward solutions from stakeholders relating to organizational decisions.
• Develop complex organizational effectiveness strategies for business initiatives that may have global or regional impact.
• Identify gaps in the organization related to human capital and organizational design and influence and provide guidance to ELT/SLT leaders to ensure effective organizational transitions and to build change.

What you will need (Required):

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or other related technical areas and 12 years of previous related experience (e.g., OE/Workforce Planning/Change Management tools and methodologies, including business case analysis, communications, and/or organizational design) Or
• Master’s degree in engineering, computer science, or other related technical areas or equivalent in related field with 10 years of experience.

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Proven expertise in MS Office Suite and related tools.
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including consultative and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives.
• Proven success in managing multiple concurrent projects and initiatives.
• Recognized as an expert in two or more areas (e.g., Organizational Design, OCM, Workforce Planning) with broad-based advanced knowledge within the organization.
• Expert knowledge and understanding of EW policies, procedures, and requirements as it relates to organizational effectiveness.
• Excellent leadership and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage internal and external confidential information with utmost discretion.
• Strict attention to detail.
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Represents leadership on projects within multiple areas, interfacing with project managers, client groups, and middle management.
• Consult in project setting within multiple areas, interfacing with low to middle management.
• Provides leadership to outsourcing partners on a task level, participates in small scale RFP.
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of the environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Edwards Lifesciences as we continue our dynamic growth in the structural heart space. We thrive on discovery and expanding the boundaries of medical technology. Innovation starts with human inspiration. Come be inspired.

About Us

Edwards Lifesciences is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease, as well as critical care and surgical monitoring. Driven by a passion to help patients, the company collaborates with the world's leading clinicians and researchers to address unmet healthcare needs, working to improve patient outcomes and enhance lives. Headquartered in Irvine, California, Edwards Lifesciences has extensive operations in North America, Europe, Japan, Latin America, and Asia and currently employs over 15,000 individuals worldwide.

For us, helping patients is not a slogan - it's our life's work. From developing devices that replace or repair a diseased heart valve to creating new technologies that monitor vital signs in the critical care setting, we focus on helping patients regain and improve the quality of their life.