HR Leader, Human Resources Function

6090-Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. Legal Entity; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 122,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

401(k) savings plan

Paid time off 120 hours/year

Career development

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Sr. Manager, HR Leader to drive people, talent, culture, organization, and future-of-work priorities for the HR function in New Jersey.

You will partner with senior leaders to translate priorities into organization design, workforce actions, and leadership effectiveness. In this role, you will lead HR strategies across OneHR, deliver practical, integrated solutions, and foster an environment where leaders and teams excel.

Qualifications

• Requires HR leadership experience and business partnership with senior leaders.
• Ability to translate priorities into people outcomes in a global, matrixed environment.
• Analytical storytelling and data-driven decision making with AI-enabled tools.

Responsibilities

• Shape and execute HR strategy to align with business needs.
• Partner with OneHR to deliver integrated people solutions across the organization.
• Lead culture, leadership development, and change initiatives for future of work.

Skills

HR leadership

Strategic partnership

People analytics

Change management

AI literacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

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: Human Resources Job Sub Function: HR Business Partners Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description: At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to deliver breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for humanity. We are seeking a Sr. Manager, HR Leader who will drive and shape people, talent, culture, organization, and future‑of‑work priorities for the Human Resources Function.

About the role

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Sr. Manager, HR Leader for the Human Resources Function (HR for HR), based in New Jersey. In this role, you will serve as a strategic HR partner to business and functional leaders, translating priorities into organization, talent, leadership, culture, and workforce actions that strengthen performance and support growth. You will partner across OneHR to bring practical, integrated solutions to business challenges and help create an environment where leaders and teams can do their best work. This is an opportunity for an experienced HR leader who is energized by business partnership, talent development, organization effectiveness, change execution, and the chance to help Johnson & Johnson attract, develop, and enable talent for the future.

Key responsibilities

• Shape and support business strategy through workforce insights, organization effectiveness, talent risk identification, and practical people solutions.
• Drive people strategies that enable leadership, culture, capability building, transformation, and responsible AI‑enabled ways of working.
• Partner across OneHR to deliver coordinated solutions that improve business outcomes and the employee experience.
• Organization strategy and culture
• Shape and translate the talent agenda for the Human Resources Function into clear actions that support organization design, workforce planning, culture, and leadership effectiveness.
• Lead or support organization and operating model work within assigned scope that enables growth, innovation, transformation, and disciplined execution within a matrixed environment.
• Strengthen culture, inclusion, accountability, engagement, and organizational health through leader‑owned actions grounded in Our Credo.
• Talent strategy and future of work
• Drive integrated talent plans across succession, critical roles, leadership readiness, retention, capability building, and pipeline health.
• Support future‑ready workforce approaches, including skills‑based planning, internal mobility, digital capability, and AI fluency.
• Equip leaders with clear talent insights and narratives that help inform decisions in business reviews, talent forums, and succession discussions.
• Transformation and change leadership
• Lead or support the people, organization, and culture components of business and enterprise transformations, helping leaders drive adoption and sustainable outcomes.
• Anticipate workforce, leadership, and change risks, then partner with leaders to build practical plans and execute through ambiguity.
• Track meaningful measures, including adoption, engagement, retention, capability growth, and business indicators, to assess transformation progress.
• Executive partnership and leadership effectiveness
• Serve as a trusted HR partner to senior leaders on organization, talent, culture, workforce, and leadership priorities.
• Coach leaders and teams to strengthen decision quality, accountability, enterprise thinking, and team effectiveness.
• Connect the OneHR ecosystem to solve business challenges and deliver simple, integrated, high‑impact solutions.
• Digital, AI, and insight enablement
• Use data, analytics, external insights, and AI‑enabled tools to support decision quality, productivity, communication, and employee experience.
• Identify opportunities to simplify work, improve organization effectiveness, and responsibly test new ways of working.
• Demonstrate responsible AI practices, including human oversight, data privacy, ethical judgment, and compliance with company policies.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree in Human Resources, Business, Organization Development, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, or a related discipline preferred.
• Progressive HR or business leadership experience, including HR business partnership, organization effectiveness, talent strategy, transformation, or related leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, translate business priorities into people outcomes, and operate effectively in a global, matrixed, regulated environment.
• Demonstrated capability in organization design, workforce planning, succession, leadership effectiveness, culture, capability building, and change execution.
• Strong analytical, business, and storytelling capability, with comfort using data, external insights, digital tools, and AI‑enabled ways of working to inform decisions.

Preferred leadership attributes

• Curiosity and continuous learning, challenging existing approaches and exploring new ways to create value.
• Resilience in navigating ambiguity, adapting to change, and remaining effective through continuous transformation.
• Strategic agility, connecting HR work to business outcomes, anticipating future needs, and translating strategy into action.
• AI leadership, using AI, digital tools, data, and human‑AI collaboration to improve outcomes, redesign work, and deliver value.

Salary and benefits

Required Skills: Preferred Skills: The anticipated base pay range for this position is : $122,000.00 - $212,750.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency: Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long‑term incentive program.

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52‑week rolling period
• 10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time‑Off – 80 hours per calendar year

Co‑Ops and Intern Positions

• Co‑Ops/Interns are eligible to participate in Company sponsored employee medical benefits in accordance with the terms of the plan.
• Co‑Ops and Interns are eligible for the following sick time benefits: up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington, up to 56 hours per calendar year.
• Co‑Ops and Interns are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension).

Positions Represented by CBA

• This position is eligible for benefits to include medical, dental, vision and time off, as well as any others as provided for in the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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 https://www.jnj.com/.