DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Senior Manager, UK, located in Leeds, West Yorkshire. This role is available across multiple countries, with requisition numbers R-084435 (Leeds, UK) and R-085500 (Loughbeg, Ringaskiddy). Applications to any or all of these will be considered a single submission.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide senior HR leadership for UK and Ireland market operations, ensuring alignment with DePuy Synthes’ regional and global strategies.
- Execute HR business strategy at country level and ensure delivery of operational plans.
- Translate regional HR strategy into actionable plans and track execution progress.
- Partner with Business Leaders and HR to deliver integrated business plans.
- Foster strong relationships with key customers, healthcare stakeholders, and internal partners across the countries.
- Lead, coach, and develop managers and teams, building leadership capability and a high–performance culture.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, quality, ethical, and governance standards applicable to the UK MedTech market.
- Ensure compliance with local labor law and internal policies; manage relationships with employee representatives and external labor bodies as required.
- Monitor performance metrics, identify risks and opportunities, and drive corrective actions as needed.
- Build strong operational leadership bench and ensure team performance delivery.
Where required to be managed locally
- Document handling: Print, stamp/seal, mail/ship, distribute, and route documents for wet signatures.
- Records management: Store/archive/retrieve HR documents; fulfill requests; coordinate offsite storage; scan and name for Veeva.
- Compliance/admin: Upload/submit filings; print and hand-deliver to agencies; support audits and onsite audit coordination.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required in Business Administration, Marketing, Life Sciences, Engineering, or a related field.
- Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
Experience and Skills
- Typically 8–10 years of progressive leadership experience in HR roles, preferably within MedTech, Pharma, or Healthcare.
- Demonstrated experience leading multi‑functional teams and managing complex business priorities.
- Proven ability to drive HR strategy execution and deliver results in a matrixed organisation.
Preferred
- Background working across EMEA or in international organisations.
- Experience leading transformation, change, or growth initiatives.
- Strong customer‑centric mindset with senior‑level engagement experience.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills.
Other
- Language: Fluent English required.
- Travel: Up to ~25%, primarily within the UK / Ireland and EMEA.
- Certifications: Leadership or commercial certifications preferred but not required.
Required Skills
- Business Alignment
- Coaching
- Employee Relations
- Employee Retention
- HR Business Partnership
- HR Strategic Management
- Human Resources Consulting
- Human Resources Law
- Interpersonal Influence
- Organizational Change Management
- Organizational Development (OD)
- Organizing
- Problem Solving
- Process Improvements
- Project Management
- Talent Management
- Technical Credibility
Preferred Skills
- Business Alignment
- Coaching
- Employee Relations
- Employee Retention
- HR Business Partnership
- HR Strategic Management
- Human Resources Consulting
- Human Resources Law
- Interpersonal Influence
- Organizational Change Management
- Organizational Development (OD)
- Organizing
- Problem Solving
- Process Improvements
- Project Management
- Talent Management
- Technical Credibility
Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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