Global Head of People Experience & Change - Orthopedics

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Job Function:

Human Resources

Job Sub Function:

Talent Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics 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.

About DePuy Synthes

DePuy Synthes is a global leader in Orthopaedics, advancing patient care through innovative solutions across joint reconstruction, trauma, spine, sports medicine, and related surgical technologies. As DePuy Synthes separates from Johnson & Johnson to become the world’s largest, most comprehensive Orthopaedics-focused company, the organization is entering a defining chapter—establishing its own corporate identity, voice, culture, and reputation while continuing to serve patients, customers, and healthcare systems around the world.

Position Summary

We are seeking a visionary and execution-oriented leader to serve as the Global Head of People Experience & Change - Orthopedics. This executive will be responsible for designing and leading an employee experience strategy by driving enterprise-wide change initiatives that enable superior business performance, organizational agility and employee engagement.

This role will shape how employees experience the company across every stage of the employee lifecycle—from onboarding to career growth, leadership transitions, organizational change, wellbeing, recognition, and culture moments that matter.

The leader will also oversee change management for major enterprise initiatives, ensuring successful adoption, engagement, readiness, and measurable impact across global markets.

The ideal candidate blends employee empathy, transformation expertise, data-driven decision-making, communications excellence, and strong enterprise execution capability.

Key Responsibilities

1. Global People Experience Strategy

• Define and lead the global People Experience vision aligned to business strategy and company culture.
• Design employee experiences across key lifecycle moments, targeted to specific employee groups
  • Attraction & onboarding (including IT)
  • Growth & development
  • Performance & feedback
  • Career mobility
  • Rewards & recognition
  • Leadership transitions
  • Wellbeing & inclusion
  • Offboarding / alumni
• Apply journey mapping, employee listening, and behavioral insights to redesign experiences.

2. Enterprise Change Management

• Lead change strategy and execution for enterprise-wide transformations including:
  • Organizational redesign
  • Digital / HR technology transformation
  • M&A / integrations / carve-outs
  • New operating models
  • Workforce strategy shifts
  • Culture