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Job Function:
Human Resources
Job Sub Function:
Talent Acquisition
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Job Description:
We are searching for the best talent for the Head of Transformations, Talent Acquisition - Flexible Solutions located in New Brunswick, NJ, Tampa FL, or Bogota, CO.
Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):
United States - Requisition Number: R-082841
Bogota - Requisition Number: R-083913
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
The Head of Transformations, Talent Acquisition – Flexible Solutions is accountable for shaping and delivering Johnson & Johnson’s global transformation recruiting strategy. This leader will serve as an agile problem solver and trusted strategic partner, rapidly designing and deploying talent solutions that enable major business transformations, including event-based hiring, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and other enterprise-critical initiatives. The role requires a global understanding of Talent Acquisition, Johnson & Johnson’s business, and the ability to translate complex business needs into clear, scalable recruiting solutions.
This role leads a global program team and partners closely with Sector and Regional TA leaders, BUHR, HR A&D, and senior business leaders to influence strategy, align stakeholders, and deliver recruiting solutions that move at the pace of the business. The leader must be comfortable operating in ambiguity, making informed decisions quickly, and delivering work that has measurable impact across the organization while maintaining an exceptional experience for candidates, hiring managers, and recruiters.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Business Partnership
- Partner with J&J HR, HR A&D, Sector and Regional TA leaders, business leaders, and BUHR to anticipate transformation needs, shape global recruiting strategies, and build scalable solutions that support major business transformations, including event-based hiring, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and other enterprise initiatives.
- Influence senior leaders across a complex, matrixed environment by translating business priorities into clear TA strategies, aligning stakeholders around decisions, and driving accountability for outcomes.
Delivery & Operational Excellence
- Lead, coach, and develop a geographically dispersed global team responsible for transformation recruiting programs and enterprise-level project delivery.
- Ensure TA team members and RPI/RPO/ROD resources are fully trained, calibrated, and performing to plan.
- Monitor global transformation project volumes, risks, dependencies, and resource needs, partnering with sector and regional teams to align ownership, accountability, and delivery plans across complex, high-dollar programs.
- Operate with urgency and sound judgment to quickly assess needs, remove barriers, make decisions, and deliver solutions that support business continuity and organizational growth.
- Develop, standardize, and continuously improve global transformation processes that are scalable, locally adaptable, and designed to deliver an outstanding experience for candidates, recruiters, hiring managers, and business stakeholders.
Vendor & Program Management
- Own end‑to‑end program governance, including contract development, vendor performance management, and financial oversight.
- Build trusted, collaborative relationships with internal and external partners, leveraging those partnerships to solve complex problems, remove barriers, and lead discussions that support business-critical outcomes.
Implementation, Analytics & Continuous Improvement
- Lead all phases of TA-related and recruiting elements of major transformations and event-based hiring programs, including delivery design, cost analysis, timeline management, change management, stakeholder communications, risk mitigation, and post-implementation optimization.
- Define, track, and continuously improve SLAs, KPIs, and performance metrics to ensure program success and business impact.
- Leverage data and insights to identify emerging business needs, identify risks and opportunities, set strategic priorities, and drive continuous improvement across transformation hiring programs.
- Build repeatable transformation playbooks and decision frameworks that allow the team to respond quickly to new business needs while maintaining quality, consistency, compliance, and a strong stakeholder experience.
Qualifications & Experience
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or related field.
- 7+ years of Talent Acquisition or related HR experience, including 5+ years in global TA leadership roles (e.g., Global TA Delivery Leader, TA Program leader, TA Sector leader, etc.)
- Proven experience in a senior Talent Acquisition leadership role, with a demonstrated track record of designing and executing enterprise-scale recruitment strategies and transformation programs, including key enablers such as process, technology, operating model, and organizational design.
- Strong background in Talent Acquisition delivery, with the ability to adapt core TA strategies to local markets, functions, and talent segments while maintaining enterprise consistency.
- Demonstrated capability in developing business plans, leading large-scale and complex global programs, solving ambiguous business challenges, and using data, metrics, and continuous improvement methodologies to drive measurable outcomes.
- Global talent perspective with experience operating effectively across regions, cultures, functions, and business segments in a highly matrixed, multinational environment.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and scale high‑performing teams, including geographically dispersed and virtual teams.
- Exceptional executive presence and stakeholder influence, with the ability to advise, challenge, and align senior leaders on complex talent strategies and time-sensitive business decisions.
- Agile problem solver with the ability to operate in ambiguity, prioritize quickly, remove barriers, and deliver high-impact work at pace.
- Willingness to travel up to 20% to engage with business partners, customers, and team members as required
Preferred
- Experience across corporate recruiting, recruitment agencies, and/or RPO environments.
- Experience leading and developing geographically dispersed teams in both virtual and onsite settings.
- Proven ability to influence executive-level stakeholders and customers on the direction, trade-offs, and outcomes of global TA programs.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to move seamlessly between strategy and execution, make decisions with limited information, and deliver results in fast-moving environments.
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.
Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Candidate Experience, Candidate Sourcing, Consulting, Cultural Communications, Developing Others, HR Operational Planning and Organizing, HR Strategic Management, Human Resources Consulting, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Managing Managers, Performance Measurement, Recruitment Marketing, Recruitment Strategy, Relationship Building, Strategic Thinking, Talent Management
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 period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits