Technology Manager, EMEA Contracting

Job Overview

TheManager EMEA Contractingplays a critical role in shaping and delivering commercial contracting technology capabilities that enable compliant scalable and efficient contracting processes across the EMEA region. This role owns the product vision and roadmap for contracting solutions translates regional commercial needs into prioritized technology outcomes and partners closely with Commercial Legal Finance and IT teams to deliver measurable business value. The role is impactful highly visible and central to advancing DePuy Synthes commercial execution and digital transformation agendaand reports into the DePuy Synthes Technology organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and drive the product vision roadmap and backlog for EMEA contracting technology solutions ensuring alignment with commercial strategy and regulatory requirements.

• Translate business legal and commercial contracting requirements into clear epics features and user stories with defined acceptance criteria.

• Partner with Commercial Legal Finance Compliance and IT stakeholders to ensure endtoend contract lifecycle solutions meet business needs and policy standards.

• Lead Agile delivery by prioritizing workparticipatingin sprint planning and reviews and ensuringtimely highquality releases.

• Lead the application of AI advanced analytics and automation to modernize commercial platforms enhancing customer engagement pricing and revenue optimization and data driven decision making while driving scalable and compliant commercial execution across sales marketing and customer operations.

• Ensure data integrity system integration and scalability across contracting pricing and related commercial platforms.

• Manage dependencies and risks across regional and global initiatives proactively resolving issues that mayimpactdelivery or compliance.

• Monitor product performance through KPIs and user feedback driving continuousimprovementand measurable business outcomes.

• Champion Johnson & Johnsons Credo and Leadership Imperatives fostering collaboration accountability and innovation across teams.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors degreein Information Systems Computer Science Business ora relatedfield.

• Masters degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred.

Experience and Skills

• 68 years of progressive experience in technology product management product ownership or commercial IT roles including ownership of enterprise applications.

• Experience working with enterprise commercial systems (e.g. contracting pricing CRM ERP) system integrations data flows and Agile delivery tools (e.g. Jira Azure DevOps).

• Strong understanding of commercial contracting processes pricing governance and the ability to translate complex business needs into technology solutions.

• Proven ability to lead crossfunctional teams through influence prioritize competing demands and drive outcomes without direct authority.

• Experienceoperatingin regulated environments ensuring solutions meet compliance legal and dataprivacy standards.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and present complex topics clearly.

Preferred

• Experience supporting EMEA commercial organizations and managing regionspecific regulatory or contracting nuances.

• Prior experience as a Product Owner within Agile/Scrum teams including backlog ownership and release planning.

• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms and integrations with pricing or finance systems.

• Demonstrated success driving process standardization and digital transformation initiatives.

• Experience working in matrixed global organizations.

Other

• Languages: Fluent English;additionalEuropean languages preferred.

• Travel: Up to 1020% international travel within EMEA.

• Certifications: Agile/Scrum Product Owner certification preferred.

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