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Sr. Manager, Succession

Johnson & Johnson


Job Location:

Raynham, MA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 122000 - 245000
Posted: 8 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 5 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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Job Function:

Human Resources

Job Sub Function:

HR Business Partners

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raynham Massachusetts United States of America

Job Description:

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a(n)Sr. Manager SuccessionlocatedinRaynham MA or West Chester PA or Warsaw IN or Palm Beach Gardens FL or Raritan NJ.


Job Overview

The Sr. Manager Succession provides strategic leadership for enterprise succession planning and leadership continuity initiatives at DePuy Synthes. This role ensures the organization has strong pipelines of ready and future leaders for critical roles by designing executing and continuously improving succession planning frameworks. Partnering closely with senior leaders HR and Talent Management teams this position plays a key role in strengthening leadership capability mitigating risk and supporting longterm business sustainability within a global MedTech organization.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and evolveenterpriseexecutive assessment andsuccession planning strategy and processes ensuring alignment with business priorities and talent strategy.
  • Partner with senior leaders and HR toidentifycritical roles and assess leadership readiness and risk.
  • Facilitate succession planning discussions reviews and governance forums with executive stakeholders.
  • Integrate succession planning with performance development and talent review processes.
  • Analyze succession data trends and insights to inform workforce and leadership decisions.
  • Support development planning and targeted interventions to build bench strength for key roles.
  • Ensure succession processes are consistentobjective and aligned with internal policies and governance standards.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance succession effectiveness and leadership outcomes.

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/submitfilings; print and hand-deliver to agencies; support audits and onsite audit coordination.

Qualifications

Education:

  • Bachelors degreerequiredinHuman Resources Business Administration Organizational Development ora relatedfield.
  • Masters degree MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

  • Typically810 years of progressive experiencein succession planning talent management or HR strategy.
  • Demonstrated experience leadingenterprisewide succession planning programs.
  • Strong ability to partner with and influence senior and executive leaders.
  • Experience integrating succession with performance development and talent review processes.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into insights and actions.
  • Excellent facilitation communication and changemanagement capabilities.

Preferred:

  • Experience in aregulated industrysuch as MedTech Pharma or Healthcare.
  • Experience working in aglobal matrixed organization.
  • Exposure toexecutive talent leadership development or workforce planning initiatives.
  • Experience leading transformation or largescale talent initiatives.

Other:

  • Language:Englishproficiencyrequired.
  • Travel:Up to 20% primarily domestic with occasional international travel.
  • Certifications: Talent management leadership development or HRcertifications preferred but notrequired.

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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 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.


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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Required Skills:

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

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

122000.00 - 245000.00 USD Annual

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans employees are eligible to participate in the Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). 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: - Experience:

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