Senior Manager, Joining Solutions Leader

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com .

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:

Business Systems Analysis

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a(n)   Senior Manager, Joining Solutions Leader , located in   Bengaluru or Pune India or Sao Paolo, Brazil

In this role, you will lead solution enablement for Johnson & Johnson’s end-to-end   Joining   journey, from   job requisition initiation   through   posting, screening, selection, due diligence, offer generation, onboarding, and the first 90 days . You will shape a cohesive, digital-first experience built on the   Workday ecosystem   and integrated extended systems that enable a seamless process across regions and businesses. This is an exciting opportunity to improve how talent joins J&J by simplifying experiences, strengthening compliance and controls, and enabling measurable outcomes at scale, guided by J&J’s commitment to an inclusive environment where each person is considered as an individual.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end solution enablement for Joining (Req-to-90 days):   Own the functional solution outcomes across requisition, posting, screening, selection, due diligence, offer, onboarding, and early tenure experience through 90 days, ensuring consistent and compliant experiences.

Drive Workday   Recruit c entered roadmap delivery:   Partner with the Product Owner, HR stakeholders, and J&J Technology to translate business outcomes into features, configuration, integrations, and releases across Workday and connected platforms.

Orchestrate cross-system integration and process design:   Lead design and delivery across Workday and extended systems (e.g., assessments, background screening, document generation/e-sign, identity/access provisioning, learning), ensuring dependable end-to-end workflow and data integrity.

Establish and run delivery governance:   Create operating cadence, scope and dependency management, risk/issue resolution, release readiness, and stakeholder communications to ensure predictable delivery in a global, matrixed environment.

Lead a blended team and partner ecosystem:   Manage internal team members and external vendors/partners, setting clear objectives, quality standards, and performance expectations across build, run, and continuous improvement.

Enable adoption and change at scale:   Coordinate training, communications, knowledge content, and deployment support to drive adoption across Talent Acquisition, HR, and business leaders.

Drive continuous improvement and measurable outcomes:   Define and monitor KPIs (e.g., cycle time, candidate experience, completion rates, rework, compliance), identify bottlenecks, and implement simplification, automation, and controls.

Ensure compliance, privacy, and controls:   Partner with Legal, Privacy, Security, and HR Controls to ensure solutions meet regulatory requirements (data privacy, retention, auditability, accessibility) and internal standards.

Operational excellence for run support:   Oversee incident trends, problem management, enhancement backlog health, and service performance; continuously improve stability and user experience.

Qualifications

Education

Required:   Bachelor’s degree in Business , Human Resources, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Preferred:   Master’s degree (MBA/MS or similar) and/or relevant certifications (e.g., Workday, Agile, Product/Program Management).

Experience and Skills

Required:

5 + years of experience delivering HR technology and/or enterprise platform solutions, with significant scope in   Talent Acquisition and Onboarding   end-to-end processes.

Hands-on workday Recruiting(Workday Recruit) including Configuration , implementation, enhancement, optimization and support of recruiting process within Workday Ecosystem.

Demonstrated experience leading solution delivery in the   Workday ecosystem   (Recruiting and/or Onboarding preferred) and coordinating outcomes with product and engineering partners.

Strong program/project leadership skills, including managing multi-workstream roadmaps, dependencies, and releases using Agile and/or hybrid delivery approaches.

Proven ability to lead and influence across a global, matrixed organization, aligning diverse stakeholders to common outcomes.

Experience designing and delivering   integrations   across multiple systems and vendors, including clear requirements, testing strategy, and cutover readiness.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including KPI definition, root-cause analysis, and translating data into measurable improvements.

People leadership experience, including leading teams and external partners with accountability for delivery, quality, and service outcomes.

Preferred:

Experience modernizing   candidate   and new hire experiences through automation, workflow orchestration, and self-service design.

Familiarity with global hiring compliance considerations (privacy, retention, audit, accessibility) and partnering with Legal/Privacy/Security on controls-by-design.

Experience with vendor management (SOWs, SLAs, performance management) and managed services.

Experience with change management, training enablement, and scaling adoption across regions and businesses.

Knowledge of service management practices (incident/problem/change), release management, and operational readiness for enterprise platforms.

Exposure to process excellence methods (Lean/Six Sigma) applied to HR operations or digital workflows.

Familiarity with dashboarding/BI tools and measuring end-to-end journey performance.

Other:

Ability to work effectively across time zones; occasional travel may be required (typically   up to 15% ).

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is committed to an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Cross-Functional Collaboration, Cyber Investigations, Developing Others, Fact-Based Decision Making, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Network Configuration Management, Operating Systems (OS), Operations Management, Organizing, Scripting Languages, Software Development Management, Systems Development, Systems Management, Team Management, Technologically Savvy