Director Template Transformation

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Job Function:

Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function:

Law Business Partners

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Diegem Flemish Brabant Belgium High Wycombe Buckinghamshire United Kingdom Maidenhead Berkshire United Kingdom New Brunswick New Jersey United States of America São Paulo Brazil

Job Description:

Function: Global Legal Organization

Reports to: Senior Director GSINC Legal & Risk Lead

Job Description

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 - R-101923
United Kingdom - R-102539

Belgium - R-102530

Brazil - R-102530

We are searching for top talent for the Director GSINC Legal Template Transformation role within the Global Simplification and Innovation in Contracting program GSINC!

Do you seek big complex and ambiguous challenges Are you passionate about transforming enterprise contracting through simplified processes modern technology intelligent data and responsible AI Do you want to help build a capability that improves how Johnson & Johnson works with its employees suppliers customers healthcare professionals research partners and other stakeholders

GSINC is building an integrated AI-enabled contracting capability designed to make contracting faster simpler more consistent and more valuable to the enterprise! The program brings together process policy templates technology data and intelligence to establish a scalable contracting foundation across Johnson & Johnson.

The Director owns the global strategy and execution for simplifying governing and implementing contract templates clauses fallback positions and playbooks. The role translates approved legal strategy and risk parameters into scalable user-centered content that preserves critical protections while improving consistency speed and readiness for technology data automation and AI.

Operating with significant autonomy and enterprise visibility the Director leads cross-functional delivery from drafting and approval through localization deployment adoption and continuous improvement. The role resolves issues within delegated authority and escalates material changes to legal position policy risk tolerance or enterprise standards with clear recommendations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the global legal template transformation roadmap priorities deliverables and measurable outcomes.
• Lead the assessment consolidation simplification drafting validation and approval of templates clauses fallback positions playbooks exhibits and guidance.
• Set plain-language user-centered content standards that maintain legal and compliance protections while reducing complexity negotiation friction critical issues and cycle time.
• Steward consistent legal positions and risk treatment; challenge legacy approaches decide within delegated authority and frame material issues for senior leaders.
• Lead localization of globally neutral content limiting variation to approved legal or operational requirements.
• Build the end-to-end operating model including intake simplification taxonomy roles handoffs maintenance and supporting tools.
• Establish governance for ownership version control approvals exceptions review cycles releases and retirement.
• Sponsor implementation planning stakeholder alignment validation testing deployment readiness and resolution of strategic risks dependencies and resource constraints.
• Define and report workstream measures for progress adoption simplification cycle time quality risk partner experience and realized value.
• Partner on training communications adoption lessons learned and continuous improvement.
• Build alignment across Legal business contracting Technology and enabling functions; secure decisions and resources.
• Lead assigned team members and partners with clear roles expectations accountability and capacity plans.

• Juris Doctor LL.B. or equivalent law degree.
• Advanced training or experience in legal operations contracting project management transformation process improvement or change management is preferred.

• Minimum 10 years of legal or contracting experience including leadership of complex commercial contracting legal operations or enterprise transformation; life sciences experience strongly preferred.
• Strong legal and enterprise judgment balancing risk compliance business value market practice operational feasibility and user experience.
• Demonstrated success leading complex global workstreams navigating ambiguity and influencing senior leaders without formal authority.
• Proven success delivering legal or contracting transformation at scale and connecting strategy governance content technology data and change; fluency in automation analytics structured data and responsible AI preferred.
• Executive communication facilitation decision-framing program leadership problem-solving talent development and accountability for outcomes.

• Legal Judgment and Risk Leadership Balances enterprise protection simplicity and business value.
• Strategic Execution Accountability and Governance Converts enterprise strategy into a disciplined roadmap clear decisions effective controls and measurable outcomes; owns delivery through others.
• Enterprise Influence and Stakeholder Leadership Builds senior-level alignment navigates competing priorities and drives timely decisions across global partners.

This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities; other duties may be assigned.

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 external applicants please contact us via internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Business Agility Business Alignment Change Leadership Commercial Laws Compliance Management Consulting Corporate Governance Developing Others Dispute Resolution Inclusive Leadership Industry Analysis Lawyering Leadership Legal Services Negotiation Representing Strategic Thinking

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

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)).



This position is eligible to participate in the Companys 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
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