Director Template Transformation

pAt 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 . /ppAs 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. /ph3Job Function: /h3pLegal Compliance /ph3Job Sub Function: /h3pLaw Business Partners /ph3Job Category: /h3pPeople Leader /ph3All Job Posting Locations: /h3ulliDiegem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, São Paulo, Brazil /li /ulh3Job Description: /h3pScope: Global /ppFunction: Global Legal Organization /ppReports to: Senior Director, GSINC Legal Risk Lead /ppPlease 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): /pulliUnited States
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- /li /ulpWe are searching for top talent for the Director, GSINC Legal Template Transformation role within the Global Simplification and Innovation in Contracting program, GSINC /ppDo you seek big, complex, and ambiguous challenges? /ppAre you passionate about transforming enterprise contracting through simplified processes, modern technology, intelligent data, and responsible AI? /ppDo 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? /ppGSINC 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. /ppThe 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. /ppOperating 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. /ph3Key

Responsibilities:
/h3ulliOwn the global legal template transformation roadmap, priorities, deliverables, and measurable outcomes. /liliLead the assessment, consolidation, simplification, drafting, validation, and approval of templates, clauses, fallback positions, playbooks, exhibits, and guidance. /liliSet plain-language, user-centered content standards that maintain legal and compliance protections while reducing complexity, negotiation friction, critical issues, and cycle time. /liliSteward consistent legal positions and risk treatment; challenge legacy approaches, decide within delegated authority, and frame material issues for senior leaders. /liliLead localization of globally neutral content, limiting variation to approved legal or operational requirements. /liliBuild the end-to‑end operating model, including intake, simplification, taxonomy, roles, handoffs, maintenance, and supporting tools. /liliEstablish governance for ownership, version control, approvals, exceptions, review cycles, releases, and retirement. /liliSponsor implementation planning, stakeholder alignment, validation, testing, deployment readiness, and resolution of strategic risks, dependencies, and resource constraints. /liliDefine and report workstream measures for progress, adoption, simplification, cycle time, quality, risk, partner experience, and realized value. /liliPartner on training, communications, adoption, lessons learned, and continuous improvement. /liliBuild alignment across Legal, business, contracting, Technology, and enabling functions; secure decisions and resou