Director, IT Transformation, Program Development

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The Director IT Transformation Program Development is responsible for leading the end-to-end ("E2E") development of solutions to support the organization's business processes across Stryker divisions, plants and geographies within the ERP Transformation program ("Accelerate"). This role will lead the Development function in Accelerate to drive solution configuration, development & delivery across the program and alignment of all system integrations. He/she will partner and collaborate with executive leadership, Accelerate leaders, IT Service Delivery, Infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture, Program Management and Supplier Management to lead the execution of the agreed upon program releases and implementation of the Accelerate vision and strategy. This is a highly influential role that will play a strategic part in aligning our global portfolio planning and execution activities across IT.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsible for the development and implementation of the Accelerate solutions within SAP and corresponding set of applications for E2E strategic and operational business processes across Stryker divisions, plants and geographies.

Responsible for the build and deployment for all products, applications and technologies required for the delivery of the program requirements and capabilities.

Responsible for planning & managing solution delivery deliverables along with SI's, business and PMs for each program release.

Manage a team of developers and partner resources, providing technical guidance and mentorship.

Aligns on Technical Designs, Prototypes/Mock-ups, Development, Testing and Delivery of solutions for Release Cycles and/or new projects within the Accelerate program.

Demonstrate ability to cope with growing complexity and creativity in design by thinking outside the box.

Provide clear and effective communication to the program leadership team and Operational Steering Committee.

Build strong partnership with cross functional teams including IT technical & functional teams, Business functions, PMO and System Integrators.

Manages and coordinates with external suppliers and deployment partners to ensure they meet their contracted deliverables, agreed upon timelines, and metrics.

Helps to establish deployment metrics and ensures each division, function, and region are measuring pre and post "Go Live" success metrics.

Works closely with IT Service Delivery teams to ensure implementation of post-production support model and processes.

Ensures timely escalation and mitigation of issues and risks.

Perform activities following Stryker's Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) framework and processes.

Identify opportunities to improve the systems process flow, performance and technical efficiencies.

Develop and build robust integration with Infrastructure, Security, Governance, Service Delivery, etc.

Financial focus on delivering activities on budget, leveraging time on value-driven activities and ensuring external resources meet contractual deliverables.

Special projects/assignments as required

Education & Special Trainings:

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university with a preference in the areas of Computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or equivalent field of study required.

Master's degree in MIS, MBA or related disciplines preferred.

Qualification & experience:

Minimum of 10-15 years of professional experience deploying or delivering global programs

Minimum 8 years experience in people management and development.

Prior experience and demonstrated understanding of SAP or other complex ERP solutions with direct experience in development methodologies.

Experience and demonstrated understanding of global system rollouts – strategy, planning, vendor selection and implementation planning

Extensive knowledge of medical devices and/or pharmaceutical industry and basic knowledge of adjacent areas in terms of processes, organization, products and IT requirements

Ability to consider upstream and downstream process impacts and implications

Exhibits acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges

Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization structure with significant emphasis on collaboration and persuasion, rather than relying entirely on command and control is required

Ability to maintain strong relationships within Stryker Divisions and geographies

Ability to consider upstream and downstream process impacts and implications

Exhibits acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges

Versatility and willingness to work with constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm

Experienced in enterprise solution methodologies, preferably in both traditional waterfall and agile approaches preferred

International experience and/or exposure working in other business functions preferred

Knowledge of Lean, ITIL, PPM, PMO, etc. standards and processes preferred

Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with Senior Management

Must be able to generate, explain, and present detailed schedules, objectives, reports, and other documentation accurately

Demonstrated ability to work cohesively across a cross functional and matrixed organization

Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills

Ability to drive initiatives and projects independently from start to finish

Strong knowledge of Excel Advanced, PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, Access DB, MS Project Suite (MPP/Visio/etc.)

Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills to a diverse set of audiences

Physical & mental requirements:

Demonstrated strong communication and influencing skills – oral, written, listening, executive presentations

Execution & Delivery Focus. Ability to understand, interpret and translate emerging trends, future visions and strategies into executable programs and projects that align to the current state architecture and business environment.

Results Oriented. The successful candidate will be able to design and drive initiatives/projects independently from start to finish.

Ability to work in and deal with complex or ambiguous situations. Exhibits acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges.

Driven and results oriented. He/she will be required to drive results and integrate effectively into the culture. The successful candidate must possess the blend of confidence and humility while driving to achieve results and meeting committed timelines.

Strong collaboration skills are required. The successful candidate must have the ability to persuade and build consensus cross-functionally to ensure solution designs and requirements are aligned.

Demonstrated ability to partner with business representatives at all levels to identify needs, define and document requirements, and drive solutions

Demonstrated ability to guide the business towards optimal solutions

Experience in identifying opportunities for process optimization, process redesign, or development of new process/policies

Must be able to generate, explain, and present detailed schedules, objectives, reports, and other documentation concisely and accurately.

Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.