Director IM Digital Technology Lead (Finance)

Job description

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: Enterprise Management Job Sub Function: Technology Management Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: PENJERLA, Telangana, India Job Description: Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for an IM Finance Digital Lead to support the Innovative Medicine (IM) Finance Transformation program. The preferred location for this role is in India At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we are working to create a world without disease. Our focus is on transforming lives through earlier intervention, better treatments, and smarter approaches to prevention and cure. This is an opportunity to give to a passionate organization that brings together science, technology, and talent to improve health for patients around the world. Innovative Medicine Finance Transformation (IMFT) is a global finance transformation program that will modernize end-to-end finance processes across the Innovative Medicine value chain. The program is designed to standardize processes and data across financial planning activities, including FX, PII, and Tax, while enabling stronger actuals and variance analysis across the relevant capabilities. IMFT will also enable more consistent reporting across Finance teams. By building a scalable digital backbone, IMFT will strengthen business agility and address critical system modernization needs for the future. The ideal candidate combines deep technical fluency in modern data platforms, analytics, and AI with strong financial competence and a proven track record of building and inspiring hard-working teams in a captive/GCC environment. This is a senior, high-impact leadership role responsible for shaping and scaling the Finance Data & Analytics (D&A) and AI capabilities for Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Finance on a global scale. Anchored in the India Global Capability Center, the role sits at the intersection of Finance transformation, data and analytics strategy, modern technology platforms, and talent leadership. The Director will be accountable for building a best-in-class Finance D&A capability that delivers trusted, governed, and AI-enabled insights to Finance leaders worldwide. The role requires deep expertise in handling end-to-end Finance analytics products, owning technology strategy and platform decisions, and integrating Finance data solutions into the broader J&J enterprise data and technology ecosystem. This leader will evaluate and adopt industry-leading data, analytics, and AI technologies; translate Finance business priorities into scalable data products; and ensure solutions meet the highest standards of data quality, security, compliance, and auditability. A critical dimension of the role is people and capability leadership. The Director will build, lead, and develop a high-performing captive team in India, establishing the Finance D&A organization as a recognized global center of excellence. This includes defining the talent strategy, enabling exposure to global Finance partners and initiatives, and ensuring continuous development aligned with external industry trends and internal transformation priorities. Operating as a trusted partner to senior Finance, Technology, and Business leaders, the Director will co-own the Finance D&A agenda, balance critical initiatives with operational delivery, and drive measurable value through improved decision-making, efficiency, and insight generation. Success in this role will be reflected in a modern, standardized, and sustainable Finance analytics landscape that accelerates Finance outcomes across Innovative Medicine. Major Duties & Responsibilities In order of importance, briefly describe, in sentence form, the essential functions/major responsibilities of this position (principal duties and responsibilities of the position) as it exists today. Describe the job, not the person in the job. Each item listed below should be a crucial function/major responsibility of the position, not a day-to-day activity. Typically, job descriptions should contain no more than seven or eight major responsibilities ranked in order of the highest percentage of time to least. Leadership Serve as the overall leader for the IMFT product technology group, providing visible and effective leadership. Provide proactive assessment, alignment, and guidance to support team effectiveness and a positive, high-performing environment. Maintain close engagement with team members and ensure they have the support, clarity, and resources needed to succeed in their roles and deliver objectives. Use continuous feedback and Johnson & Johnson leadership principles to guide team members in both functional and non-functional work. Serve as a main point of contact for multi-functional leads and the program management team to proactively shape outcomes, anticipate risks, and mitigate issues. Drive clarity in talent development planning and represent the team in leadership forums related to talent and organizational development. Lead an international, cross-regional team of Product Analysts through design, execution, and deployment. Coordinate, coach, motivate, and inspire the team to deliver against agreed plans while continuously improving performance. Help shape and grow the JJT organization to enable a global intake, build, and sustain models that support parallel program releases, ongoing operations, projects, and enhancements as IMFT Program is deployed. Develop a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Build and sustain a collaborative environment with vendor partners to support continuous enhancement for the IM Finance business. Lead product onboarding with internal J&J technology team members. Technology Strategy & Innovation Continuously evaluate best-in-class, industry-leading technology solutions to enhance data analytics and AI capabilities for the Finance function, including data platforms, visualization tools, machine learning frameworks, and generative AI applications. Conduct proof-of-concepts and structured vendor/tool assessments; build business cases and recommendations for technology investments aligned with enterprise architecture standards. Know the latest on external market trends, emerging technologies, and industry benchmarks; bring outside-in perspective to shape the Finance D&A technology roadmap. Partner with enterprise Technology, Data Engineering, and AI/ML teams to ensure Finance solutions leverage and influence the broader J&J technology ecosystem. Solution Design, Build & Delivery Lead end-to-end design, development, and delivery of best-in-class Data & Analytics solutions — from intake and requirements through, build, testing, deployment, and adoption. Establish and run Agile delivery practices (Scrum/Kanban, sprint planning, backlog management, iterative releases) to design, develop, and build parallel capabilities at speed and scale. Define and enforce engineering and analytics standards: reusable components, documentation, code quality, testing, and release management. Drive measurable business outcomes — improved forecasting accuracy, faster close cycles, self-service insights, automation of manual reporting, and AI-enabled deci