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Job Function:
Human ResourcesJob Sub Function:
HR Business PartnersJob Category:
People LeaderAll Job Posting Locations:
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United KingdomJob Description:
DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a(n) Director, BUHR UK/Ireland & Nordics, located in Leeds, West Yorkshire or Denmark .
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):
St. Anthony's Road, Leeds, UK - Requisition Number: R-084566
Copenhagen, Denmark - Requisition Number: R-085592
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
The Director, BUHR UK, Ireland and Nordics is a senior leader with accountability for driving talent agenda, execution and performance excellence, and strategic alignment across the cluster markets for DePuy Synthes. This role plays a critical part in translating regional and global HR strategy into local execution, ensuring strong customer engagement, operational discipline, and sustainable growth. The position offers the opportunity to lead cross‑functional teams, influence key stakeholders, and have a direct impact on business outcomes and patient care in a highly regulated MedTech environment.
Key Responsibilities
Provide senior leadership for the cluster markets operations, ensuring alignment with DePuy Synthes’ regional and global strategies.
Partner with Business Leaders and Finance to deliver integrated business plans.
Foster strong relationships with key customers, healthcare stakeholders, and internal partners.
Lead, coach, and develop managers and teams, building leadership capability and a high‑performance culture.
Ensure compliance with regulatory, quality, ethical, and governance standards applicable to the cluster markets
Ensure compliance with Iocal labor law and internal policies; manage relationships with employee representatives and external labor bodies as required.
Monitor performance metrics, identify risks and opportunities, and drive corrective actions as needed.
Represent the cluster in regional forums, contributing insights to broader EMEA decision‑making.
Where required to be managed locally:
Document handling: Print, stamp/seal, mail/ship, distribute, and route documents for wet signatures.
Records management: Store/archive/retrieve HR documents; fulfill requests; coordinate offsite storage; scan and name for Veeva.
Compliance/admin: Upload/submit filings; print and hand-deliver to agencies; support audits and onsite audit coordination.
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor’s degree required in Business Administration, Marketing, Life Sciences, Engineering, or a related field.
Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
Experience and Skills:
Required:
Typically 10-12 years of progressive leadership experience in HR preferably within MedTech, Pharma, or Healthcare.
Demonstrated experience leading multi‑functional teams and managing complex business priorities.
People managament experience with multi-country teams
Strong understanding of the local healthcare environment, including customer and market dynamics.
Proven ability to drive strategy execution and deliver results in a matrixed organisation.
Preferred:
Multi-HR experience in different functions
Background working across EMEA or international organisations.
Experience leading transformation, change, or growth initiatives.
Strong customer‑centric mindset with senior‑level engagement experience.
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills.
Other:
Language: Fluent English required.
Travel: Up to ~25%, primarily within UK and EMEA.
Certifications: Leadership certifications preferred but not required.
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Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.
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Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Business Alignment, Coaching, Developing Others, Employee Retention, HR Business Partnership, HR Operational Planning and Organizing, HR Strategic Management, Human Resources Consulting, Human Resources Law, Inclusive Leadership, Interpersonal Influence, Leadership, Leading Change, Organizational Change Management, Problem Solving, Talent Management