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Job Function:
FinanceJob Sub Function:
Finance Business PartnersJob Category:
ProfessionalAll Job Posting Locations:
Diegem, Flemish Brabant, BelgiumJob Description:
DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Sr. Manager, Commercial Capabilities, located in Leeds, United Kingdom or Diegem, Belgium or Zuchwil, Switzerland.
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):
Leeds, UK - Requisition Number: 078433
Diegem, Belgium - Requisition Number: 081332
Zuchwil, Switzerland - Requisition Number: 081336
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
The Sr. Manager, Commercial Capabilities is a key leadership role within the Finance & Tax organization, responsible for strengthening how commercial decisions are enabled, governed, and executed across DePuy Synthes. This role focuses on building finance‑led commercial capabilities that drive profitable growth, value realization, pricing discipline, and compliant execution across global and regional markets.
Serving as a strategic partner to Finance, Tax, Commercial, and Strategy leaders, this role translates complex financial, tax, and commercial requirements into scalable frameworks, processes, and insights that support effective decision‑making. The position plays a critical role in ensuring commercial strategies are financially sound, tax‑efficient, and aligned with enterprise governance during a period of transformation and business separation.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the development and execution of finance‑owned commercial capability frameworks, ensuring alignment with enterprise financial, tax, and governance models.
Partner with Finance, Tax, Commercial, and Strategy teams to embed financial rigor, pricing discipline, and value realization into commercial decision‑making.
Design and implement capabilities across areas such as pricing governance, margin management, commercial investment effectiveness, and tax‑aware commercial structures.
Translate financial and tax requirements into practical tools, guidance, and operating models that support regional and market execution.
Establish standardized metrics, dashboards, and governance routines to monitor commercial performance, financial outcomes, and compliance.
Support cross‑functional initiatives related to business transformation, operating model changes, and separation readiness impacting commercial finance and tax processes.
Lead and develop team members and matrixed project resources, fostering strong financial acumen, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Ensure all activities align with Johnson & Johnson’s Credo, internal controls, tax regulations, and financial compliance standards.
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor’s degree required in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
MBA, Master’s in Finance, Accounting, or Tax preferred.
Experience and Skills
Required:
Typically requires 8–10 years of progressive experience in finance, commercial finance, pricing, tax, commercial strategy, or commercial operations roles.
Proven experience operating within a Finance‑led commercial or pricing governance model in a complex, matrixed organization.
Strong understanding of commercial financial drivers including margin, pricing, incentives, and investment effectiveness.
Demonstrated ability to translate financial and tax requirements into scalable commercial processes and tools.
Experience partnering with senior leaders across Finance, Tax, and Commercial functions.
Preferred:
Strong analytical, communication, and influencing skills with the ability to drive alignment without direct authority.
Experience in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or other highly regulated industries.
Exposure to global pricing, transfer pricing, or tax‑sensitive commercial models.
Experience supporting business separations, transformations, or operating model redesigns.
Familiarity with financial planning systems, pricing tools, and performance management platforms.
Prior people leadership or matrix leadership experience.
Other:
Language: Fluent English required; additional European language(s) preferred.
Travel: Up to ~20% international travel may be required.
Certifications (preferred): CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or similar finance/tax certification.
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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:
Budget Management, Consulting, Execution Focus, Expense Controls, Financial Analysis, Financial Disclosures, Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Internal Controls, Organizing, Program Management, Risk Management, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Technical Credibility, Vendor ManagementThe anticipated base pay range for this position is:
€96,000.00 - €165,025.00Benefits:
In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.
*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.
