Head of Business Capabilities - Global Digital Activation 

Lake Forest, IL (On-site)

$149K/yr – $299K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 8 days ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end DHS capability delivery for Global Digital Activation, aligning digital solutions with business strategy, driving adoption, and leading PMO and cross-functional teams.

  • Own end-to-end capability delivery and program backlog alignment
  • Drive adoption and product utilization across regions
  • Mentor leaders and develop high-performing teams

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • As our Head of Business Capabilities - Global Digital Activation, you are responsible for leading and managing the DHS business deployment, implementation and adoption of the capabilities and processes required to deliver a digital solution within the organization.
  • Working with the business stakeholders, you are responsible for aligning the Digital solutions capabilities with the overall business strategy, objectives, and goals of the organization.
  • This role is critical to ensure:
  • Digital Solutions offered by the organization meet the needs and expectations of its customers and stakeholders.
  • Integration into the Businesses serves as the counterpart of the Archetype Process & Systems Excellence team, in order to translate business requirements into new user stories and/or additional technical functionality in the existing or new tools and applications.
  • You are responsible for organizing, prioritizing and documenting functional requirements from the businesses, understanding the downstream impact in Markets and Customers, defining the operational benefits (Business case). Working with business owners, architects, product management, Q&R and Market leaders contributing to vision and program backlog, streamlining the execution of program priorities while leveraging opportunities of standardization cross-business.
  • Managing a team focus on E2E implementation of DHS capability delivery.
  • Implement standardized project planning and control processes and ensure tools are effectively used across programs.
  • Establish processes to support project management standardization.
  • Accountable for Project Management Office scope, strategy, and programs.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s in marketing, sales, product development, or related field
  • 10+ years in marketing, sales, product development, or related field
  • Experience in high-tech, healthcare/med-med digital solutions businesses
  • Strong track record driving digital processes in the medical space, outgrowing market.
  • Strong track record developing, launching, and growing digital solutions offerings and innovative value propositions in the medical space.
  • Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
  • Strong track record in strategy development & execution, preferably with consulting or business development background.
  • Competencies: Team Management, People development, Influential Leadership, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Business Insight, Customer focus, Clear & effective communication, Planning, Alignment & Collaboration
  • End-to-end Process Implementation, Problem analysis/identify opportunities, Delivery operational excellence, Change management, Learning ability, LEAN thinker, Continuous improvement, Requirements definition. Lean / agile Hardware/Software/ System development, Documentation management, Effort estimation

Preferred

  • MBA or other master’s degree preferred

Benefits

  • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
  • Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
  • An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
  • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, an d FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
  • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
  • A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
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