Director, Strategic Programs & Transformation

About the role

As Director of Strategic Programs & Transformation, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of the Diagnostics business. You will lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives that improve operational performance, optimize business processes, and drive strategic growth across a global organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from planning to implementation, including projects in the areas of process optimization, reorganization, portfolio and footprint rationalization, and establishment of new operating models.
• Work globally, across business lines and functions, and find optimal solutions for the Diagnostics Business Area and Siemens Healthineers, overall.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior Diagnostics leaders, influencing strategic decisions and helping shape the future direction of the business.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to identify improvement opportunities and develop project roadmaps to leverage those.
• Blend the strategic mindset of a leader with the practical skills of a Project Manager to translate high-level business goals into concrete projects.
• Find creative solutions to complex problems, ensuring successful project outcomes that contribute significantly to the organization's success.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree and an MBA or other advanced science / engineering degree.
• Significant experience leading enterprise transformation, business optimization, strategy, or operational excellence initiatives within a consulting firm, healthcare organization, industrial company, or similarly complex global environment.
• Project Management and Continuous Improvement certificates, such as PMP, LEAN Six Sigma, etc.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Proven project management skills, preferably gained in large scale improvement and transformation projects.
• Ability to lead high-complexity projects and create impact in a global matrix organization.
• Result-oriented, enjoys cross-functional teamwork, and drives change and stakeholder management to achieve lasting project outcomes.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to drive change on various hierarchy levels and across functions, businesses, and geographies.
• Excellent analytics, conceptual, and creative problem-solving skills combined with an “getting things done” mindset.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and execution.
• Leadership and influence.
• Change management.
• Project management.
• Process optimization.
• Portfolio and footprint rationalization.
• New operating model establishment.

Benefits

• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life insurance.
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance.
• Paid parking/public transportation.
• Paid time off.
• Paid sick and safe time.