Director, Transformation Management Office

Overview

Thank you for your interest in joining Solventum. Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of solving big challenges that improve lives and help healthcare professionals perform at their best. At Solventum, people are at the heart of every innovation we pursue. Guided by empathy, insight, and clinical intelligence, we collaborate with the best minds in healthcare to address our customers’ toughest challenges.

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Job Description for the Director, Transformation Management Office (TMO) at Solventum describes driving large‑scale transformation initiatives, executive engagement, and cross-functional program leadership to achieve strategic objectives.

The Director, Transformation Management Office (TMO) will be responsible for driving large-scale transformation initiatives to drive organizational change and achieve strategic objectives, including end to end projects such as large-scale organizational transformation projects, enterprise financial modernization projects, and process improvement initiatives. Additional objectives will be continually evaluated across the TMO. These are mission critical objectives for the organization which are of high visibility and risk/opportunity for the company.

Significant executive interaction is required in this role. This role will report to a Vice President, Transformation Management Office.

The ideal candidate will possess strong program management skills, a high degree of business acumen in interacting with cross-functional teams and executive leaders, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record leading large scale transformation initiatives.

• Lead Transformation Initiatives:
  Oversee major transformation projects, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and delivering measurable outcomes.
• Program Planning:
  Collaborate with business owners and stakeholders to define program strategy and roadmap and manage execution.
• Stakeholder Management and Engagement:
  Build strong relationships with senior leaders and internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment, buy-in, and support for transformation initiatives.
• Performance Monitoring:
  Establish metrics and KPIs to track the progress and success of transformation projects. Manage tooling and reporting mechanisms.
• Risk Management:
  
  Identify and mitigate risks associated with transformation projects.
• Executive Acumen and
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Gravitas and ability to interact with the most senior leaders of the organization is critical.
• Change Agent:
  Act as a key voice for change, helping to engage and align teams around achieving transformation goals and performance metrics.
• Project Management:
  Drive overall cross-functional project management of transformation initiatives, including managing project plan, deliverables, owners and due dates, RAIDE Register (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies, and Escalations), etc.

• Bachelors degree or higher in Business Management, or a related field and minimum 10 years of experience in transformation management, with a proven track record of leading large-scale initiatives.
• Prior experience in management consulting at a top-tier firm is preferred, with a preference for healthcare/Medtech experience
• Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with ability to work collaboratively with executive and senior leadership and effectively build business relationships and influence without authority as part of a matrix organization
• Strategic Thinking:
  Ability to think strategically and develop innovative solutions.
• Analytical
  
  Skills:
  
  Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Project Management:
  Expertise in project management methodologies and tools.

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:

• Transformation principles: knowledge and/or experience with agile/lean process preferred
• Collaborative Approach:
  Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Results oriented, hands-on, and able to roll-up…