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Vice President, Organizational Strategy & Excellence

Intuitive Surgical
Sunnyvale, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/6/2025

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission : we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Position Summary :

The VP OSE is a seasoned business leader with deep expertise in the discipline of human resources. This leader is someone who can engage joyfully and positively in building a sense of teamwork within their team and the rest of the HR function. They should have a strong ability and desire to develop future leaders within their space. He / she is a member of the HR Leadership Team (HRLT) and will lead a global team of HR Business Partners, Organizational Development, Change Management, and the Employee Relations function.

As a member of the HRLT, this leadership role will partner closely with the business leaders and the HRLT to ensure that our talent initiatives and solutions align with our global business strategies and are designed to support our future scale and success. This new role will focus on :

  • Helping shape the HR strategy and policy for the organization
  • Partnering closely with Global Talent Management (GTM) team to develop, direct, and execute priorities for our talent management initiatives, ensuring we are focused on the right priorities and solutions to drive the company’s overall organizational effectiveness
  • Influencing and leading the multi-year transformation of the global HR function
  • Acting as key advisor to our Intuitive Senior Leadership Team
  • Evolving our employee relations (ER) function to ensure a fair and supportive workplace

The overall purpose of the role is to ensure that our talent initiatives / solutions align with our global business strategies and are designed to support our future scale and success. The role will be a key advisor to our senior leadership team across Intuitive and will take on as the lead HRBP for a key function to enable them to experience our processes / policies firsthand – thereby ensuring we are focused on the right priorities and solutions for our overall org excellence across the company.

To accomplish this, the VP OSE engages and partners closely with their immediate HR business team, and HR colleagues across People Solutions, HR Business Operations, and the HR COEs. This leader will partner very closely with the Global Talent Management team ensuring that we are co-creating key talent practices with the business leaders that are pragmatic, scalable, and aligned to our culture. The VP OSE will be an expert practitioner and partner with the business leaders in partnership with the HRBPs – working with executives on critical growth and risk mitigation activities such as, but not limited to, succession management, organization design, new business ventures, and high risk / profile ER issues.

Job Duties

  • Partner with the CHRO to create a three-year talent strategy that aligns with our business growth and culture.
  • Voice of the customer : Partners with the global HRBPs and HRLT to gather and understand the key business needs, identify key gaps, and prioritize appropriate talent solutions to drive desired outcomes.
  • Lead the team responsible for the development, strategy, and execution for our Employee Relations function.
  • This leader will be a key partner with Legal, IT, and Finance as we craft the desired employee experience journey for our employees.
  • Help drive / facilitate the ‘rhythm of the talent initiatives’ across the business (i.e. performance & comp planning, goal setting, employee engagement survey, and action planning).
  • Serves as an active participant of HRLT for the governance of the enterprise.
  • Thought leadership : Fosters a trusted partnership; a thought partner with the business leaders and the broader HRLT.
  • Org Design and Capabilities : Helps drive and co-develop best practices on organizational design and organizational development initiatives – with the HRBPs being a key customer liaison driving the execution of talent management programs based on the business needs.
  • Executive Development : Identify and develop high-potential leaders within the organization through coaching, mentoring, and leadership development programs.
  • Qualifications

    Required Skills and Experience

    To adequately perform the responsibilities of this position the individual would ideally have the following :

  • Minimum Education : Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 15 years in HR leadership positions
  • At least 10 years as an HR business partner to executive leaders (VP )
  • At least 10 years leading global HR business partner teams
  • Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Exceptional business acumen
  • Proven track record of being a human capital strategist
  • Experience as an org design architect
  • Relationship builder and natural collaborator; adept at working within a matrix org
  • Ability to problem solve and provide critical thinking as a thought partner to the executive leadership of the business
  • Displays resiliency, exerts influence when needed, challenges the status quo
  • Strong functional HR knowledge; experience working in multiple areas of the function
  • Excellent exec consulting and coaching skills – c-suite level
  • Ability to lead large-scale change initiatives
  • Uses data and experiences to spot problems / trends and formulate action plans
  • Additional Information

    Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and / or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

    Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

    EEO and AA Policy

    We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

    Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

    We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

    Base Salary Range Region 1 : $250,000 - $450,000

    Shift : Day

    Travel : 10% of the time

    Workplace Type : Set Schedule - This job will be onsite weekly, the percentage of onsite work will be defined by the leader.

    Salary : $250,000

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