Director, Policy Governance
About The Position
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. The Director, Policy Governance owns the enterprise-wide framework for how corporate policies are created, organized, maintained, communicated, and retired. This role ensures the organization has a single, authoritative, and easily navigable source of truth for its policies — and that those policies are necessary, clear, and enforceable rather than a source of friction or risk. The Director partners with Legal, Compliance, HR, IT, Finance, and business unit leaders to build a governance model that balances risk mitigation with organizational speed and productivity.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution in Law, Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in a corporate environment in the areas of Corporate Governance, Legal, Compliance, Human Resources, Ethics & Compliance, or a related discipline, including significant experience developing, implementing, or managing corporate policies and governance frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional policy initiatives, interpret complex regulatory or business requirements, and translate them into practical, employee-friendly guidance.
- Ability to influence and advise senior leaders on policy, governance, compliance, and risk-related matters while balancing business objectives and organizational needs.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience driving policy awareness, adoption, and organizational change.
- Experience with policy management, governance, compliance, or HR systems and tools.
- Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
Nice To Haves
- An advanced degree (JD, MBA, or Master's degree) preferred.
- Strong learning agility and ability to adapt in a fast-moving, changing environment.
- Project Management experience and/or exceptional organizational skills.
- Ability to build strong relationships across business units and functions.
- Resilience and comfort with ambiguity.
- Experience in the Healthcare industry or related field.
Responsibilities
- Create and oversee a centralized policy structure and a searchable repository for all corporate policies.
- Lead Policy Governance to ensure policies are understandable, effective and necessary and do not create unnecessary barriers to productivity and innovation.
- Develop and manage process to update or retire policies to reflect changing business, legal and regulatory requirements.
- Develop communication strategies to ensure employees at all levels understand policies applicable to them and how to follow them.
- Identify "policy gaps" that could expose the company to legal, financial, or reputational damage and draft proactive solutions.
- Ensure that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Health Savings Accounts
- Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Disability Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits
- Paid Absences
- Retirement Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
