Alcon

VP, Head, US Priority Transformation - Remote

Alcon$288K — $500K+*
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Business Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, operations, or related field; Advanced degree preferred (MBA, MS, or equivalent).
  • 12+ years of experience with enterprise-wide transformations in complex, regulated environments.
  • Proven track record of turning strategy into measurable business outcomes.
  • High fluency in AI, digital, and technology-enabled business process transformation.
  • Experience leading transformation offices with strong governance and cross-functional delivery models.
  • Ability to integrate business priorities with workflow redesign and value delivery.
  • Strong coaching and leadership skills, focusing on driving execution and accountability.

Responsibilities

  • Own delivery of high-priority transformation programs from design to implementation.
  • Drive alignment across business, technology, and data functions for integrated workflows.
  • Establish and lead a centralized PMO with governance frameworks and risk management.
  • Lead redesign of business workflows using AI-driven solutions to enhance performance.
  • Partner to drive change management and ensure sustained measurable impact.
  • Maintain an integrated view of transformation programs, managing dependencies and sequencing.

Benefits

  • Health, life, and disability benefits.
  • 401(k) with company contribution and match.
  • Generous vacation, personal days, holidays, and other leaves.
  • Performance-based cash incentive and eligibility for annual equity awards.
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Job Description Summary
This position can be based remotely anywhere in the U.S. Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the Hiring
Manager.

Job Description

Reporting into the Chief Strategy, Platforms & Transformation Officer, responsible for delivering the US Commercial enterprise transformation agenda by leading the design, build, and scale of priority transformation programs ("US Reimagining Work Engines"). This role is the primary owner of execution and value realization across the highest-priority, USLT-owned transformations, ensuring that strategy is translated into end-to-end workflow redesign, operational implementation, and measurable business outcomes across the US business.

This is a mission-critical build role, accountable for establishing integrated transformation delivery, program governance, and cross-functional orchestration capabilities that do not exist today.

Leads the Priority Transformation Programs function, driving enterprise transformation from concept through scale and measurable value realization, aligned to US Commercial strategy.

Responsibilities:
  • End-to-End Transformation Delivery
    Own delivery of USLT-prioritized transformation programs, including AI-enabled and Reimagining Work initiatives, from design through implementation and scale.
  • Cross-Functional Orchestration
    Drive alignment and execution across business, technology, data, and enabling functions to ensure integrated, end-to-end workflows.
  • Program Management & Governance (PMO)
    Establish and lead a centralized PMO, including governance frameworks, planning, risk management, and executive reporting to ensure transparency and disciplined execution.
  • Operating Model & Workflow Transformation
    Lead redesign of business workflows and operating models, embedding AI-driven, outcome-focused solutions that optimize enterprise performance.
  • Change, Adoption & Value Realization
    Partner cross-functionally to drive change, build capabilities, and ensure sustained adoption and measurable business impact.
  • Transformation Portfolio Integration
    Maintain an integrated view of programs, dependencies, and priorities; resolve conflicts and ensure effective sequencing across initiatives.


Leadership Expectations:
  • Build and lead a high-performing transformation organization
  • Drive execution excellence, accountability, and outcome orientation
  • Partner closely with Strategy & Execution, AI & Platform, Data, and P&O to deliver scalable transformation aligned with governance and Responsible AI standards


Essential Requirements:
  • A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, operations, healthcare, digital, or related field Preferred: Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent).
  • 12+ years of experience leading complex, enterprise-wide transformation, operating-model redesign, business process transformation, and/or transformation-office leadership in a large, matrixed, regulated environment required
  • Demonstrated track record of translating strategy into implemented enterprise change with measurable business outcomes
  • Strong consulting-style problem solving combined with real in-business operating experience
  • High fluency in AI, digital, automation, and technology-enabled workflow redesign as it relates to business process and organizational transformation
  • Proven success leading transformation offices / PMOs with strong governance cadence, benefits tracking, and cross-functional delivery
  • Proven strategic architect and operator that can shape the transformation roadmap but is equally strong in driving execution and holding teams accountable
  • Ability to connect business priorities, workflow redesign, platforms, people impacts and value realization into one coherent delivery model
  • Coach and challenger of leaders and teams by driving toward action, surfacing issues early, and does not tolerate passive reporting or slow drift
  • People-centric change leader that understands that sustainable transformation requires workforce implications, leadership behavior, and culture change beyond process maps and tools.


The salary for this position is expected to range between $288,400.00 and $535,600.00 USD Annual per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards. US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.

Salary Range
$288,400.00 - $535,600.00

Skills Desired
Coaching, Customer Experience (CX), Education (Inactive), Leadership, Marketing Strategies, Team Player

About Alcon

Alcon is a global medical company specializing in eye care products and services. The company's products include surgical equipment, contact lenses, and eye drops. Alcon was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland. The company operates in over 70 countries and has over 20,000 employees. In 2019, Alcon became an independent publicly traded company after being spun off from Novartis.
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Size
24,389 employees
Market Cap
$33.3 billion
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Founded
1945
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