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We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve - we care.\nWhat you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.\nThe Director (M4) provides strategic leadership across multiple teams or disciplines within a business unit, integrating operations, shaping long-range plans, and ensuring execution against organizational goals. This role develops and implements functional or geographic strategies, directs cross-functional teams, and deploys resources to meet evolving business needs. It oversees major initiatives, operational plans, and budgets, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy, regulatory expectations, and performance objectives. The Director manages complex conflicts, leads succession planning, and develops high-potential leaders through targeted coaching and mentorship.\nServing as a senior advisor, the Director influences decision-making across the enterprise and partners with Sr. Directors, VPs, and business leaders to drive integrated strategic outcomes. The role strengthens governance, enhances workflows, and champions continuous improvement across operations. It manages external vendors and partners, oversees performance appraisals and compensation decisions, and ensures teams are structured, resourced, and aligned to deliver high-quality, scalable results that advance McKesson’s long-term objectives.\nKey Responsibilities:\nDirect development and execution of functional strategies, aligning departmental priorities with enterprise business goals.\n\nLead cross-functional planning and implementation of programs, tools, and technologies that enhance operational effectiveness.\n\nOversee integrated project portfolios, collaborating with Sr. Managers and Directors to ensure consistent delivery and risk mitigation.\n\nProvide leadership for governance activities, shaping standards, performance measures, and compliance expectations across the function.\n\nOptimize processes, operations, and service performance through continuous improvement, analytics, and data-driven decision-making.\n\nManage budgets, forecasts, and investment priorities; drive year-over-year cost improvements and financial stewardship.\n\nOversee vendor strategy, contract alignment, and service-level performance, serving as relationship owner when required.\n\nLead organizational planning, workforce design, talent development, and succession planning across multiple teams.\n\nProvide change-leadership guidance, ensuring communication, resource readiness, and adoption of transformation initiatives.\n\nServe as a thought leader by analyzing trends, developing strategic recommendations, and advising senior leadership on emerging opportunities.\n\nMinimum Job Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities) :\nAdvanced knowledge of functional operations, program management, governance, and strategic planning for large-scale enterprise environments.\n\nStrong understanding of financial management, operational controls, and performance measurement frameworks.\n\nAbility to lead multi-team delivery portfolios and consult as a senior adviser to executives, peer Directors, and cross-functional leaders.\n\nExpertise in change leadership, organizational design, and workforce strategy.\n\nAdvanced communication and executive-level storytelling skills for presenting insights, recommendations, and strategic direction.\n\nDemonstrated ability to influence without authority, build partnerships, and align diverse stakeholders toward shared goals.\n\nStrategic and analytical thinking skills to evaluate complex business challenges and guide long-term planning.\n\nExperience managing vendor ecosystems, contract negotiations, and service-level performance.\n\nBehavioral proficiency at Director level: Change Advocate (Advanced), Customer & Business Driven (Role Model), Collaboration & Partnership (Role Model), Decision Making (Advanced), Influencing Others (Advanced), Innovative Thinking (Advanced), Oral & Written Communication (Role Model), Servant Leadership (Advanced).\n\nAbility to drive innovation, enterprise-wide process improvements, and organizational transformation initiatives.\n\nCritical Experience (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities) :\nAzure Data Platform Mastery - Deep expertise across Azure services (Data Factory, Synapse, ADLS, Event Hubs, Cosmos DB, etc.)\n\nDatabricks & Lakehouse Engineering - proficiency in Databricks (Delta Lake, MLflow, streaming/batch unification)\n\nModern Data Architecture (Structured + Unstructured)\n\nDistributed Data Processing & Engineering Languages - Hands-on expertise in Python, Scala, SQL, and Spark-based processing, combined with infrastructure-as-code practices to drive scalable, automated pipelines.\n\nEnterprise Data Product & Semantic Layer Engineering\n\nBusiness Experience:\nBachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; typically 12+ years of professional experience with 4+ years of management responsibility.\n\nExperience directing operations across multiple teams or disciplines and delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives.\n\nDeep exposure to strategic planning, governance structures, financial oversight, and enterprise program execution.\n\nProven ability to manage senior-level stakeholders, guide organizational change, and develop leadership talent pipelines at scale.\n\nAt McKesson, we care about the well-being of the patients and communities we serve, and that starts with caring for our people. That’s why we have a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive benefits to supportphysical, mental, and financial well-being. Our Total Rewards offerings serve the different needs of our diverse employee population and ensure they are the healthiest versions of themselves.\nAs part of Total Rewards, we are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations.In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered.\nOur Base Pay Range for this position\n€91,500 - €152,500McKesson has become aware of online recruiting-related scams in which individuals who are not affiliated with or authorized by McKesson are using McKesson’s (or affiliated entities, like CoverMyMeds or RxCrossroads) name in fraudulent emails, job postings or social media messages. In light of these scams, please bear the following in mind:\nMcKesson Talent Advisors will never solicit money or credit card information in connection with a McKesson job application.\nMcKesson Talent Advisors do not communicate with candidates via online chatrooms or using email accounts such as Gmail or Hotmail. 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