Sr. Director, Delivery Lead

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. 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. What 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.

Position Summary (Purpose of job)

The Sr. Director (M5) leads major divisional functions or corporate sub functions, providing enterprise level strategic direction, long range planning, and operational leadership across multiple related disciplines. This role analyzes external business environments to anticipate trends, influence strategy, and recommend growth opportunities for the business unit. It directs second level managers and Directors, ensuring operational excellence, cross functional integration, and execution of high impact initiatives. The Sr. Director is financially accountable for operating plans, budgets, and forecasts, and manages complex organizational performance across services, programs, and customer outcomes. As a senior enterprise advisor, the Sr. Director interfaces with VPs and executive leaders to shape integrated business strategies and ensure alignment of products, solutions, and capabilities with organizational priorities. The role leads talent pipelines, strengthens leadership benches, and manages significant conflicts and disciplinary matters. It drives continuous improvement, optimizes cross functional workflows, and ensures strategic communication across stakeholder groups. The Sr. Director represents the function internally and externally, advancing McKesson's mission through innovation, strategic influence, and enterprise stewardship.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct development and execution of integrated business strategies, partnering with VPs and senior executives to shape enterprise outcomes.
• Lead strategic planning, prioritization, and delivery of large scale initiatives across multiple sub functions or locations.
• Establish functional standards, governance processes, and performance metrics to ensure value delivery and regulatory alignment.
• Oversee implementation of high impact technology, operational, and process improvements that enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Serve as primary advisor to senior leadership on modernization, automation, cloud, and transformation strategies.
• Manage divisional budgets, capital planning, cost reduction initiatives, investment decisions, and financial transparency efforts.
• Direct vendor strategy, contract negotiations, service level oversight, and lifecycle management across platforms.
• Lead long range workforce planning, organizational design, and leadership development programs.
• Drive cross functional change leadership, ensuring communication and adoption of major transformation initiatives.
• Provide thought leadership by assessing emerging trends, developing executive recommendations, and challenging conventional approaches.

Minimum Job Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities)

• Highly advanced knowledge of enterprise operations, strategic planning, and cross functional leadership across large, complex organizations.
• Expertise in governance frameworks, performance measurement, and enterprise risk and compliance programs.
• Ability to direct multi disciplinary teams and serve as a senior advisor on technology, architecture, product, or operational strategy.
• Advanced financial management skills, including budgeting, capital planning, cost optimization, and ROI analysis.
• Executive level communication and storytelling skills for influencing VPs, C suite leaders, and external partners.
• Strong capability to drive enterprise transformation, manage ambiguity, and resolve complex organizational conflicts.
• Demonstrated skill in talent strategy, succession planning, leadership development, and culture shaping.
• Expertise managing enterprise vendor ecosystems, partnerships, negotiations, and lifecycle governance.

Behavioral proficiency at Sr. Director level

• Change Advocate (Role Model)
• Customer & Business Driven (Role Model)
• Collaboration & Partnership (Role Model)
• Decision Making (Role Model)
• Influencing Others (Role Model)
• Innovative Thinking (Advanced)
• Oral & Written Communication (Role Model)
• Servant Leadership (Role Model)
• Strategic and analytical thinking for long term planning, trend analysis, and enterprise investment decisions.

Business Experience

Business Experience: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; typically 13+ years of professional experience with 6+ years of diversified leadership, planning, communication, and people management responsibilities. Experience directing complex operations across multiple sub functions or geographic locations, with accountability for large budgets and enterprise performance. Demonstrated success leading transformation programs, vendor portfolios, and cross functional enterprise initiatives. Proven ability to develop senior leaders, shape organizational strategy, and influence executive level decision making.

Total Rewards

Total Rewards: At 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 support physical, 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.

Base Pay Range

€108,800 - €181,300

In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long term incentive opportunities may be offered.