Country People & Organization Head, India

Summary

About this role: The Country P&O head plays a critical role within the India operations for Novartis and is accountable for driving and delivering the people plan across all our sites. The role is a key member of the Country Co-ordination Committee and the Site Leadership teams. Additionally, the role is critical in driving a One P&O (People & Organisation) mindset across all the P&O functions in India (approx. 400 FTE) and has direct reporting accountability for a 30 member team, both P&O Business Partners and People Partners.

About The Role

Key responsibilities:

• Translates business plan into a people plan and executes:
• Create a talent plan around key business deliverables that identifies required skills, talent pipeline & succession
• Coach & grow in-country leaders
• Review organizational health and recommend improvements
• Leverage culture of ICU to drive business performance
• Activates business ownership of diversity, equity and inclusion
  
  

• Enables business transformation and promotes adoption:
• Execute org unit / LE changes, carve-out process, redundancies, supporting TSAs implementation when applicable, coordinate ER activities, change management, etc.
• Help leaders design op models, future skills and process improvements Provide project management, change management support and help prioritize the implementation of enterprise-wide programs locally
  
  

• Seamless employee experience and improved productivity:
• Ensure key people services are delivered locally with the right quality delivering great manager/employee experience in moments that matter
• Identify areas for efficiency, ensure local compliance
• Supports capability development for P&O PP/BPs
• Employee experience champion who owns country journey maps and drives improvement
  
  

• Employer brand ambassador and local steward of reputation
• Develop/ implement or adapt local policies to create an attractive employer brand within boundaries of responsible cost mgmt. and external positioning
• Support initiatives/ handle incidents that may impact Novartis reputation
  

Essential Requirement

• 20 years’ experience, with at least 10 years of HR leadership experience.
• A mix of experience across multinational/global corporations with a complex matrix environment.
• Graduate degree in business or management; MBA or equivalent with Human Resources Specialization
  
  

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