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Senior People Partner - Operations

Novartis Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.

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based on 1.5k Reviews

7-12 years

Hyderabad / Secunderabad

1 vacancy

Senior People Partner - Operations

Novartis

posted 3hr ago

Job Role Insights

Flexible timing

Key skills for the job

Data Analytics Talent Acquisition Project Management Counselling Risk Management Change Management

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Job Description

Summary

-To lead, or be a specialist in People Partner teams delivering a consistent end-to-end P&O experience, focusing on the moments that matter for leaders, To establish a thorough business understanding in order to deliver consistent BU focused leadership interventions, global initiatives, culture change and other BU relevant activities. Delivers end-to-end P&O experience, focusing on the moments that matter for leaders, managers and associates. In addition, Sr PP also drives day-to-day P&O topics in close partnership with the x-divisional PPs
To act as a trusted advisor offering in-country policy expertise and knowledge to support and educate leaders, managers and associates on all P&O topics (in country enabling the delivery of lifecycle events, the employee value proposition, talent acquisition, talent management, learning, performance management, employee relations, rewards, pay and reporting)

About the Role

Major accountabilities:

Transformation
Lead the delivery of in-country transformations, consult and negotiate with local works council / unions, provide advice and guidance for managers through the local process, oversee associate notice / handover meetings and overall restructuring lifecycle
Oversee the execution of local implementation of large-scale organizational and day-to-day organizational structure changes, in line with country regulations / policies .
DEI&C
Advise on and handle diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels, e.g., gender representation, LGBTI, pay equity
Communicate full spectrum of inclusion & Psychological Safety.
Activate business ownership and accountability of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; and align with global or local initiatives / implementation
Champions culture and supports implementation of corporate initiatives (e.g., Hybrid working, Employee Value Proposition etc.).
Project Management
Actively participates in complex projects and supports implementation of corporate initiatives (e.g. Evolve, Go Big on Learning, Workday etc.)
Manage complex business unit related projects with broad scope on cross divisional or even global scope
Involved in designing or leading and delivering P&O initiatives that support the overall P&O Strategy against agreed timelines, scope and objectives (time, cost, quality)
Capability building (Business and PP)
Drives quality, effectiveness, efficiency and continuous improvement for P&O People Partnering and related processes
Curating and driving workshops for people managers on capability building with respect to people management
In depth P&O expertise on some higher-level P&O processes in culture, talent management, team effectiveness, change management
Identifying opportunities for simplification and continuous improvement. Leading such interventions at country level
Lead career and development conversations; understand team aspirations, skills and the capabilities required for success
Identify required critical capabilities for the future and establish plans to meet capability gaps at the organization and individual level
Profound knowledge and understanding of various P&O functions including COEs
Moments that Matter
Accountable for credible P&O People Partnering to leaders, managers and associates, offering advice and guidance on the moments that matter
First point of escalation for all leaders and managers on their day-to-day P&O topics, providing expert advice, guidance and support.
Acts as the escalation point for exceptions to P&O standards (regulations and P&O processes), deviations or appeals
Embraces customer feedback to understand the customer journey with moments that matter and drives continuous improvement
Implement enhancements and modification as necessary to meet both the business and customer needs
Ensures business proximity by establishing strong relationships with BU and BU-P&O community to understand needs and challenges and translate to PP interventions (higher seniority of leaders, high complexity of organization, global impact)
Senior level of consultation to key stakeholders and senior leadership teams, focused on leadership interventions, global initiatives, culture change etc.
Managing employee life cycle (e.g. Restructuring cases, PIPs, Development conversation, Speak Up, Legal cases, Employee Life Cycle Management) Optimizing P&O data
Drive buy-in and utilization of data and analytics to identify risk and trends, and to apply these business insights to inform decisions and actions.
Curating solutions for business problems w.r.t talent based on available date Country ER & Regulatory
Ensure compliance with local equity / Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) regulations
Maintaining the highest level of professionalism, ethics, and integrity when handling sensitive and confidential P&O matters
Driving ER and SpeakUp matters with utmost sensitivity and adopting a neutral approach
Leads alignment and harmonization of local regulations with P&O Board; monitors compliance, risk management and review P&O controls (as part of the NFCM framework) working with People Partner team

Coaching & Mentoring (Business and P&O)

Coaches and guides people managers on role evaluations in line with local governance w.r.t transformation
Coaching and mentoring country people partners on navigating complex business problems and P&O processes
Contributes to the Moments that Matter by coaching and counselling P&O PPs across division on local and global policies and processes.
Clarify People Partner team priorities linked to purpose and strategy, helping collaborate with other teams, manage across the matrix, remove obstacles and overcome silos
Collaborates with other P&O People Partner Heads in other countries, regions and clusters to maintain a consistent standard globally
Coaching leaders and managers to drive team effectiveness activities based on OurVoice and Team Perspective reports
Coaching, advising and challenging leaders, managers and associates on all P&O topics including promoting self-sufficiency in people processes
Driving quality, effectiveness, efficiency and continuous improvement for P&O People Partnering and related processes

Minimum Requirements:

Experience: 7 to 12 years of work experience in a HR environment, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry
MBA in HR or equivalent is a must.
Strong stakeholder management, customer influence and influencing skills, capable to build relationships and work independently.
Fluent in English