Hybrid Director – Head People Partner

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About the role

  • Head People Partner delivering P&O experiences for leaders and associates. Collaborating across regions in Novartis to ensure effective people management processes.

Responsibilities

  • Accountable for credible P&O People Partnering to leaders, managers and associates, offering advice and guidance on the moments that matter.
  • Collaborates with other P&O People Partner Heads in other countries, regions and clusters to maintain a consistent standard globally.
  • Drives quality, effectiveness, efficiency and continuous improvement for P&O People Partnering and related processes.
  • Embraces customer feedback to understand the customer journey with moments that matter and drives continuous improvement.
  • 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 life cycle.
  • Leads the People Partner team to ensure successful country transitions and integrations including effective change management and business continuity.
  • Provides coaching and counselling to Country P&O Business Partners on local policies and processes.
  • Collaborates closely with the German Works Council on all relevant P&O topics, ensuring compliance with co-determination rights and fostering a partnership.
  • Acts as a deputy to the Head of P&O Germany, supporting strategic initiatives and representing the function as needed.

Requirements

  • University degree in a relevant field (e.g. business, economics, psychology)
  • Significant experience in Operations Management and Execution, in a matrix organization
  • Strong People Leadership skills with the demonstrated ability in leading large and/or diverse multi-functional teams
  • Expertise in Project Management paired with negotiation skills
  • Deep labor law and Betriebsverfassungsgesetz knowledge
  • Proficiency in English and German (written and spoken)
  • Proactive mindset paired with an openness to new technology and methods
  • Willingness to travel to Nuremberg regularly

Benefits

  • Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representative of the patients and communities we serve.
  • Adjustments for Applicants with Disabilities: The law provides for severely disabled / equal applicants the opportunity to involve the local representative body for disabled employees (SBV) in the application process.

Job title

Director – Head People Partner

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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