Job Description Summary

- 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 on the moments that matter.
- People Partners support all divisional customer groups 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.
- In addition, People Partners implement P&O change initiatives at a country level acting as detailed designers and agents of change by working with Business Partners.
- Typically manages P&O people partnering
- Responsible for leading and managing all employee relations matters & Labor union matters

 

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

• Provide end-to-end People Partnering support to leaders, managers, and associates, acting as a trusted advisor and first point of escalation on P&O topics, while coaching and enabling self-sufficiency in people processes and key moments that matter.

• Drives P&O initiatives, supporting the overall P&O strategy

• Activate and embed ownership of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Psychological Safety across the business, including the design and delivery of inclusive onboarding and people initiatives.

• Drive People Experience and Culture initiatives by championing corporate and local programs, leveraging customer feedback and insights to continuously improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of P&O partnering and processes.

• Coaches and guides people managers on role evaluations in line with local governance.

• Leverage data, analytics, and governance frameworks to identify risks and trends, inform decision-making, and ensure alignment, compliance, and effective risk management with local regulations and P&O controls.

• 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.

• Lead the execution of local implementation of large-scale organizational and day-to-day organizational structure changes, in line with country regulations / policies.

• 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.

• Ensure compliance with local equity / Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) regulations

• Manage internal movement offers and mobility.

• Coach and collaborate with Country and Global P&O stakeholders, fostering strong cross-divisional relationships to share ideas, address challenges, and drive continuous improvement across the P&O network.

• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt 

• Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

Essential Requirements:

• Minimum of 7 years of in-house experience in Employee Relations management

• CPLA (Certified Public Labor Attorney) certification strongly preferred

• Business-level proficiency in English, both written and verbal

You’ll receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

Novartis are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potentia

 

Skills Desired

Business Acumen, Change Implementation, Coaching, Connecting The Dots, Data Analysis & Reporting, Empathy, Employee Lifecycle Management, Employee Relations & Engagement, Influencing, Matrix Collaboration, Operational Excellence, Performance Management, Project Management, Resilience, Stakeholder Management