REQ-10072653
Apr 17, 2026
LOC_IN

About the Role

Major accountabilities:

  • Partnering and coaching managers and associates on People related Processes and moments that matter.
  • Drives P&O initiatives, supporting the overall P&O strategy
  • Activate business ownership and accountability of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives 
  • Champions culture and supports implementation of corporate initiatives (e.g.Evolve,hybrid working) 
  • Coaches and guides people managers on role evaluations in line with local governance.
  • Communicate full spectrum of inclusion & Psychological Safety -Design new hire onboarding initiatives.
  • 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.
  • Drive People Experience and Culture efforts and align with global or local initiatives / implementation.
  • 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.
  • Implement enhancements and modification as necessary to meet both the business and customer needs.
  • Ensure compliance with local equity / Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) regulations -First point of escalation for all leaders and managers on their day-to-day P&O topics, providing expert advice, guidance and support.
  • 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.
  • Manage internal movement offers and mobility.
  • Promotes the contribution of ideas and solutions to the P&O network (Country Business Partners, Global Business Partners and Country P&O Boards).
  • Provide credible P&O People Partnering to people leaders, manager and associates offering advice and guidance on the moments that matter.
  • Provides coaching and counselling to Country P&O Business Partners on local policies and processes.
  • Seeks to establish strong relationships with cross-divisional P&O community members to understand needs and challenges and drive continuous improvement.
  • Support and coach leaders, manager and associates on all P&O topics including promoting self-sufficiency in people processes.
  • Support in country where there is no TAS presence.
  • Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt 
  • Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

Key performance indicators:

  • Demonstrate ability to leverage data and analytics for business insights to inform business decisions evidenced through positive client feedback.
  • Demonstrate service delivery levels are within defined SLAs.
  • Demonstrate simplification and optimization of local People Partner team processes (e.g., time efficiencies, handoff reduction, quality improvement).
  • Ensure compliance to global standards by meeting acceptable tolerances of risks / issues / audit findings.
  • Lead and project manage the delivery of P&O initiatives against agreed timelines, scope and objectives (time, cost, quality).
  • Monitor and ensure FTE cost control, operational costs, budgeting processes and SLAs are met and remain compliant.

Minimum Requirements:
Work Experience:

  • Functional Breadth.
  • Leading large and/or diverse multi-functional teams.
  • Project Management.
  • Operations Management and Execution.
  • Representing the organization.
  • Collaborating across boundaries.

Skills:

  • 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

Languages :

  • English.

Role Requirements

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

Benefits and Rewards: Learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally.
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DIV_PO
Human Resources
LOC_IN
Hyderabad (Office)
FCT_HR
Full time
Regular
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