+ _Location: Mumbai or Hyderabad_ + _Job type: Permanent, Full time_ + _Travel – 50%_ **About the job:** **Our Team:** _Sanofi is a leading global healthcare company going through a significant transformation. We are on a journey to attract and develop top diverse talent to join our mission to bring innovation to more and more patients around the world._ _We are seeking an experienced and passionate leader to partner with the organization’s leadership and People & Culture (P&C) team as the catalyst for the deployment of the One Sanofi People Strategy for the company. The incumbent will contribute to the achievement of the company's short- and long-term strategy and objectives._ **Main responsibilities:** As a member of the **Southeast Asia and India People & Culture team** , **you will** **lead** **the People & Culture function for India** , overseeing all the P&C strategy and operation at country level, working in close partnership with the business leaders and the rest of the P&C community across the geography. As a member of the India People & Culture team, you will be expected to work in close partnership with the business leaders and the rest of the P&C community across the geography. + Ensure the deployment of **One P&C agenda and P&C culture change at country level.** + **Drive P&C function matters** **at local level** and provide input to market view. + Own **P&C support** for employees and line managers. Provide input on **workforce planning** for the respective country. + Provide input to **People Services management** improving service experience and efficiency. + Own the **local deployment of Social Unions /Labor Relations** strategy aligned with Global and market Labor Relations. Be the liaison to the co-determination bodies and negotiate collective labor agreements at local level. + Manage **personnel cost/ budget** for the country. + Provide **coaching** at leadership level. + Champion “ **learn, share & re-apply** ” across the Sanofi organization by collaborating with PBPs, CoEs and People Services + Act in **advisory capacity** concerning escalations for key and leadership roles on satellite country level. + **Ensure talent strategy deployment at satellite country level** : Partner with the country leadership to support their individual development. Review the country talent pipeline depth to ensure appropriate talent density in partnership with the respective market and GBU/GF PBP and TM Leads, drive the importance of the talent principles through coaching of the leaders in country, including encouraging bold moves on talent and supporting talent acquisition activities in the country. + **Partners with leaders and Talent Acquisition CoE** on senior leadership hires for the country and on hires into roles which help to build deep skill/knowledge in a critical capability area aligned to strategic plans. + Partnering with Learning COE to help **build deep skill/knowledge** . + Provides support and expertise on all people-related and HR management matters within the organization, ensuring compliance to legal requirements, ethical standards, and best practices. + Manages employer-employee relations in a fair and transparent way, promoting diversity, employee relations culture, values, and behaviors. Creates and maintains a climate for effective collaboration. **About you:** + Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field; master’s degree preferred. + Minimum of 12 years of HR experience. International exposure is desirable. + Great leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships at all levels of the organization & ability to represent P&C externally. + Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions. + Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. + Strong leadership experience in HR management, in an Indian context, preferably with multinational corporations and experience in a working in a Matrix reporting Organisation. + Leadership experience in a public listed company in India with ability to interface with board members + Business and outcome oriented with past experience handling complex business transformation + Thinks and acts strategically equally being operationally strong and results oriented + Proven ability in change management and successful stakeholder management. Pursue progress, discover extraordinary. Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people. At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity. Watch our ALL IN video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t=67s) and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com (https://www.sanofi.com/en/our-responsibility/equality-and-inclusiveness) ! **Pursue** **_progress_** **, discover** **_extraordinary_** Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people. At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity. Watch our ALL IN video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t=67s) and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com (https://www.sanofi.com/en/our-responsibility/equality-and-inclusiveness) ! Sanofi is dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges. We are a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. We prevent illness with vaccines, provide innovative treatments to fight pain and ease suffering. We stand by the few who suffer from rare diseases and the millions with long-term chronic conditions. With more than 100,000 people in 100 countries, Sanofi is transforming scientific innovation into healthcare solutions around the globe. Discover more about us visiting www.sanofi.com or via our movie We are Sanofi (https://youtu.be/96EwNjb1TLo) As an organization, we change the practice of medicine; reinvent the way we work; and enable people to be their best versions in career and life. We are constantly moving and growing, making sure our people grow with us. Our working environment helps us build a dynamic and inclusive workplace operating on trust and respect and allows employees to live the life they want to live. All in for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Sanofi - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkpDBZ-CJKw&t=2s)