Digital Product Owner - People Analytics

Job title: Digital Product Owner - People Analytics

• Location: Hyderabad

About the job

Sanofi is a global life sciences company committed to improving access to healthcare and supporting the people we serve throughout the continuum of care. From prevention to treatment, Sanofi transforms scientific innovation into healthcare solutions, in human vaccines, rare diseases, multiple sclerosis, oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, diabetes and cardiovascular solutions and consumer healthcare. More than 110,000 people in over 100 countries at Sanofi are dedicated to making a difference on patients’ daily life, wherever they live and enabling them to enjoy a healthier life. As a company with a global vision of drug development and a highly regarded corporate culture, Sanofi is recognized as one of the best pharmaceutical companies in the world and is pioneering the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with strong commitment to develop advanced data standards to increase reusability & interoperability and thus accelerate impact on global health.

Our ambition is to deliver best-in-class enterprise services enabling Sanofi to chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives. Within Digital Delivery and Operations, we are building solutions that empower data-driven decisions, enhance workforce agility, and improve organizational performance. We simplify processes, break down barriers, and rapidly cross-fertilize the best ideas across Sanofi.

We have identified three key drivers:

• Community – Building a vibrant team that attracts and engages talent

• Excellence – Simplifying, standardizing and continuously improving processes to capture synergies, scale effects and productivity improvements

• Digitalization – Enabling transparency, data-driven decision-making support, agility and rapid innovation across Sanofi's entire value chain.

Reporting to the Head of Total Workforce Management & People Analytics, the Digital Product Owner – People Analytics will own the vision, roadmap, and delivery of multiple analytics products that enable actionable insights across the enterprise. This role focuses primarily on Visier and Qualtrics solutions, ensuring seamless integration with HRIS, Vendor Management Systems (VMS), cloud data warehouse platforms, and workforce planning tools. As an individual contributor, you will act as the key liaison between Business stakeholders, People Insights team, the Master Data team, and technical partners to translate business needs into scalable digital solutions. You will manage the product backlog, prioritize features, and ensure timely delivery of enhancements that improve workforce insights, listening capabilities, and organizational performance.

Main responsibilities:

• Own the product vision and roadmap for People Analytics solutions, primarily Visier and Qualtrics, ensuring alignment with business priorities. Manage the product backlog, prioritize features, and drive delivery using Agile methodologies.

• Act as the primary liaison between Business stakeholders, People Insights team, the Master Data team and technical stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable product requirements. Ensure seamless integration of analytics platforms with HRIS, VMS, cloud data warehouse platforms, and workforce planning tools. Ensure alignment in security models between HRIS and analytics platforms, maintaining compliance, data privacy, and data protection standards.

• Monitor product performance, adoption, and data quality; identify opportunities for continuous improvement. Partner with external vendors and internal IT teams to guarantee platform stability, scalability, and compliance. Championing a customer-centric approach, ensuring solutions deliver measurable business value and enhance user experience.

About you:

• Experience: 4+ years’ experience in People Analytics, with exposure to workforce insights and listening solutions in the pharmaceutical industry. Experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare industry. Familiarity with data quality tools and technologies. Understanding of global data privacy regulations (GDPR, etc.) Proven experience as a Digital Product Owner or similar role in analytics or HR technology. Bachelor’s degree in business, Information Systems, HR, or related field; advanced degree is a plus.

• Technical Skills: Mandatory expertise in Visier and Qualtrics platforms. Strong understanding of data integration across HRIS (Workday preferred), VMS, and enterprise data ecosystems. Experience with cloud data warehouse platforms (Snowflake preferred). Certified Agile Product Owner (e.g., CSPO or equivalent) with hands-on experience in Agile delivery.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills; proactive and highly customer-oriented, with the ability to connect business needs to technical solutions. Strong analytical mindset and ability to translate complex data concepts into clear business outcomes.

• Strong experience in developing and managing Enterprise Integration Builders (EIBs). Proven experience with data migration projects and system implementations. Strong understanding of Master Data Management (MDM) principles and practices. Proficiency in data analysis, mapping, and transformation techniques. Experience with Workday HCM systems and people data structures. Advanced Excel skills, experience with data analysis tools preferred.

• Demonstrated experience in EIB development and optimization. Experience supporting M&A integration activities and data consolidation. Demonstrated ability to harmonize data across multiple systems and sources. Track record of successful data migration and implementation projects. Experience in creating and delivering training and knowledge transfer programs.

• Strong understanding of EIB architecture and best practices. Analytical Thinking: Ability to understand complex data relationships and identify harmonization requirements. Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences. Collaboration: Strong team player who can work effectively across regional and functional boundaries. Problem-Solving: Proactive approach to identifying and resolving data quality issues. Attention to Detail: Meticulous approach to data validation and quality assurance. Comfortable working in a dynamic environment with changing priorities. Deep understanding of data governance frameworks and compliance requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s or Masters in Life Sciences/Healthcare, Business Administration, Engineering or Information Technology.

• Languages: Verbal and written fluency in English

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention, and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

• Opportunity to work in an international environment, collaborating with diverse business teams and vendors, working in a dynamic team, and fully empowered to propose and implement innovative ideas. 

PursueProgress. Discover Extraordinary.

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. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

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.

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