People Business Partner

Job title: People Business Partner

Hiring Manager: AMET People Director

Job location: İstanbul

About Us

Opella, the Consumer Healthcare business unit of Sanofi, is the purest and third-largest player globally in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market. We have an unshakable belief in the power of self-care and the role it can play in creating a healthier society and a healthier planet. That’s why we want to make self-care as simple as it should be by being consumer-led always, with science at our core. 

Through our unique and balanced portfolio of more than 100 loved brands, including 15 global and local high-growth challengers such as Allegra, Dulcolax and Buscopan, we deliver our mission: helping more than half a billion consumers worldwide take their health in their hands. This mission is brought to life by an 11,000-strong team, 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites, and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. We are also proud to be the first major fast-moving consumer healthcare company to achieve B Corp certification. 

About the job:

As the People Business Partner for Turkey, you will oversee the Commercial organization and all support functions of Opella Turkey.  A core accountability will be to ensure effective HR operations throughout the country. Your primary focus will be as a strategic business partner to the Commercial team, driving HR initiatives that support their specific business goals. You will lead efforts in talent management, workforce planning, employee engagement, and culture-building, fostering an agile and inclusive workplace. You will build and maintain strong partnerships with external stakeholders (where applicable / social partners) to ensure smooth and compliant HR operations across the organization.

This role demands a proactive, dynamic leader who demonstrates the potential to strategically shape and execute HR initiatives, foster strong relationships across the organization and drive sustainable growth by aligning people strategies with business objectives.

Key Accountabilities:

Strategic Business Partnering

• Serve as a trusted strategic partner to leaders on people-related matters, offering actionable insights into HR practices, assessing risks and implications, and providing guidance on workforce planning, analytics, and organizational effectiveness across Commercial & enabling functions to support informed decision-making and drive business outcomes.
• Ensure full compliance with local labor laws, regulations, and the Company’s code of ethics, advising leaders on necessary corrective actions to mitigate risks and maintain organizational integrity.
• Partner with Finance Business Partners to ensure headcount and personnel costs are aligned with business requirements and financial targets for the country.

Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding

• Implement local talent acquisition strategies by addressing talent needs and closing capability gaps within Commercial & enabling functions teams.
• Create a dynamic and inclusive work environment that strengthens the Company’s employer brand, attracts top talent, and fosters long-term engagement and success for all employees.

Performance and Compensation Management

• Lead performance and compensation cycles across the Commercial & enabling functions, coaching and supporting leaders to make fair decisions based on individual and team performance, while ensuring alignment with global standards.
• Guide leaders in making compensation and benefits (C&B) decisions to attract, engage, and retain top talent while ensuring alignment with global policies, local regulations, and market benchmarks.

Talent Management, Learning & Development

• Drive the talent management process, partnering leaders to identify, develop, and retain high-potential employees, while promoting cross-functional and cross-zone talent exchange to support organizational growth.
• Develop and implement succession plans for key positions, ensuring the readiness of internal talent to meet future leadership and organizational needs.
• Partner with leaders to assess and address learning and development needs, delivering targeted solutions that support both individual growth and broader organizational goals.

Culture, Change Management and Strategic Project Management

• Champion the company’s culture by fostering a thriving, inclusive, and collaborative environment where employees embody the Challenger mindset—Outcome-Obsessed, Courageous, Radically Simple, and All In Together—empowering full alignment with the organization’s mission and vision.
• Serve as a change leader, partnering with senior leaders to drive and support organizational change initiatives across Turkey, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Support the transformation projects by overseeing successful implementation, change management, and employee engagement.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to guide teams through the transformation process, ensuring alignment with organizational culture and delivering sustainable project outcomes.

Other Operational Priorities:

Head Count and Personnel Cost management.

• Accountable of the annual Budget/Forecast exercise and monthly reporting of HC and P.Cost variance.
• Follow up disciplinary investigations with line managers and disciplinary committee.

Maintain Compliance

• Abide by the requirements of the Code of Ethics including but not restricted to maintaining high professional standards of conduct in line with the Company procedure with a duty of care to the reputation of the Company.

Ethical Leadership

• Takes personal accountability to use personal experience and knowledge, as well as the training and tools provided by Opella, to maintain a good knowledge and understanding of all ethics and governance relevant to the role (Opella Policies and Procedures and any relevant legal requirements) and demonstrate personal leadership in applying these to all work undertaken.
• Escalates any decisions or seek the support of colleagues or management if personal knowledge and understanding is not at the level required to carry out any part of the role

Environmental and Safety Leadership

• To care for his/her own safety and wellbeing and the safety of others, and to co-operate with the company to ensure a safe place of work.  To comply with Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) related processes and procedures, provide his/her team (if has) complying to these issues and audit them. Employees are therefore expected to:
• Report any accident, incident or near miss, whether it be of personal injury or property damage

• Assist in the investigation of accidents with the objective of introducing measures to prevent recurrence

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

INTERNAL

Cross Functional Collaboration with:

• Key Partnership with the Commercial & Enabling Functions.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree, preferably with experience in HR management or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in HR in commercial environments.
• In-depth knowledge of HR processes, policies, local practices, and compliance requirements, with the ability to manage complex HR challenges.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to tailor communication style to different audiences to drive results.
• Demonstrated advisory expertise, with the ability to influence stakeholders and facilitate organizational change effectively.
• Exceptional people relations and problem-solving skills, adept at managing conflicts and creating effective solutions.
• Analytical mindset, skilled in capturing, interpreting, and leveraging HR data to support business objectives.
• Fluent in Turkish and English, with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS                       

Should be able to demonstrate Challenger Mindset behaviours; All in. Together / Outcome Obsessed / Courageous and Radically Simple

If the description fits your experience and has aroused your interest, please apply so we can get in contact with you!

Why Choose us?

• an international work environment, in which you can develop your talent and realize ideas and innovations within a competent team.
• access to internal recruitment and development libraries - you can create your own career path within Sanofi; your professional development will be supported purposefully.
• flexible home office policy, with a possibility to work up to 50% of time from home, where you can easily schedule your office days
• an attractive package of benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (mental health support, legal and financial consulting)
• Gender neutral paid parental leave as well as volunteer days

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 Opella, 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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