• Location: Budapest, Hungary

• Job type: Permanent, Full-time, Hybrid

• Travel: Up to 10% on exceptional basis only

About the job

Our Hubs are a crucial part of how we innovate, improving performance across every Sanofi department and providing a springboard for the amazing work we do. Build a career and you can be part of transforming our business while helping to change millions of lives. Ready?

As a Business Process Transformation Leader within our Business Operations Transformation team, you'll be responsible for developing and implementing enterprise-wide process excellence frameworks while overseeing the methodology for Global Process Owners (GPOs). This senior leadership role requires a professional who can navigate across all business processes with a holistic perspective and drive strategic transformation initiatives through exceptional management capabilities.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives. We're also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible.

Our ambition: deliver best-in-class enterprise services enabling Sanofi to chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives. With the creation of the global business unit Business Operations, we have elevated our commitment to innovation and excellence. We have identified three key drivers:

• Community - Building a vibrant team that will attract and engage talent, with four global hubs

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

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

The Business Process Transformation Leader will oversee the comprehensive GPO Model, providing strategic direction and executive-level guidance across Sanofi's entire process landscape.

Main responsibilities:

Strategic Process Leadership & Governance:

• Drive enterprise-wide process excellence strategy and implementation

• Lead the Global Process Committee by organizing and facilitating executive-level governance meetings

• Establish and maintain the governance framework for the Global Process Organization

• Provide executive oversight of process transformation initiatives across all business domains

Cross-Functional Process Integration:

• Develop comprehensive frameworks that integrate and optimize processes across all business functions

• Ensure seamless alignment between different business processes (Finance, Supply Chain, HR, R&D, etc.)

• Create synergies between process domains to maximize organizational efficiency

• Lead strategic initiatives that require cross-functional process expertise

Executive Stakeholder Management:

• Engage with senior leadership to ensure framework alignment with Sanofi's strategic goals

• Influence and drive executive-level decisions related to process governance

• Represent process excellence initiatives at the highest organizational levels

• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across all business units

GPO Capability Framework & Methodology:

• Develop and maintain the strategic methodology framework for all capabilities expected from Global Process Owners

• Act as the senior methodology expert while respecting that execution remains the responsibility of GPOs and Process Board

• Lead capability assessment and development planning for GPOs

• Direct the strategic deployment of GPO projects

Quality Standards & Performance Management:

• Design and implement enterprise-wide KPIs to measure GPO blueprint implementation effectiveness

• Lead strategic benchmarking initiatives including conducting internal and external benchmarking

• Evaluate process performance against industry standards at an executive level

• Identify best practices and transformation opportunities across the organization

Team Leadership & People Development:

• Lead and develop the process excellence team with a focus on strategic capabilities

• Directly supervise and mentor a team of professionals

• Foster a culture of executive-level collaboration, trust, and continuous improvement

• Evaluate team performance, determine training needs, and develop talent

About you

Experience:

• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in senior process management roles

• Proven track record of executive-level leadership across multiple business processes

• Extensive experience leading cross-functional transformation projects in complex global organizations

• Demonstrated success in building and managing high-performing teams

• Significant experience working in matrix environments with regional and global stakeholders

Skills:

Leadership Excellence:

• Strategic leadership capabilities with proven ability to influence at executive levels

• Outstanding stakeholder management skills across multiple business domains

• Demonstrated ability to drive organizational change and transformation

• Strategic vision combined with tactical execution capabilities

• Proven track record of developing and mentoring high-performing teams

Process Expertise:

• Comprehensive understanding of end-to-end business processes across multiple domains

• Deep expertise in process governance frameworks and enterprise-wide implementation

• Advanced knowledge of process excellence methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, DMAIC, etc.)

• Strategic approach to taxonomy management and evolution

• Executive-level experience in quality management and performance measurement

Education:

• Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or similar field

Languages:

• Fluent English, both written and verbal

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

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