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 in Japan 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 goals by providing P&C strategic leadership and support (talent management, performance, organization, culture, etc) whilst ensuring alignment to Sanofi’s Global Business Strategy as well as the Take the Lead culture. The job holder will also be a member of the People & Culture Key Markets Leadership Team of Specialty Care, and the leadership teams of Specialty Care business locally.

Main responsibilities:

As a member of the 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.

•Coach and advise market leadership to shape and enable the people agenda and business strategy, by guiding them on strategic planning activities

•Anticipate and identify business needs and challenges on market level

•Contribute to global strategic activities, such as workforce and succession planning, talent and leadership development, culture/ Inclusion/ Employee Engagement by providing market view and context

•Collaborate with COEs to shape and if required tailor global solutions and best practice solutions by providing market business context and ensure that business needs are met

•Talent Acquisition – Provide local input to understand and shape requirements for respective workforce segment and partner with TA teams for hiring of senor leaders for respective market Business Unit

•Talent Management* – Support activation of market and Business Unit talent priorities in alignment with the global Talent Strategy. Know high potential talents for respective market Business Unit. Build manager capability in assessing potential and strengthening succession of market Business Unit Leadership pipeline. Advise leaders and employees on career development and talent activities. (approx. time spent on Talent is 30-40%)

•Insights – Advise business based on data and insights and leverage local people insights and analytics for strategic P&C agenda within respective area of responsibility and to provide voice of the customer. 

•Org Design and Effectiveness - Coordinate and manage business and organization changes in country (e.g., mergers, divestiture, new business models) in conjunction with other People Business Partners at market level and our Organization Development teams.

•Culture, Inclusion, Employee Engagement – Promote Sanofi culture/ Inclusion/ Employee Engagement initiatives by driving programs and initiatives to increase engagement within respective market

•Employee Relations - Advise on high-profile / severe cases and act as escalation point for high-profile cases in respective market

About you

- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field; master’s degree preferred.

- Minimum of 10 years of relevant 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 Culture, Inclusion and Employee Engagement.

- Fluent in Japanese and English.

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