People Excellence Lead Romania (All Genders) 

• Location: Romania

• Job type: Permanent, Full time

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 in Romania. 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 CSE MCOPeople & 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. 

• Act as the Sanofi ambassador externally on all People matters in the countryincluding strengthening partnerships with key stakeholders, advocating our business agenda supporting the shaping of the right employment law policies in the market in service of our business mission.

• Sponsor employee relations at the relevant government or statutory bodies (ie labour inspection offices, Ministry of labour etc) and hold accountability for the healthy and compliant implementation of our employee related policies in line with the local labour legislation.

• Lead the Employee Value Proposition externally acting as a strong sponsor,utilizing competitive intelligence of the biopharma industry in the Country

• Ensure the deployment of ourOne People & Culture strategy and change at country level.

• Drive People & Culture function mattersat local level and provide proactively input to market view.

• Own People & Culture counseling and support for employees and line managers in country and beyond as per the set up of our new model, safeguarding and contributing to the P&C operational health.

• 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.

• Partner with the People Business Partners of all GBUs and Functions to implement organizational changes effectively in the local context and local systems (if required), manage reorganizations by supporting union/ works council negotiations as well as leading the transition/ exit of people.

• Monitor and managepersonnel cost/ budget for the country.

• Provide coaching at leadership level where relevant

• Champion “learn, share & re-apply” across the Sanofi organization by collaborating with PBPs, CoEs and People Services

• Act in as a strong Advisor concerning escalations for key and leadership roles on satellite country level.

• Ensure talent strategy deployment at satellite country level: Review the country talent pipeline depth to ensure appropriate talent density in partnership with the respective market and GBU/GF PBP and TM Partner, 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. Deliver P4G workshops to upskill People Managers. Engage in calibration talent reviews as needed to support 1st line managers. Support employees and managers locally in development advice.

• Partner with leaders and Talent Acquisition CoEas required on the relevant 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 plansfueling in our talent pipelines

• Support delivery of people & culture activities that require on-site presence or where local language requirements cannot be covered by the hubs.

• Support in country Talent acquisition activities as required in partnership with TA team. Obtain approvals from works council/union where applicable.

• Learning – Support on-site learning admin and handle local audit of learning delivery in partnership with Learning COE

• Rewards and Recognition – Support adjustment and negotiation of collective labor agreements, manage personnel cost/ budget, local plans, and exceptions.

• Proactively encourage all line managers and employees to utilize ESS/MSS and One Support

About you 

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

• Solid experience on similar position. 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.

• Fluent in English and Romanian.