Location: Barcelona, Spain #LI-Hybride
About the role:
The People Partner acts as a trusted advisor offering in-country policy expertise and knowledge to support and educate leaders, managers, and associates on all P&O topics on the moments that matter. People Partners support all divisional customer groups in the country enabling the delivery of lifecycle events, the employee value proposition, talent acquisition, talent management, learning, performance management, employee relations, rewards, pay, and reporting. In addition, People Partners implement P&O change initiatives at a country level acting as detailed designers and agents of change by working with Business Partners.
The People Partner lead in small countries acts as a single point of contact within the country to align on people partner-related issues, above country topics, and coordination of country team members.
Your responsibilities will be but are not limited to:
Responsibilities
* Partnering and coaching managers and associates on People related Processes and moments that matter.
* Drive P&O initiatives, supporting the overall P&O strategy.
* Activate business ownership and accountability of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
* Advise on and handle diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels, e.g., gender representation, LGBTI, pay equity.
* Champion culture and support implementation of corporate initiatives (e.g., Evolve, hybrid working).
* Coach and guide people managers on role evaluations in line with local governance.
* Communicate the full spectrum of inclusion & Psychological Safety.
* Design new hire onboarding initiatives.
* Drive buy-in and utilization of data and analytics to identify risk and trends, and apply these business insights to inform decisions and actions.
* Drive D&I efforts and align with global or local initiatives / implementation.
* Drive quality, effectiveness, efficiency, and continuous improvement for P&O People Partnering and related processes.
* Embrace customer feedback to understand the customer journey with moments that matter and drive continuous improvement.
* Implement enhancements and modifications as necessary to meet both the business and customer needs.
* Ensure compliance with local equity / Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) regulations.
* Be the first point of escalation for all leaders and managers on their day-to-day P&O topics, providing expert advice, guidance, and support.
* Lead the delivery of in-country transformations, consult and negotiate with local works council / unions, provide advice and guidance for managers through the local process, oversee associate notice / handover meetings, and overall restructuring lifecycle.
* Lead the execution of local implementation of large-scale organizational and day-to-day organizational structure changes, in line with country regulations / policies.
* Lead alignment and harmonization of local regulations with P&O Board; monitor compliance, risk management, and review P&O controls (as part of the NFCM framework) working with People Partner team.
* Manage internal movement offers and mobility.
* Promote the contribution of ideas and solutions to the P&O network (Country Business Partners, Global Business Partners, and Country P&O Boards).
Qualifications
* University degree in Human Resources or equivalent.
* Several years of experience within a global environment dealing with high-level stakeholders.
* Experience being a true business partner for HR community, employees, and hiring managers.
* Knowledge of Workday is a plus.
* Excellent writing and communication skills.
* Fluency in Spanish and English is a must.
Benefits and rewards:
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Accessibility and accommodation:
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to inclusion.spain@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
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Alternative Location 1: Madrid Delegación, Spain
Functional Area: Human Resources
Job Type: Full time
Employment Type: Temporary (Fixed Term)
Shift Work: No
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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