Exec. Dir., HR Business Partner

**DACH HR Leader**

This role is based in our Munich office and will require flexibility to travel across our network in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

Our ability to impact our patients & customers depends on the integrity, knowledge, resilience, and teamwork of people like you. As the **DACH HR Leader and Germany HRBP Leader,** you will play a critical role in leading our HR team, partnering directly with the business, and overseeing a large and diverse HR function.

Your primary responsibilities will be to serve as the strategic HR Partner to the German Subsidiary & Lead our Human Resources Team in DACH (Germany, Austria & Switzerland). As part of these responsibilities, you will provide HR partnership to all the Leaders across the enterprise.

Drawing on your expertise and experience, you will develop and drive HR strategies and plans that align with our business objectives. This will span human and animal health, research, manufacturing, and commercial activities. As the HR Strategic Partner, you will coach, provide guidance and support organizational talent development, diversity and inclusion strategies, talent management, workforce planning, organizational design, restructuring, change management, leader effectiveness, performance management, compensation and rewards, and escalated employee relations issues. Additionally, you will act as an employee champion and change agent, seeking to implement integrated HR solutions that address the unique needs of our business and organization. Critical to success will be having insight and curiosity for our diverse business and translating those into actions pertaining to our people, culture and organization.

To ensure the success of our HR function, you will collaborate closely with the broader HR team, both at the regional and global level. This will involve leading and overseeing our Human Resources Team in DACH region (Germany, Austria & Switzerland. You will work in close partnership with HR COEs such as Compensation & Benefits, Global Talent, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, and HR Operations to deliver value-added services that reflect the business objectives of our organization.

Reporting to the AVP, Head of Europe & Canada HR, you will have the accountability and authority to drive HR initiatives and make a significant impact in our DACH HH business and also HR in the markets within scope.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead a team of HRBPs and a matrixed team of resources across the enterprise to support human capital initiatives.
- Provide HR and executive coaching support to senior leaders in the DACH, including direct HR Partnership to the Germany MD for Human Health Commercial.
- Support talent management, organizational design, and organizational alignment activities for the business.
- Lead restructuring activities when necessary and contribute to organizational change management.
- Champion and support cultural transformation and diversity & inclusion strategies, promoting compliant and ethical behaviour.
- Coach leaders and members of leadership teams in effectively managing all people management processes, including talent management, performance management, and compensation planning.
- Partner with the learning organization to develop learning strategies and solutions that align with our talent strategy.
- Collaborate with the talent acquisition organization on activities related to our workforce plan and talent strategy.
- Collaborate with Compliance and legal colleagues to effectively manage labour and employee relations topics and foster a safe culture.
- Collaborate across the HR network and with other stakeholders to resolve escalated issues and generate solutions that align with our business strategy.
- Represent the voice of DACH markets, as part of enterprise HR initiatives, helping to shape planning and execution of key enterprise initiatives.
- Interface and coordinate with Europe & Canada HR team to stay in close alignment on enterprise wide activities and HR operations
- As a member of the Europe & Canda HR Leadership team, collaborate and partner with peer HR leaders across the region to share best practices, advance solutions, drive cross border talent movement and enable HR development.

**Qualifications**:

- Appropriate third-level qualification couple with strong background as a HR leader in multinational manufacturing organisations.
- Proficiency in written and spoken German and English language is required.
- Proven experience leading large HR organisations in global organisations with a mix of manufacturing and commercial activities, coupled with proven record of working successfully as a HRBP to senior executives.
- Demonstrated ability to inspire, coach, and develop HR teams and organization to excel in their current and future roles.
- Desire to collaborate and operate in a matrixed environment, where shared resources, goals and trade-offs are the common way of working.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively influ