Job Description
Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!
The purpose of the P&O Head, (People and Organization) Nordics role is to:
- Enable business performance by driving & executing people & organizational plans for all business units at a country level, ensure compliance and support with external representation
- Lead the local translation of the Global P&O & Business strategy and ensure Business Unit P&O strategy operationalization
- Drive cross unit collaboration and alignment (incl. Global / Regional / Local)
- Enables business transformation in-country and promotes adoption of enterprise-wide programs
- Direct P&O Responsibilities of the Commercial. Operations Organization and Business Strategy
- Enable a consistent employee experience
- Enable cross-unit career development for P&O talents
Your Key Responsibilities
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Strategy Operationalization
- Lead the translation of the global P&O strategy and business plan into a harmonized local P&O agenda and talent plan, ensuring coordination between different business units and local teams, including close collaboration with country and P&O leadership
- Direct overseeing of Commercial Operations business as P&O Leader
- Collaborate with Country Head and Country Leadership Team in driving business transformation initiatives, ensuring business continuity and cross-unit collaboration and enabling One Sandoz culture
- Drive Company culture within country and fosters One Team mindset for full P&O organization within country
- P&O Leadership
- Lead and coordinate local implementation of global P&O strategic initiatives and enterprise projects
- Govern P&O resources sharing for business unit support or country wide initiatives
- Manage, develop & govern local P&O team and budget
- Close collaboration with the Northern Cluster P&O LT
- Employee Experience
- Coordinate local P&O agenda between different units where needed; provide functional guidance to local P&O issues across units
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality experience (incl. local benefits) throughout the employee lifecycle while ensuring adherence to processes
- Ensure consistent practices at country level across units and oversees partnership with workers councils and unions to enable business performance, as well as compliance with local ER framework
- Branding, Reputation & Compliance
- Act as a local employer brand ambassador and align and support country Sandoz Employer branding and EVP
- Support Country Leadership Team and Country Head with company reputation and external relations
- Ensure adherence & compliance to all local legislation and regulations as well as Sandoz regulations and Policies
Essential Requirements
What you’ll bring to the role:
- Extensive expertise in People & Organization (P&O) business partnering, with a proven track record of driving strategic HR initiatives and partnering effectively with senior leadership.
- Strong understanding of Nordic labour laws, particularly in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden
- Demonstrates ability to navigate complex organizational environments
- Leads teams both directly and through influence
- Effectively manages and advises senior stakeholders
- Embodies company values and promotes a unified "One Sandoz" and "One P&O" mindset
- Skilled in organizational design and change management
- Proven expertise in Talent Management & Development (TMD), including designing and implementing strategic talent initiatives, succession planning, leadership development, and performance management across diverse organizational contexts.
- Builds capabilities through leadership development and coaching
- Strong influencing and collaboration skills across functions
- Sensitive to cross-cultural dynamics and diversity
- Proficient in conflict resolution and employee relations management
- Academic thinking and working level
- Language: English is a must, Danish or Swedish a plus
You’ll Receive
Competitive salary and Bonus based on personal and company results; Pension Scheme; Health Insurance; Flexible working conditions with hybrid working policy; Employee recognition scheme; Development both professionally and personally; Learning about company processes
Why Sandoz?
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!
With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
Join us!
Commitment To Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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