Talent Management Lead

Job title : Talent Management Lead

Location : Morristown, NJ / Cambridge, MA

About the job

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.

Role Summary :

With a renewed Global Talent Strategy and a strong focus on accelerating our Talent agenda, this role will be responsible for driving the talent roadmap in Commercial Operations in North America together with People business Partners and Business leaders.  The Talent Partner for Commercial Operations will identify opportunities to better understand and anticipate the talent needs of the business. They will work closely with People Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders to align on current and future talent priorities.

The Talent Management Lead will leverage deep knowledge of talents to align with the specific talent needs of the business, working across the global and local teams to meet our organization’s key talent goals.

The Talent Management Lead will drive cross-functional, end-to-end initiatives with strategic impact across the North America organization.

Our Team :

To deliver our ambition to transform the practice of medicine we are here to develop and retain talents to ensure business continuity across the North America Region. We make the talent ambition happen in close collaboration with the Business leaders and in partnership with the Sanofi talent community.

The Talent Management Lead plays an important role in building a purposeful Talent agenda for North America founded on data-based understanding of current talent environment and with the objective to help the business to achieve its ambition, enhancing innovation, agility and growth. ​

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose : to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Main Responsibilities :

Lead Global Talent initiatives at the local level, such as : Talent Reviews, Talent Exchanges, and nominations for global and local programs.

Partner with People Business Partners to identify the specific talent needs of R&D and M&S.

Leads strategic, cross-functional initiatives with end-to-end impact across North America

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Serve as Talent Management Partner for NA R&D and M&S including :

Understanding each of the function’s strategic direction and business needs and translating the needs to co-create / drive the talent agenda (identifying areas of opportunities, priorities and recommendations of initiatives)

Building strong relationships with talents, P&C stakeholders (i.e. Regional People Business Partners, Global Talent Management Leads, Talent Acquisition Partners, and business leaders to connect talent to opportunities, drive internal mobility and improve talent pipeline.

Provide insights and recommendations for talent placement and development paths.

Serve as the connector across the Functions to retain talent, promote cross-moves and manage talent pools.

Analyze people and talent data, show trends, prepare feedback to the People Business Partners and business on key identified areas for improvement and track progress

Understand the global Talent Management tools & resources and adopt when relevant and significant for the function.

Support identifying Critical Positions and building talent pools with a “One Sanofi” mindset

Partner with Early Career Talent Partners to identify and develop a mid and long-term vision for Early talents in the functions

Propose solutions and monitor execution of Talent initiatives and events (Talent sessions with business leaders, Talent networking with Talents, support the rolling out of the talent cycle in the region)

Support our Talent is One Sanofi principle through a pragmatic and sustainable approach to enable talent mobility across the region

Contribute to the North America Talent Management community to align, give visibility on global trends & initiatives and share best practices

Enhance connection of development opportunities to different talent pools (e.g. Leadership development programs nomination, GIGs) and help connect talents’ aspiration to business opportunities

About you :

Experience & Education :

Bachelors Degree required, and professional experience managing projects and enabling talent development strategies

Working experience in Business or in Talent Management or as a People & Culture Business Partner (previously HRBP) with passion for Talent Management & development

8+ years of relevent experience

Soft and technical skills :

Willingness & capability to understand the business needs and translate them into people strategies and solutions

Project management capabilities

Active listening skills

Ability to work in an international and multicultural environment

Interpersonal communication & partnering skills

Analytical and synthetic thinking, comfortable with Workday

Qualifications :

Experience in designing, implementing, and running Talent programs across businesses.

High-level of critical thinking and strategic mindset required; can adapt and pivot, as necessary.

Excels at developing relationships throughout the organization, building networks and ability to liaise with stakeholders at various levels of management, including engaging with senior leaders.

Needs a high degree of initiative, autonomy, and ability to collaborate in a virtual team environment while meeting objectives.

Strong ability to focus, prioritize, and deliver multiple projects effectively in a fast-paced environment, highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.

Ability to thrive in ambiguity and adapt quickly to new challenges, projects, and systems / tools that are used by the team.

Ability to collect, analyze and present data.

Complete proficiency in MS Office Suite (advanced Excel and Teams experience is a plus).

Experience with creating PowerPoint presentations to tell a compelling story using data

Recommending new approaches and improvements to current processes and procedures, to support an environment of continuous improvement.

Why Choose Us?

Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.​​

Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.​​

Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.​​

Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.​

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.