Head Talent Management US

Novartis • East Hanover, NJ

3d • $194,600 - $361,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re a team of dedicated and passionate people united by a drive to achieve together. You will shape and deliver the talent and development strategy for US Commercial, partnering with P&O (People & Organization) Business Partners and business leaders to translate enterprise talent priorities into local action. Provide data and market-informed talent diagnostics, leverage technology and predictive analytics to strengthen workforce planning, and ensure high-quality talent data for decision-making. You will enable critical roles and succession outcomes through OTR facilitation, high-potential and priority-group development, early careers and capability mapping, and cross-functional mobility programs—coordinating end-to-end interventions across Recruitment Solutions, Operational Development, LDCE, and Rewards to build diverse pipelines and a future-ready, continuous-development culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a business discipline
• Extensive P&O (HR) experience in Talent Management and Scouting or in an adjacent discipline with genuine commitment to broaden skillset within Talent & Transformation work
• Strategic collaborator with P&O and business leaders at executive levels.
• Comfort working in partnership with C-Suite leaders to drive business outcomes.
• Driven by achieving outcomes rather than by running processes
• Deep experience establishing and delivering internal talent mobility interventions grounded in and guided by the business strategy
• Builder and creator mindset.
• Fluent in English

Nice To Haves

• Commercial AI or Technology background
• Pharma or Tech industry experience

Responsibilities

• Strategic talent partnership: Advise leaders and P&O Business Partners; translate enterprise talent strategy into country priorities informed by business needs and external market dynamics.
• Succession and talent reviews: Support Critical Role identification; lead succession planning for roles in scope with diverse, high-quality internal and external pipelines; facilitate OTR sessions and ensure clear outcomes and action follow-through.
• Future-ready talent (cohorts, capabilities, priority groups): Drive assessment and development planning for successors and HiPos; deliver local talent strategies for priority groups; support strategic cohort execution and critical capability mapping and interventions (hire, develop, retain), including Early Careers where applicable.
• Mobility and talent brokering: Enable cross-unit and cross-functional development and movement by running local talent brokering forums and rotation opportunities; lead Future Me activities and local talent forums as needed.
• Data and insights: Maintain high-quality Workday talent data; leverage analytics tools to provide talent diagnostics, improve decisions, and support workforce planning.
• Integrated P&O delivery: Coordinate with TA, OD, LD and CE, Rewards, and P&O Business Partners to sequence and deliver holistic talent solutions and high-impact projects.
• Culture and capability building: Act as a Talent Ambassador, coaching leaders on succession excellence and future-ready practices; reinforce a continuous development and enterprise mindset.

Benefits

• health, life and disability benefits
• a 401(k) with company contribution and match
• a variety of other benefits
• generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive