Director, Organization Development

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as senior expert with a primary focus to diagnose, frame and address complex organizational challenges at the Enterprise level that cut across Novartis businesses.
• Working in an integrated and collaborative way with business leaders, their teams, and P&O colleagues to collectively address business challenges considering Novartis strategy and create the organizational capability needed to drive business performance.
• Lead the design and implementation of high-quality Organisational Health Diagnostics, Change Management, Strategic Workforce Planning and/or Organisation Design solutions
• Design & deliver impactful change management strategies and interventions to support business transformation.
• Actively contributes to the collective development of OD as an active member of the OD and P&O community to support business needs now and in the future.
• Lead the development and implementation of high-quality enterprise-wide OD approaches in support of identified business needs in partnership with colleagues in the OD community for use across the company.
• Share knowledge and experience gained from OD interventions & contribute to skills development activities in the OD area
• Provide thought leadership in line with expertise.

Essentials Requirement:

• Relevant degree, postgraduate and working qualifications preferred in relevant business or applied behavioral sciences (e.g. Strategy, Business Administration, Organization Development, Psychology, HR Management, MBA, etc).
• Track record of designing and delivering impactful organization change in complex corporate environments
• Demonstrated experience gained in Organization Design & Development, supported by broader consulting, P&O or change management experience.
• Significant experience with senior executive engagement and facilitation, strong influencing ability through consulting, communication and relationship building skills.
• Proven analytical and conceptual skills, combined with ability to implement
• Proven expertise in OD and change management methodologies
• Known for strong collaboration and networking with the broader P&O community and other stakeholders
• External consulting and/or business leadership experience would be valuable
• Ability to deal with highly complex environment, reducing complexity into strategy decision recommendations
• Ability to make an impact in ambiguous, complex environments
• Proficiency in English required – spoken & written, other languages is an asset.

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