Job Description

Job Description:

This strategic position is responsible for driving the HR agenda locally, ensuring alignment with the company's global objectives while tailoring priorities to meet market operations and cultural needs. The HR Lead will play a pivotal role in fostering an engaging, inclusive, and high-performing work environment, enabling business success through effective people strategies.

As a trusted strategist, tech-savvy catalyst, and culture weaver — fluent in both data and emotion, you won’t just support the business — you’ll help reinvent it.

Key Responsibilities:

Understanding the Business

-        Business Acumen: Deep understanding of the financial, organisational, and market goals, challenges & strategic landscape. Speaks in business outcomes, not just people processes.

-        Strategic Thinking: Operates with high autonomy to develop and own HR strategy; Aligns HR strategies with business objectives, shapes proactive workforce strategies.

-        Drives Effectiveness: Acts as a consultant to enable organisation, team and individual effectiveness to realise business objectives.

 

Experience Expert

-        Culture Designer: Architects inclusive, adaptive cultures where innovation thrives; consults on and designs effective engagement strategies.

-        People Advocacy: Advocates for employees’ wellbeing, balancing their needs with business objectives

-        Values-Led, Empathy Driven: Balances transparency and empathy; coaches leaders to ‘Be Real’, authentic & vulnerable.

 

 

Change Navigator

-        Change Programs: Skilled in designing, managing and leading transformational change within the organisation.  

-        Communication & Collaboration: Influences decision making, builds relationships, and operates across borders to guide leaders and support employees through transitions.

-        Connector: ‘Connects the dots’ through relationships and navigates the matrix to enable organisational harmony; Partners as One HR to optimise the HR ecosystem & advance overarching HR Programs.

 

Talent Strategist

-        Strategic Talent Management: Talent profiling/acquisition, career planning, growth (reskilling/upskilling), and retention.

-        Leadership Pipelining: Leads succession planning and implements talent programs to support business objectives; Coaches for Leadership effectiveness.

-        Talent Agent: Creates internal talent marketplaces, enable gig/flex opportunities, and break down silos for career fluidity.

Digital, Data & Tech Enabled

-        Digital Agility: Leverages digital capabilities to enhance HR processes, create efficiencies, and drive results.

-        Data-driven Outcomes: Skilled in collecting, analysing & interpreting data to forecast, and drive decisions; Uses metrics to track performance, engagement, retention and the impact of HR on business outcomes

-        AI & Tech Enablement:  Unites technology & HR strategy to guide on AI implications for the future of work (organisation design, roles & capabilities, performance & effectiveness); leverages AI/tech for self, team and function benefit.

 

Employee Relations

-        Labour Consultant: Expert in market legal & regulatory requirements, balances business needs and risk posture to influence decisions and ensure compliance; ensures HR policies and practices comply with Italian labour laws, regulations, and industry standards.

-        Negotiation Savviness: Navigate union/WC relations, to influence outcomes and business impacts while fostering a positive labour environment

Qualifications and Experience:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field; advanced degree or HR certifications (e.g., SHRM, CIPD) preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive HR experience, within a matrixed HR model, including leadership roles in a pharmaceutical, life sciences, or healthcare company.

Knowledge: Deep understanding of Italian labor laws, employment practices, and cultural nuances. Experience of leading or working directly with Union Representatives. Familiarity with global HR practices and the ability to adapt them locally.

Skills:

Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Collaborator and connector across the affiliate, above market and global teams – ability to operate effectively in a matrix organization to move priorities forward.

Exceptional problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

Proficiency in HRIS systems and HR analytics.

Fluent in Italian and English (both written and spoken).

Key Competencies:

Strategic Thinking

Emotional Intelligence

Change Management

Collaboration and Teamwork

Results-Oriented

Why Join Us?

As the HR Lead for our Italy affiliate, you will be at the forefront of shaping the people and culture agenda for a mission-driven organization committed to improving lives through innovative healthcare solutions. You’ll have the opportunity to work in a dynamic, global environment where your expertise and leadership will make a tangible impact on the success of our business and the well-being of our employees.

Membership of the protected categories (categorie protette) pursuant to Law 68/99 is a preferential title.

Secondary Job Description

Who We Are:

Organon delivers ingenious health solutions that enable people to live their best lives. We are a $6.5 billion global healthcare company focused on making a world of difference for women, their families and the communities they care for. We have an important portfolio and are growing it by investing in the unmet needs of Women’s Health, expanding access to leading biosimilars and touching lives with a diverse and trusted portfolio of health solutions.  Our Vision is clear: A better and healthier every day for every woman.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from candidates with a diverse background. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our applicants. 

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Annualized Salary Range

Annualized Salary Range (Global)

Annualized Salary Range (Canada)

Please Note: Pay ranges are specific to local market and therefore vary from country to country.

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements: Organon employees must be able to satisfy all applicable travel and credentialing requirements, including associated vaccination prerequisites

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Specified

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

Number of Openings:

1

Requisition ID:R538676