At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the skills strategy to transform talent and workforce practices at Novartis.
- Company: Join Novartis, a global leader in healthcare innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a chance to shape the future of work.
- Other info: Opportunity to influence senior leaders and drive change in a dynamic environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on how skills drive careers and workforce transformation.
- Qualifications: Extensive experience in talent management and skills-based practices required.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
London, UK; Dublin, Ireland or Munich, Germany (see separate postings). This role is based in London, UK. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.
What if you could redefine how a global organization understands talent? As Head of Skills, you will shape the future of how skills power careers, learning, and workforce transformation at Novartis. This is a rare opportunity to lead an enterprise‑wide skills agenda—bringing together strategy, data, and emerging technologies to build a more agile, inclusive, and future‑ready workforce. Working at the intersection of talent, learning, and innovation, you will influence senior leaders and turn cutting‑edge market insights into scalable, human‑centered solutions that truly impact how people grow and thrive.
About The Role
- Define and lead the enterprise skills strategy, aligning governance, priorities, and operating model across Novartis.
- Continuously scan external markets for skills trends, innovations, and regulatory developments shaping talent practices.
- Influence senior stakeholders to embed skills‑based approaches across talent, learning, and workforce decisions.
- Establish and evolve enterprise standards for skills taxonomy, proficiency, assessment, and language.
- Partner with Reward and Organization Development to shape job architecture and career frameworks.
- Embed skills across the full talent lifecycle, including acquisition, learning, performance, and mobility.
- Translate skills insights into actionable recommendations for workforce planning and capability development.
- Shape enterprise use cases for Workday Skills Cloud and related skills‑driven digital experiences.
- Collaborate with technology teams to ensure responsible, ethical, and scalable skills solutions.
- Lead responsible artificial intelligence practices, ensuring fairness, transparency, and inclusive skills design.
Essential Requirements
- Extensive experience in talent management, organizational development, learning, or workforce transformation at global scale.
- Deep expertise in skills‑based talent practices, including taxonomies, job architecture, and career frameworks.
- Strong understanding of human resources technology, including skills intelligence platforms and data‑driven solutions.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive enterprise‑wide change across complex organizations.
- Experience translating market trends and workforce data into strategic talent and capability decisions.
- Demonstrated commitment to ethical, inclusive, and responsible use of artificial intelligence in talent practices.
