Merck KGaA

Head of HRBP Life Science India

Posted On

March 3, 2025

Location

Bangalore, Karnataka

Experience Level

E - Professional (10+ years)

Job Type

Full-time

Apply By

May 6, 2025

Job Description

Purpose of the job:The Head of HRBP LS India is responsible for leading and implementing strategic people initiatives that drive business results of life Science India.This role involves partnering with senior business leaders of India (MD & ICC) to develop and execute HR strategies aligned with business objectives, fostering a high-performance culture, and ensuring legal compliance on all HR matters.To liaison with Global/Regional LS HRBP and HR solution partners to download and implement the global organization and talent initiatives in India. Strategic HR Leadership:Partner with senior business leaders to analyze business requirements and develop people strategies that drive business results.Provide insights to influence senior management’s behavior, mindset, and people decisions for sustainable business growth.Translate business strategy into sector-specific HR initiatives supporting growth, and business transformation.Stakeholder Management:Assure strategic alignment and successful collaboration with critical internal stakeholder groups in the matrix organization and externally.Act as the main customer contact to business leaders and managers regarding HR solutions to make their business successful.Team Leadership:Lead, empower, and inspire a team of country HRBPs to achieve ambitious business targets and ensure successful implementation and execution of people components within area of responsibility.Develop an effective and efficient setup considering business complexity and strategic journey.Drive adoption of the new HR organizational model, including shared/self-services and management accountability.Talent Management:Ensure workforce planning, talent acquisition, succession planning, and leadership development initiatives are aligned with the company’s talent strategy.Foster robust pipeline talent development and succession planning for business-critical positions, with a focus on diversity and inclusion.Collaborate with Learning & Development to create training programs that foster continuous learning.Operational HR Support:Implement employee-centric people topics, focusing on onboarding, engagement, compensation & benefits, people development, performance management, labor & employee relations.Deliver HR support for all employee lifecycle solutions in collaboration with Market Solutions Partners, with support of GES.Ensure legal compliance on people and HR matters.Change Management:Support change management adoption and cultural transformation strategies to enable business success.Provide guidance to business leaders to help them effectively manage change and ensure business continuity.Lead and drive the execution of organization transformation projects. Data-Driven Decision Making:Use multiple data sources and people analytics to create critical people insights, monitor business performance, opportunities, and risks.Leverage state-of-the-art HR practices and processes, applying technology, analytics, and forward-thinking methodologies to enhance employee experience. Who you are:Business and/or HR-related professional qualificationExtensive experience (15+ years) in HR with proven progressive HRBP with business and HR Strategic responsibilities, experience in Healthcare & Life Science is a plus.Leadership experience in a matrix organization, with strong influencing skills and cultural adaptiveness.Experience in supporting business growth, implementing global People Strategies, and advising senior leaders on strategic People decisions.Business acumen paired with a hands-on mentality and the ability to match business needs with HR deliverables.Excellent communicator with experience in consulting, engaging, and influencing senior business leaders.Analytical and data-driven, with the ability to integrate complex data into insights to create future-focused, high-impact people business strategies.

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