HR Executive with global business turnaround expertise
Primary specialism: HR Business Partner
Markets with deep expertise: US, Asia (India, Singapore, China), Latin America, Europe including Ireland)
Languages : English, Hindi
Salary expectations: Overall package of US$1.3M or above with minimum base salary expectation US$500,000.
Workforce types directly supported: Sales, Manufacturing, R&D, Marketing, Quality, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Finance, and Business Platforms
Current home country: US with mobility to travel across North America and Europe
Mobility Considerations: US citizen. I am open to commuting (and used to spending 2 weeks every month at various work locations). I am very comfortable with in-person, remote and hybrid working. Relocation of family should be possible in circa 3 years.
Team management: Currently leading a global HR team of 45, inclusive of HR Business Partners across all regions, Total Rewards, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition and HR Services. I have oversight of an HR outsourcing service provider as well.
Current/recent employer: Recent employer - health industry company with revenues over US$1.1 billilon and operations in the US, Ireland, and China.
Remits of particular interest: CHRO of mid-sized global public companies
Unique expertise:
Global Perspective: Deep experience in global markets, with on-the-ground roles in the US, Singapore, and India, and management responsibility for Latin America. Have led diverse global businesses with responsibility for teams across all regions.
Strategic Human Capital Leadership: Key player in the spinoff of a key business division; then building commercial and functional capabilities aligned to growth strategies, including R&D, sales, distribution, and manufacturing. Expertise in leadership development, succession planning, total rewards and DEI in union and non-union organizations.
Organizational Design & Effectiveness: Established organizational blueprints that powered the newly spun off company launch on an accelerated timeline and enabled a significant turnaround within key divisions. Facilitated the integration of an acquired business into the parent organization.
Engagement & Inclusion: Expertise in aligning values, leadership behavior and culture to strategy, and embedding DEI into the organization fabric, leading to improved engagement and retention metrics.
Commerciality: I’ve been directly involved in efforts to turnaround an underperforming business, requiring a multi-pronged strategy including restructuring to create space for investing in diagnostics growth platforms, building the capabilities required for future growth aligned to business strategy, creating an effective organization design centered around cross-functional platform teams, and a comprehensive employee engagement plan. Execution of this strategy resulted in successful turnaround of the business, and the positive results (topline, new product launches, margin improvement) were sustained even after both the business leader and I moved on to other roles.
Strengths: Experience with public company governance; business acumen and understanding of commercial as well as manufacturing space across geographies; expertise in leadership development and building diverse leadership pipelines; global cross-cultural leadership experience with a passion for embedding DEI in the organization fabric
Need to know:
Strong business acumen, understanding of the commercials of the business
Global perspective, cross-culture / cross-geography / cross-business experience
Deep expertise in leadership development and talent management
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