Head - Learning & Development - Pharma

JD: Head L&D

The person will be heading the overall Training and Development at a corporate level globally for The Company. The responsibilities will include but not limited to:

- Develop and Implement Learning and Development strategy for the organization in line with business goals

- Responsible for getting Business and P & L

- Develop and institutionalize Competency Framework, Assessment of Learning needs and Training Plan

- Develop Learning Modules and Leadership Development Program with internal resources and external agencies support.

- Prepare L & D budget, Training Calendar, identify / develop internal and external faculty to build talent capability.

- Develop Training Metrics to measure effectiveness of delivery and content

- Facilitate coaching and mentoring to develop middle management and leadership pipeline.

- Organize Train-the-Trainer program, Soft Skills & Management Development Program

- Conducting Training Need Analysis at the Organizational and Individual level to identify the gaps between the current and the desired performance

- To be the custodian of all learning and development initiatives (functional and behavioral) across units and corporate globally

- Delivery of Training programs at a middle and senior leadership level (proficient in classroom and platform delivery)

- Participation and Ownership of all Organization development programs at a corporate level cutting across geographies

Skill Set Required:

- Proactive, analytical and strategic thinking

- Goal orientation and accountability

- Ability to work under pressure

- A team player able to work under pressure and with a proven track record to deliver against objectives.

- Solutions driven and highly organized

- Able to view impediments as challenges and not give up when the going gets tough

- Influential and persuasive

- Consultative but able to make decisions

- Creates confidence and provides high quality effective and consistent advice

- Straight-talker and non-political; not afraid to bring issues into the open

- Good at developing relationships at all levels and excellent communication skills

- Highly culturally aware

- Able to successfully marshal and manage all resources at their disposal

Education and experience:

- 17 + years of experience in leading a Training and Development team across countries (ideally managing teams)

- Should have a professional degree in Human Resources. Certifications in Training and Development is desirable

- Should have hands on experience on delivery and development of behavioral, communication and leadership training modules

- Should be conversant with delivery models, modes of training, cultural nuances and their implications

- A veteran professional who can think ahead in terms of skill requirement for business and accordingly plan and implement

- Experience in implementing organization development interventions along with Training and Development is desirable

Professional Competencies:

Resource Management:

- Managing resources across geographies to ensure quick turnaround time

- Encouraging self-learning and promoting development opportunities to foster career growth.

- Ensuring best practices are captured and utilized

Making Decisions and Multitasking:

- Ability to take quick and effective decisions to ensure effectiveness

- Able to multi task on different projects at the same time to ensure closures

Organizational/Strategic thinking:

- Develop an in-depth understanding of the business area's strategy; goals and objectives in order to be seen as an integral part of the organization.

- Evidence of an ability to think strategically but also able to ?get their hands dirty- to get the job done rather than needing a large team to do the work.

- Single-minded in ensuring the successful delivery of work on time and budget and to the requisite quality.

- Ability to innovate, strategies, and plan, with a focus on successful implementation of talent solutions

Communication & Influence:

- Able to communicate and convince top leadership on thought process

- Build credibility in front of team members and senior stakeholders and influence decisions at all levels

- Strong negotiation and persuasion skills

Analytical Thought and Problem Solving:

- Analytical approach with ability to see the big picture.

- Confident and self-motivated with an ability to take initiative.

- Proactive approach in identifying crunch situations and providing solutions

Leadership:

- A team player able to work under pressure and with a proven track record to deliver against objectives.

- Excellent team management, leadership and coaching skills.

- Ability to develop, lead and manage teams across international countries.