Paris, Île-de-France, France
What I bring: • Structuring organizations during scaling changes • Acting as a sparring partner to the CEO and a strategic partner to the EXCOM • Supporting growth and internationalization • Embodying unifying and grounded HR leadership • Aligning business objectives, leader engagement, and team mobilization My key Skills: • Accelerating growth through the design and implementation of HR strategies • Cultural and organizational transformation, from design to implementation • Supporting growth phases and post-merger integration • Coaching senior executives to develop their agility and leadership skills • Identifying, recruiting, and developing talent to strategically transform businesses • Engaging with all stakeholders to achieve expected results in a given timeframe • Inspiring managers as an authentic leader Human Resources Director | Chief People Officer | Chief Operating Officer | Deputy General Manager | Director | Head | Executive | Board | Executive committee | Leader | Strategy | Strategic Vision | Management | Leadership | Business Partner | Decision Making | Analytical | Entrepreneurial | Business | Pharmaceutical | Healthcare | Biotech | Medical device | Nutritional | Dermo - Cosmetics | Luxury | Sport | Industry | Service | Innovation | Transformation | Merger | Integration | Scale-up | Coach | Mentor | Dialogue | Change Management | Talent Management | Performance | Performance Management | Performance Improvements | Resource Management | Project Management | Succession planning | Workforce planning | Profitability | Growth | Business growth | Crisis Management | Contingency Planning | Integrity | Authenticity | International | France | Local | Global | Corporate | Matrix | Paris | Employer Brand | Leadership capabilities | Training | Development | Resource Management | Product Launch | Product Development | Investments | Investment funds | KPI | OKR | Strategic Planning | Processes | Risk Management | Legal Compliance | Law | Labor Law | Corporate Social Responsibility | Organizational Design | Internal Communication | Compensation and benefits | Talent Acquisition | Hiring | Employee Relations | Employee Engagement | Culture | Well Being | French | English | German
As a strategic partner and group Executive Committee member, I am building a premier HR function to support our extremely ambitious revenue's target at 2030 horizon and the group's international scale-up. I serve as an internal advisor on high-level organizational and people strategy, while leading group HR harmonization and human due diligence for M&A operations.
Pooling the Soufflet and Bioline HR teams within the Agriculture business unit
Lead the HR integration of BMS and Celgene in France (€2B net sales / 1000 employees) following the $77B global merger • Build and execute a large-scale cultural transformation aligned with new business ambitions • Hire and onboard an entirely new EXCOM; design and negotiate leadership packages • Streamline and harmonize HR processes across functions and geographies • Supervise two major organizational restructurings in line with evolving global and local business needs • Pilot the global redesign of the Corporate HR operating model, as part of an international taskforce • Reinforce social dialogue and labor relations in a sensitive, high-stakes environment • Advance employer brand positioning and CSR initiatives, launch a new "ways of working" framework • Increase employee engagement score by +15 points (from 60% to 75%) in three years Member of the Executive Committee
Structure and scale the HR function to support the transition from a biotech culture to a mid-sized pharma company of the Celgene French subsidiary (€600M net sales / 270 employees) • Lead HR activities during a phase of rapid business growth (+18% annual net sales growth) • Ensure continuity of executive leadership by taking a role of COO during a 12-month GM vacancy • Manage HR impact of the announced acquisition by BMS, including engagement & retention plans • Contribute actively to Celgene’s HRD network, fostering best practices sharing and cultural cohesion Member of the Executive Comittee
Define and roll-out a major transformation program to upskill the Medical community and align talents with the company’s new pharma strategy towards specialty care • Lead the Global Medical Affairs (GMA) HR function (3,000 employees worldwide, incl. 300 at HQ in Basel) • Act as strategic HR partner to GMA Leaders on capability building, orga design & change management • Drive a 20% headcount reduction at HQ while managing business continuity and global coordination • Oversee the US pilot (East Hanover, NJ) • Supervise the offshoring of Medical Information services to Hyderabad, India Member of the Global Medical Affairs Executive Committee
Support the leadership team of the Specialty Care Business Unit (€600M net sales, 280 employees) of the Novartis French affiliate, during a phase of double-digit growth (+15% per year) • Lead the HR strategy for the launch of new sales networks (Ophthalmology, Immunology) • Redesign the marketing function to develop a service-oriented original approach • Optimize M&S organization to improve performance and market access across all territories • Build and roll-out a talent investment plan to secure succession pipelines & foster leadership capabilities Member of the Specialty Care BU and the HR Leadership Teams
Design and lead a dedicated center of expertise for HR Development (staffing, Talent Management, training) across the Novartis' French affiliate (€1.5Bn net sales, 2,000 employees) • Support HRBPs and managers (second-level expertise, strategic workforce planning…) • Structure and scale-up recruitment processes to align with evolving business needs (capacity X3) • Serve as internal consultant on HR development matters with the work council (CSE) • Create development programs to enhance skills, develop internal mobility and boost retention • Drive synergies and scale effects across divisions to foster impact and visibility of HR initiatives Member of the HR Leadership Team