Head Employee Relations Austria (d/f/m)

Head Employee Relations Austria (d/f/m), HR, Kundl or Vienna, Austria

Sandoz is going through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Generic and Biosimilar medicines.

Now as an independently listed company, Sandoz aims to increase its strategic focus, operate with greater agility, set clearer business objectives, enhance shareholder returns, and strengthen its culture for us, the Sandoz associates. This is an exciting time in our history, and by creating a new and ambitious path, it will provide a unique opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally.

In our Center of Excellence Employee Relations at Sandoz Austria, we offer you a challenging position in which you will get to know all facets of managing the liaison with external employee representative groups like Unions & Chambers and collaborate closely with business heads. You will be embedded in the Country HR organization and will play a key role in implementing Group-wide decisions into Austria.

Join us as a Founder of our 'new' Sandoz!

Your key responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Leading a Center of Excellence for Employee Relations in Austria
• Employee Relations: Development of the negotiation's strategy and responsibility for the negotiations with the works council
• Close cooperation with global project leads and the Sandoz Euroforum
• Legal Assessment, counselling and approval of local works council agreements
• Responsibility of harmonizing and optimizing Sandoz rules and standards
• Promote positive Employee Relations by effectively participating as local ER Champion in ER Champion Network
• Bring innovative ideas and solutions to resolve conflict in the workplace (with unions, works councils, managers and employees)
• Guide the business on Change Management approaches and activities during major organizational change initiatives.