Lead - Talent and Learning & Development at Cipla

Job Purpose

Responsible to enable talent management philosophy, processes, and systems by integrating learning & organizational development agenda to build distinctive & competitive edge for Cipla from its Talent & Capability development perspectives. 

Deliver the agenda of creating fungibility in business skills to build a robust succession plan and transforming careers for our key talents.

Develop, establish and drive talent acquisition strategy for Cipla by building a high quality talent pipeline in order to enable the organization’s growth and strategy implementation. Devise a strong approach whereby we are able to create a good and sustainable employer brand.

Accountabilities - 1

Lead to develop the BU/SAGA-wide talent & learning architecture, in line with the organization's strategic objectives.:

• Understand current and future strategic needs of the organization and partner with Function Heads to identify & articulate talent and capability needs
• Identify & capture key talent risks for the organization
• Partner with external SMEs to bring in Talent & Learning (T&L) best practices, systems & tools to create efficient/effective T&L delivery
• Co-create talent & learning architecture for critical roles and incumbents to anchor the developmental progress reviews periodically
• Anchor careers of key talents and drive cross business talent mobility. Support Function Heads to develop career architecture.
• Anchor succession plans for targeted critical roles and strategize talent development decisions in consultation with the senior leadership team
• Anchor and facilitate developmental journey of key talent in partnership with Function heads in line with Cipla University frameworks

Accountabilities - 2

Oversee the implementation key Talent & Learning interventions across Cipla:

• Partner with Function Heads and HR BPs for talent identification, talent Assessments, talent review board discussions, identification, and execution of talent actions & senior leaders’ career management
• Review the robustness of succession pipeline continuously for critical roles to ensure optimal talent health
• Lead the roll-out of leadership development & talent processes for all levels of hierarchy in a phased manner as per the organizational mandate.
• Liaison with COEs & CU Academies to share relevant insights in a timely manner to ensure a well-rounded delivery of people agenda
• Anchor and project manage capability development interventions as per the organizational mandate.

Accountabilities - 3 and 4

Establish systems and processes to keep the Talent & Learning Management practices aligned to the Overall HR agenda:

• Define metrics for measuring impact and efficiencies of Talent & Learning practices.        
• Support and guide T&L team for streamlining & digitizing the talent & learning processes/interventions across the organization.
• Establish governance and reporting of key T&L interventions.
• Develop policies and process for effective talent management and capability development.
• Guide team member(s) to prevent & solve for escalations across vendors, BUs and HRs in the entire delivery 

Create and implement the Talent Acquisition strategy by hiring of the right talent to enable the organization’s growth and strategy implementation:

• Develop and streamline the hiring processes/ systems to enable a best-in-class experience for talent at every stage of the application process
• Build Cipla’s graduate/bursary recruitment strategy
• Develop employer branding strategies on campuses, career websites and other social media platforms to position Cipla as the employer of choice
• Engage with stakeholders by way of tracking the metrics and reporting for TA, to help aid process efficiency

Education Qualification

• Degree in Social Sciences/ Human Resource Management/ Industrial Psychology / Talent Management / HR related field (Essential)

Relevant Work Experience

• Minimum 15 years of experience in HR and 5 years in a similar role