Job Description

About the job

Our Team:


People is our greatest asset. Progress is driven by people. Culture is transformed by people. Miracles are made by people. Diverse people with different backgrounds, knowledge, skills and behaviors, in the right place, at the right time, doing the right job, all driven by a shared purpose: a desire to chase the miracles of science to improve peoples lives.



Deliver the People Strategy locally working with business partners and CoEs, focusing on excellence and highest standards of employee experience as One Sanofi. The People Excellence Partner role works with the People Business Partners, People Excellence, and People Services to support the employees of the country. Focused on delivering foundational P&C excellence.

Main responsibilities:

• Manage the end-to-end People & Culture function service provision for employees and managers for the BU
• Work with People Excellence Lead to drive simplification agenda across People Excellence securing root cause analysis and follow via action plans
• Have a 'customer focused mindset'
• Be a role model and promote behaviours aligned to the culture, and sponsor diversity & inclusion across the company
• Build strong relationships with a matrix stakeholders across the People & Culture function and the business
• Constantly improve employees and manager experience
• Strategy & policy - Implement changes locally according to People Business Partner & CoE guidelines
• Manage hiring for L3 & below and manage new hires arrival in partnership with People Services.
• Manage the Performance Management & Talent Cycles for the BU. Guide employees & managers through the performance process. Perform year-end calibration according to CoE guidance with the People Business Partner when appropriate
• Support People Services in global mobility of employees
• Manage & coordinate employee separation & absence with People Services for administrative tasks with support from People Business Partner when appropriate
• Support of contingent & non-employee resources (conversion, transfer, termination)
• Support People-related projects in the country
• Can serve as a point of contact for Workday P&C transactions, notifications and approvals
• Promote continuous improvement through feedback loops and process improvement ideas and implementation with People Excellence COE Partner & People Services
• Organization Management - Support large organization changes with People Business Partners. Offer org. system support for line management. Conduct Workday org audits and clean up efforts
• Serve as the Tier 2 escalation in Service NOW when applicable


About you

• Experience: 5 plus years of in Human Resources as a generalist HR
• Soft skills: Ability to work in a matrix environment and manage complexities. Strong communication and influencing skills. Competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships
• Technical skills: Proficiency in MS office, HR systems (workday) and databases
• Education: Masters degree in Business Administration with HR specialization
• Languages: Fluency in English


Pursue progress, discover extraordinary


Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn't happen without people - people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let's be those people.


At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.


Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!