Senior Director Human Resources Operations

Teva Pharmaceuticals; Port Talbot; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global pharmaceutical company is seeking a Sr. Director of Human Resources to drive the people strategy for its operations. This role involves supporting senior operations leaders during a significant transformation, guiding organizational design, and enhancing talent management. The ideal candidate will possess 12+ years of HR leadership experience and a strong background in global operations, particularly in regulated industries. Join a mission-driven team aiming to improve health outcomes worldwide.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of progressive HR leadership experience.
• Strong background in supporting Global Operations.
• Proven success in leading HR strategy during transformations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic HR advisor to senior leaders.
• Lead people strategies for large-scale transformation.
• Drive workforce planning and talent management.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Change management

Influencing skills

Data-driven analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic Sr. Director, Human Resources (HR Business Partner) Operations to support our key operations leaders across our Teva Global Operations organization (TGO). This role reports to the SVP, HRBP Global Operations and will be responsible for driving the people strategy for key functions within TGO. You will be part of a business unit which is 15,000 employees strong and spans a 35-site global network, which is undergoing a major transformation to meet the objectives of Teva's Pivot to Growth strategy. You will partner closely with our operations executives and their teams. This is a high-impact opportunity to shape organizational design, capability, culture, and talent during a period of accelerated change in a global innovative pharmaceutical and generics enterprise.

Why Join Us?

• Play a pivotal leadership role during a multi-year global operations transformation.
• Influence strategy across Teva Global Operations and work with some amazing operations & HR leaders and Teva colleagues.
• Meaningfully contribute to a mission driven company focused on saving lives and delivering high-quality medicines to patients worldwide.
• Join a company committed to innovation, operational excellence, and leadership development.

Location: This position can be based on any European Teva site.

How You'll Spend Your Day

• Serve as strategic HR advisor to senior leaders across Global Operations.
• Lead people strategies supporting large-scale transformation, organizational redesign, and capability building.
• Drive workforce planning, leadership development, succession, and talent management.
• Champion change management initiatives and culture evolution to support operational excellence.
• Guide employee relations and ensure consistent HR practices across a global, multi-site dispersed employee network.
• In directly lead and mentor a high-performing HRBP team supporting multiple executive stakeholders.
• Partner with HR COEs to deliver integrated talent, reward, and organizational solutions.
• Use data and workforce insights to inform decisions and improve organizational performance.

Qualifications

• Any equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience that fulfills the requirements of the position will be considered.
• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• A minimum of 12 years of progressive HR leadership experience; experience as a senior HRBP.
• Strong background supporting Global Operations is required.
• Pharma, generics, biotech, or other highly regulated industry experience strongly preferred.
• Proven success leading HR strategy through large-scale highly complex, intense fast speed, transformation.
• Experience working in global, matrixed, multi-site organizations.
• Strong influencing skills and experience partnering with executive leaders.
• Expertise in organizational design, talent strategy, workforce planning, and leadership development.

Leadership Attributes

• Strategic and forward-thinking with global perspective
• Roll-up your sleeves and get it done mindset
• Strong executive presence and communication
• Effective change leader in complex environmentsStrong ability to prioritize
• AI and Data-driven, curious, and analytically rigorous
• Inclusive, collaborative, and relationship-oriented
• Able to balance enterprise thinking with practical execution

Reports To

SVP, HRBP Global Operations

Together, we're on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It's a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world's leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization's Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we're always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.