.Novartis Operation Corporate Center (NOCC) Mexico City HeadJob ID: REQ-10024841Date: Oct 15, 2024Location: MexicoSummaryNovartis Corporate Centers (NOCCs) are vital to Novartis' objectives, serving as talent hubs that facilitate collaboration, innovation, and high performance. Approximately 12-15% of the company's workforce is based in NOCCs, which are situated in six cities: Mexico City, Ljubljana, Dublin, Prague, Hyderabad, and Kuala Lumpur. These centers accommodate large teams across various business units and global functions, including Global Business Solutions, Global Drug Development, Data Digital and Information Technology, Finance, People & Organization, Procurement, Quality, Supply Operations, Ethics, Risk & Compliance, and more.The Head of Novartis Corporate Center Mexico City holds a significant role as the leader of one of the six corporate centers. Positioned near two major markets, USA and Latin America and Canada Region, this center brings together exceptional talent, a drive for high performance, a collaborative culture, diverse business units and functions, leadership capabilities, an innovation ecosystem, and economic benefits for the enterprise. The role entails providing leadership direction to a multi-divisional and multi-functional site and overseeing all aspects of the site strategy. The goal is to enhance enterprise value by translating our strategy into action and positioning Novartis as a visible brand characterized by innovation, disruption, and value generation. The role holder is a member of the Novartis Corporate Center Mexico City Leadership Team and the Novartis Mexico Country Leadership Team.About the RoleMajor accountabilities:Leadership of multi-divisional, multi-functional and multi-cultural Novartis Corporate Center in Mexico City, Mexico which is home to over 1,400 employees from various divisions and functions.Responsible for providing strategic direction, promoting growth, leadership development, executive committee engagement, capability development, One Novartis collaboration, competitiveness, reputation, managing risk and external industry/government interface for the entire center.Build 3-5 year strategic plan and annual plan jointly with the Site Leadership Team, driving the annual plan process concurrent with global planning cycles.Engage with senior executives such as Executive Committee and their leadership teams to pursue the site capability and enterprise value development opportunities.Performance on productivity and competitiveness, measured against internal goals and external benchmarks.Manage relevant risk, compliance and controls environment and local statutory requirements on all areas of operations.High employee engagement, engagement surveys, bolstering successful people initiatives, supporting strategic growth, retention and development of employees as planned