Director, Talent Strategy Partner

At Daiichi Sankyo, we are united by a single purpose, to improve lives around the world through innovative medicines. With a legacy of innovation since 1899, a presence in more than 30 countries, and more than 19,000 employees, we are advancing breakthrough therapies in oncology, cardiovascular disease, rare diseases, and immune disorders. Guided by our 2030 vision to "be an innovative global healthcare company contributing to the sustainable development of society", we are shaping a healthier, more hopeful future for patients, their families, and society.

Job Summary This position will provide leadership for the design, governance and execution of integrated talent and performance strategies that enable business performance, leadership continuity, and long-term organizational capability. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and HR Business Partners, ensuring that talent strategies are tightly aligned to business priorities, providing expected business outcomes and in accordance with our DS People Philosophy.

Partners closely with HR Business Partners, Centers of Excellence, and regional HR teams to deliver globally consistent yet locally relevant solutions, driving measurable impact on leadership readiness, bench strength, and performance and providing measurable business outcomes.

Scope of role is aligned to specific business and/or functional units and/or corporate functions, providing global support and coordinating with local resources as needed. Responsibilities Talent Management Together with the Head HRBPs, their teams, and senior business leaders, build the talent strategy for client groups within this role’s scope, aligning the talent strategy with the functional and enterprise business strategy, and provide input on DS’ global talent strategy.

Together with the Head of Global Talent & Performance, build the global approach to talent management including talent reviews, succession planning, high potential definition, talent cards, etc., aligned to business strategy, driving more effective enterprise outcomes. Partners with HRBPs and business leaders in identifying the best talent approach and development solutions to address the main talent gaps with respect to future business scenarios, coming from strategic business and workforce planning activities.

In partnership with HR Business Partners, lead the global talent assessment, review and succession planning processes to ensure leadership continuity and robust pipelines for critical roles for the client groups within this role’s scope. Develop and execute talent plans for assigned client groups. Partner with executive leaders, HRBPs, and TA to develop high-quality succession slates for critical positions, identify high-potential talent, and define targeted development strategies.

Create and maintain talent scorecards to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the client groups’ talent strategy and monitor progress against objectives, analyze talent data to feed into the scorecards and identify relevant actions and determine recommendations for addressing gaps. Own the facilitation of enterprise talent review processes, including annual cadence, leader capability building, measurement of outcomes and post-review action planning.

Partner with HRBPs in the delivery of priority strategic workforce planning (SWP) or organizational design & effectiveness (OD/OE) initiatives together with SWP and OD/OE Leads, providing unit specific talent insights and aligning with global frameworks Ensure disciplined delivery and follow-through on development, retention, and readiness plans for identified talent populations. Track development plans agreed to by leaders and partner with HRBPs to hold leaders accountable for…