Ans Raja Joseph

About Ans Raja Joseph

A Global HR Professional with a successful track record of over 20 years in leading HR function in diverse industries viz. Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Banking, Financial Services, IT & ITeS, Pharmaceuticals and R&D across different geographies in APAC, Middle East, Europe and Africa.I am a performance-focused versatile leader with a compelling vision, passion to deliver and focus on organization growth. I have carried many \'Transformation Projects\' and successfully led teams to achieve results, deliver business performance and I strongly believe in what cannot be measured cannot be achieved thus making HR function as a strategic business partner influencing business results.My strengths are in: Global and multicultural operations;Change and Transformation management; Strengths based approach; Organisation, leadership and talent development; Compensation management;Mergers, Acquisition and Divestment

Experience

1. Head Employee Relations, Apac, Middle East and Africa

   Sandoz

   Apr 2021 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   I lead employee relations in Sandoz for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APAC and MEA). I am responsible through promotion, transparency and effective handling of Labor Relations, Employee Relations & Speak Up matters – proactively preventing, effectively addressing, remediating risks and providing sustainable solutions as we continue to build world\'s leading and most valued generics company, Sandoz.Prior to this role, I led People and Organization function (HR Function) for Novartis Corporate Centre, Hyderabad as Head People and Organization (Head HR). My purpose was to build talent and capabilities of more than associates, as we reimagine medicines for our patients globally. With diverse functions, data and digital capabilities, start-up venture, we truly support our global business. I was a member of the Site Board and partnered with Operations and Tech Ops (ex-NBS/CTS and NTO), Global Drug Delivery (GDD), Novartis Biomedical Research (NIBR) and Sandoz. Me and my colleagues in the leadership team continued to focus on \'designing for the future\' and \'inspiring our employees\'.

Education

• Swiss School of Business and Management

  Doctor, Human Resources Development

• The American College

  Master of Commerce, Business/Commerce, General

• Annamalai University

  Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

• The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (erstwhile ICWAI)

  FCMA - Fellow Member of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Accounting and Finance

Skills

• Compensation & Benefits
• Workforce Planning
• HR Transformation
• Employee Relations
• Strategic Human Resource Planning
• Organization
• Strategic HR
• Coaching
• Leadership
• Employee Benefits
• Management
• Succession Planning
• Performance Management
• Recruiting
• Global Compensation
• Talent Acquisition
• Hris
• HR Policies
• Talent Management
• Compensation & Benefit
• Team Leadership
• Human Resources
• Employee Engagement
• Human Resources Information Systems (Hris)
• Performance Appraisal
• Training