Job Description

Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130-year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.  

Led an Organization driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that supports a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. 

Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be the leaders who have a passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, which will allow us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.   

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.    

Role Overview:  

We are looking for a proactive and strategic Talent Enablement Lead to spearhead our IT Talent Enablement products and service including IT workforce planning, IT talent pipeline and IT employee growth and development within our IT Hyderabad Tech Center, ensuring that we have a skilled, engaged, and future-ready workforce. As a people manager, you will lead a team dedicated to our IT Talent Enablement products and services, aligned to business objectives and talent strategy. 

What will you do in this role: 

Monitoring IT’s workforce strategy that identifies current and future talent needs aligned with business goals. 

Provide leadership to our IT talent pipeline product via partnerships with educational institutions, professional organizations, and industry networks, and promoting our Emerging Talent Rotational (ETR) program. 

Design, implement, and oversee employee growth and development programs for IT teams. 

Lead and mentor a team of IT Talent Enablement professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. 

Collaborate with leaders to identify IT Talent Enablement product and service needs and improvements. 

Champion a culture of continuous learning and innovation within the IT department and across the organization. 

Monitor industry trends and implement best practices related to workforce strategy, talent pipelines, and employee growth and development. 

Report on talent enablement initiatives, outcomes, and recommendations to leadership. 

What Should you have: 

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field; a Master’s degree is preferred. 

5+ years of experience in talent management, workforce planning, or HR related to IT functions. 

Experience in leading employee development programs and initiatives. 

Certification in HR (SHRM, HRCI) or similar is highly regarded. 

Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others. 

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with various stakeholders. 

Proven strategic thinking and analytical skills to assess workforce needs and measure program success. 

Deep understanding of IT roles, skills, and industry trends. 

Creative problem-solving skills to address talent challenges and develop innovative solutions. 

Organizational skills with a focus on project management and execution. 

Our technology teams operate as business partners, proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation.  

Who we are:  

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.  

What we look for:  

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.  

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