Recruitment Experience Partner Lead Flex Team (mfd)

Job Description Summary

As a REP Lead for Flex team you will lead and develop a highperforming REP team and serve as the regional anchor for frontline recruiting - driving capacity planning consistent execution and adoption of automation/AI to deliver a fast fair and human hiring experience at scale.

You will partner closely with RBPs RS Strategy & Excellence and Talent Management to ensure clear standards clean handoffs and outstanding outcomes for candidates and hiring managers.

Location
Prague Czech Republic.
This role is based in Prague. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

• Team leadership & capacity planning: Plan REP capacity allocate workload and requisitions coach the team and create a culture of ownership quality and continuous improvement.
• Process excellence & enablement: Drive consistent use of RS standards and tools (incl. Workday) and foster standardization automation and AI enhancements to remove friction and increase speed.
• Frontline recruiting oversight: Ensure highquality delivery for highvolume roles from first interview through offer; support senior/complex hiring (L6) with shortlist validation CV review and reactive sourcing as needed.
• Risk insights & reporting: Anticipate local / regional hiring risks implement mitigation plans and report regional trends and market intelligence to inform strategy. Define and track KPIs that uphold RS quality and consistency.
• Crossfunctional partnership: Coordinate closely with RBPs to tailor strategies to business needs and with RS Strategy & Excellence to embed improvements and maintain global standards.

Key performance indicators:

• Feedback from internal partners and client groups - RS KPIs diversity time to hire -Successful achievement of project milestones

Minimum Requirements:

• 8 years recruiting experience including experience leading teams in fastpaced highvolume environments (agency or inhouse).
• Demonstrated ability to lead coach and scale recruiting teams using standardized processes and technology (e.g. Workday) to deliver consistent outcomes.
• Strength in candidate experience offer execution and datadriven decisionmaking; comfort with automation/AI in recruiting workflows.
• Proven collaboration and influence without authority across regions functions and stakeholder groups (RBPs RS Excellence Talent Management).
• Experience across multiple functions and European countries effectively navigating enterprise and local P&O policies and standards.
• Experience leading complex projects with an enterprise dimension.
• Fluency in additional European languages besides English.

Skills Desired