Job title: Sourcing Team Lead, India Hub Talent Services

Location: Hyderabad

Hiring Manager: Global Head of Talent Services

  

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started? 

About the job

Join Sanofi in our Talent function and you can play a vital part in shaping the future of our workforce. Sanofi is on an exciting journey to revolutionize talent acquisition, and our global hubs are at the forefront of this transformation.

Sanofi ‘Hubs’ are where our key strategic business operations are hosted providing centralized services across Global Medical, Finance, People, Procurement, Digital, R&D and more.

Our Ambition: deliver best-in-class enterprise services enabling Sanofi to chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives.

Our Team

Global Talent Services is one of our key service lines in hubs part of Chief Talent Office that helps provide E-2-E Talent Acquisition services globally to businesses spread across General Medicines, Specialty care, Vaccines, R&D, Manufacturing from Hubs across regions in proximity.

As Sourcing Team Lead, India Hub Talent Services, you will be a key player in identifying and engaging top talent to build robust pipelines aligned to Sanofi’s hiring needs across Asia Region (India, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand etc.). You'll lead the sourcing specialists' team while actively contributing to sourcing efforts alongside them, leveraging your expertise to identify top talent and drive successful outcomes. 

 

Main responsibilities: 

 

Lead, motivate, and support a team of sourcing specialists, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment. 

Collaborate with hiring managers and recruiters to understand talent needs and source candidates aligned to Sanofi critical skills 

Utilize data and analytics to measure the effectiveness of sourcing strategies and optimize accordingly. 

Proactively identify and engage with target candidates through various channels, including social media, professional networks, and talent communities. 

Build and maintain talent pipelines aligned to the desired technical and specialized skills to meet current and future hiring needs. 

Collaborate with hiring managers to understand their talent needs, support in sourcing candidates and build talent pools accordingly.  

Collaborate with the Global Sourcing Lead and Global Talent Intelligence Lead to leverage market data and insights, adapting and implementing critical sourcing strategies accordingly. 

Ensure active management of talent pools to build talent pipelines aligned to desired future skill sets​

Manage relationships with external vendors and partners, including staffing agencies and other sourcing channels​

Builds talent communities to engage with potential candidates aligned to desired technical and specialized skills.​

Offer a consultative approach to the business, working with the different Talent Acquisitions teams to help address their short and long-term staffing needs ​

Engage in CRM and recruitment marketing activities to nurture the talent pools established and to ensure their continuous engagement with our company ​

Provides guidance and direction to other recruiters and to be responsible for managing the sourcing specialist team's effectiveness in meeting their performance goals ​

Build governance structures and data repositories

 About you  
 

You are a passionate talent acquisition professional with a proven track record of success in sourcing and engaging top talent. You have a deep understanding of sourcing methodologies and are skilled in leveraging various channels to identify and attract qualified candidates.

You are a strong communicator and collaborator, able to build relationships with both candidates and stakeholders. You are also a skilled coach and mentor, able to guide and develop a team of sourcing specialists. 

 

Experience:  

10+ yrs of experience in sourcing with expertise in Pharma industry, ideally within a large, complex organization. 

Experience using various sourcing channels, including social media, professional networks, and job boards is essential. 

Experience of talent markets across SEA (Singapore, Australia, New Zealand etc.) is an added advantage.

Experience managing and developing a team is a must have.  

 

Soft and technical skills:  

Possesses a strong understanding of sourcing best practices and trends, coupled with excellent communication, interpersonal, and team management skills. 

Demonstrates the ability to build strong relationships with both candidates and hiring managers, fostering positive and productive interactions. 

Demonstrates a solid understanding of the global talent landscape, including key talent markets and competitor activity. 

 

Why choose us? 

 

Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team. 

Play a key role in shaping the future of Sanofi's workforce, directly impacting our ability to attract and retain top talent.  

Lead a team of dedicated professionals committed to finding the best talent for Sanofi. 

Contribute to Sanofi's success by ensuring we have the right people in the right roles to drive our mission forward. 

 

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary. 

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together. 

 

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.  
 

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com! 

 

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!