HR Business Partner

Join our dynamic team in the pharmaceutical industry and make a direct impact on our organization's success! We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Human Resources Business Partner (HR Business Partner) who will play a pivotal role in fostering an engaging workplace culture, driving talent development, and aligning HR initiatives with our business goals. If you are passionate about shaping HR strategies that inspire and empower talent while navigating the complexities of the pharmaceutical landscape, then you might be our new HR Business Partner! This role is based in Istanbul, Türkiye, and directly reports to Senior Director, People & Organization. Apply today and get life changing career!

The position

As HR Business Partner you will be responsible for developing, planning, conducting, coordinating, and implementing People and Organisation (P&O) processes and initiatives regarding to employee life cycle with due recognition of Novo Nordisk vision, values, policies and in accordance with Novo Nordisk Turkey’s strategies and business objectives.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Acting as the primary contact for Novo Nordisk Türkiye employees for all People and Organisation (P&O) related issues, executing and supporting P&O processes such as salary increase & Short-Term Incentive, job offers, employee related transactions
• Translating Novo Nordisk Türkiye’s business strategies and priorities into People and Organisation (P&O) plans and implementing, delivering, and improving local initiatives and programs regarding Diversity & Inclusion and Wellbeing to shape, foster, and engage a diverse and inclusive employee environment rooted in the NN Way
• Building organizational capabilities through advising, facilitating, and supporting Performance Management, Talent Management and Succession Planning processes
• Implementing and executing internal communication and employer branding initiatives
• Coaching managers and teams on employee related issues

The Qualifications

You have bachelor’s degree from related fields and master’s degree and / or MBA is a plus. You have at least 6 years of relevant Human Resources experience with minimum 2 years partnering with business leaders. You should have excellent command over both written and spoken Turkish and English.

As a person you have a "can-do" mindset, with the ability to balance people and business objectives and also strong change management experience and can adapt and lead through uncertainty and ambiguity

About the Department

Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with more than 100 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care. This heritage has given us experience and capabilities that also enable us to help people defeat obesity, hemophilia, growth disorders and other serious chronic diseases. Headquartered in Denmark, Novo Nordisk employs over 70,000 people in 80 countries, and markets its products in more than 169 countries.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Together, we go further. Together, we’re driving change.

Contact

To submit your application, please upload your CV and motivational letter online (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

Deadline

7 - July - 2025

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.