Director, Talent Scouting – International

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain pipelines of exceptional external leaders for critical International leadership roles.
• Develop trusted relationships with senior executive talent and deliver a highly personalized candidate experience.
• Partner with business leaders to identify future leadership needs and address strategic talent gaps.
• Leverage external market insights to strengthen succession planning and inform leadership talent strategies.
• Benchmark leadership talent across industries to future-proof Novartis’ executive talent pipeline.
• Drive innovative scouting approaches using data, insights, and market intelligence to identify hidden talent.
• Collaborate across Talent & Development, Talent Management, and Recruitment Solutions to ensure seamless execution.

Qualifications

• Proven extensive experience in executive talent acquisition, talent management, or executive search.
• Proven success identifying and engaging c suite leadership talent within global organizations ideally in a commercial environment
• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and executives.
• Experience in executive talent scouting building external pipelines and proactively addressing future talent gaps
• Ability to navigate complex matrix environments and drive outcomes without formal authority.
• Fluent English with exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

Hard Skills

• executive talent acquisition
• talent management
• executive search
• executive talent scouting
• pipeline development
• succession planning
• market intelligence
• data analysis

Soft Skills

• relationship-building
• influencing
• communication
• collaboration
• navigating complex environments
• driving outcomes