Journey Head, Hire & Move (Vice President)
Likely
Sponsorship likelihood
This employer has issued visas recently
£129,850 – £185,500 / year
Salary
Above P75 for SOC 1136
£52,900
Going rate
Offer clears by 2.5×
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 1136 (83% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £52,900, and NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITED is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 2440 (Business and financial project management professionals). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1136 Human resource managers and directors Most likely code | £37,100 Clears | £42,300 Clears | £47,600 Clears | £52,900 Clears |
2440 Business and financial project management professionals Also possible | £39,500 Clears | £45,200 Clears | £50,800 Clears | £56,500 Clears |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Salary Range:
$0.00 - $0.00Job Description Summary
The Global Journey Head, Hire & Move is a senior leader within the People & Organization Products & Experience (HR) organization, with strategic responsibility for the Hire & Move product grouping and the end-to-end employee and manager journeys it enables. The role leads the Product Owners accountable for Talent Attraction, Talent Acquisition, Onboarding, Internal Mobility, Global Mobility, Executive Scouting and External Workforce, ensuring journey coherence, portfolio health, disciplined investment and value realization. The portfolio is focused on attracting and hiring the right talent, integrating new joiners quickly, and enabling movement of employees and external talent across opportunities and locations.Job Description
#Hybrid
This role can be based in East Hanover (US), London or Basel.
Please apply only once to the appropriate location.
Key Responsibilities:
- Product Grouping Scope. Accountable for the Hire & Move product grouping, comprising: Talent Attraction; Talent Acquisition; Onboarding; Internal Mobility; Global Mobility; Executive Scouting; External Workforce. The role ensures these products operate as a coherent portfolio and collectively deliver the intended journey outcomes.
- Leadership Team Contribution. Key and active member of the People Experience Leadership Team, together defining and driving the Novartis People Experience ambition, strategy and enterprise priorities.
- Journey Strategy, Vision & Coherence. Own the multi-year ambition for the journeys enabled by the product grouping and translate company strategy, workforce priorities and Expertise Hub direction into coherent journey outcomes. Align Product Owners and partners around the best end-to-end result while preserving Product Owner accountability for individual product strategy, roadmap and lifecycle.
Essential Criteria:
- Extensive Senior P&O(HR) leadership background with breadth across domains across P&O, product, experience or technology-enabled transformation, including significant senior-level responsibility in a complex, global organization. Direct experience in more than one P&O domain is desirable; credible exposure through enterprise collaboration and portfolio leadership may provide equivalent breadth. For this product grouping, experience leading or materially shaping parts of the talent acquisition and movement lifecycle, such as talent attraction, recruiting and selection, onboarding, internal mobility, global mobility or external workforce, would be a preference. Experience connecting candidate, employee and manager journeys across organizational and geographic boundaries, improving high-volume and time-sensitive journeys, and delivering measurable outcomes such as quality of hire, hiring speed, candidate experience, time-to-productivity, internal movement or assignment effectiveness would be particularly useful.
- Experience operating across the Expertise Hub–P&O Workforce Strategy–product boundary. Demonstrated experience navigating the intersection between strategic design and product or operational delivery, and building relationships that enable these communities to work together.
- Technology strategy and AI orientation at portfolio level. Experience translating journey and product outcomes into technology priorities and investment choices, with sufficient understanding of AI, automation, data and architecture to assess value and risk with technical experts.
- Product portfolio, financial and governance experience. Experience leading a portfolio of products, programs, workstreams or teams; setting priorities across competing demands; assessing costs and benefits; making resource trade-offs; and holding multiple teams accountable to shared outcomes.
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Expected Annual Base Salary Range for role: £129,850 - £241,150 GBP per year
The base salary offered is determined based on gender-neutral objectives, such as relevant skills, competencies and experience in accordance with the Novartis pay setting policy and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically.
In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for a performance-based bonus depending on certain performance parameters.
The rewards of being part of our team go far beyond base pay and incentives. We also offer a variety of competitive benefits in kind to help you thrive personally and professionally, such as insurance plans, retirement plans, wellbeing resources and global recognition programs. In addition, we provide flexible and hybrid working options, where possible, and minimum 14 weeks paid parental leave.
In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for a performance-based bonus depending on certain performance parameters. Long-term equity awards granted at group level may also be part of your package. Further details will be provided during the application process.
Note: Benefits and compensation may vary by country and are subject to local legal requirements, including provisions of collective bargaining agreements where applicable. A full overview of your compensation package, including any relevant collective bargaining agreement details applicable to your role based on your employment location and Novartis employer entity, will be communicated separately to you during the application process.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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Skills Desired
Business Acumen, Change Management, Coaching, Data Analytics, Data-Driven Decision Making, Development Leadership, HR Strategy, Leadership, Organizational Design, Performance Management (PM), Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning, Talent ManagementThis description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITED, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Human resource managers and directors (SOC 1136) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~170k in sample- Offer £129,850–185,500
- Middle half £44,564–77,220
- Median £58,812
- Going rate £52,900
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £37,100–47,600
Even the bottom of this range, £129,850, beats the market's 75th percentile. NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITED pays in the top quarter for this occupation.
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITED holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 1136 going rate of £52,900. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.