Associate Director Risk, Policy & Controls

Novartis is hiring an Associate Director Risk, Policy & Controls in Hyderabad, India. Level rates it ; you can apply on Novartis.

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Location: Hyderabad

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This role is based in Hyderabad, India. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

We’re a team of dedicated and smart people united by a drive to achieve together. You will play an important role in leveraging synergies between risks, processes, policies, and controls to enhance enterprise governance and play an important role in driving assurance efforts across the organization. You will support global functions and business units with an integrated approach to risk, policy, and controls processes, helping to embed governance and assurance into day-to-day operations and decision-making. Your contributions will strengthen alignment across teams and drive continuous improvement in how risks are managed and mitigated.

Job Description

·Act as subject matter expert on the end-to-end Enterprise Risk, Policy & Controls (ERPC) process and framework.
Serve as ERPC Lead and SPOC, collaborating with global functions and units to ensure comprehensive risk coverage through relevant enterprise policy (EP) documents and up-to-date internal controls
Coordinate and support annual risk assessments, internal control design and monitoring of the annual cycle, and mitigation follow-up across an assigned set of functions and units as part of the Risk & Control Framework (RCF), ensuring full integration and alignment
Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of Enterprise Policy documents in collaboration with global functions and units, ensuring consistent quality standards and alignment with processes defined in internal process maps (developed with BPE support)
Support the annual enterprise risk management (ERM) cycle for key countries and critical global functions, including risk workshops and follow-up mitigation actions
Provide input for governance forums, such as the Process and Policy Board (PPB)
Strengthen data governance and data analytics for informed decision making by leveraging tools to support and automate, in close collaboration with ERC’s Innovation, Technology, and Data Science team.
Support the ongoing enhancement and refinement of the Enterprise Risk, Policy & Controls framework to ensure it remains robust, user-friendly, and adaptable to the evolving needs of functions and units across the organization
Participate in ad-hoc projects as needed

Essential Criteria

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) required
Proven experience in risk and internal controls management, with a solid understanding of how to integrate risk considerations into business processes.
Familiarity with document creation and management processes, particularly within the Enterprise Policy Management (EPM) framework.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders across functions and levels, adapting to different environments and challenges. Analytical mindset, capable of breaking down complex issues to support sound decision-making.
Influential leadership, driving initiatives and results within a matrixed, multidisciplinary organization.
Resilient and adaptable, able to navigate complexity and overcome obstacles effectively.

Desirable Criteria

Familiarity with Novartis’ Risk & Controls Framework (RCF) is a strong plus
·Experience with Enablon and ESOPS Documentum (D2) tools is highly desirable
This role will not have direct reports but will require indirect influencing.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams’ representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Skills Desired

Adaptability, Business Acumen, Compliance Management, Compliance Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Critical Thinking, Curious Mindset, Decision Making, Difficult Conversation Management, Fraud Prevention, Human Resources Consulting, Internal Controls, Persuasion, Proactive Planning, Problem Solving, Regulatory Compliance Management, Relationship Building, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Thinking

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Associate Director Risk, Policy & Controls at Novartis rates 31 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

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