People Services Senior Generalist
Hyderabad, India Regular Posted on Aug. 01, 2025 Closing on Aug. 22, 2025Job Title: People Services Senior Generalist
Location: Hyderabad
About Us:
To provide an effective and efficient service to HR colleagues and the business in HR systems as Tier 1 support, Employee Life Cycle and production of management information to aid organization design activities, HR information provision and HR service delivery. To consider progressive initiatives where appropriate in Sanofi India.
To maintain healthy employee relations and continually support users and various stakeholders on the use of HR Systems. Support COE’s like Staffing during the recruitment life cycle, R&P during the Merit cycle and mass uploads and OD during the Performance Management cycle. Support on all Mass uploads for country specific requirements. Conduct workday training sessions for employees and people manager on regular basis as per the annual training plan. Responsible for all India employee / manager / HRBP communication for Workday and ELC related processes. Monthly reconciliation between Payroll and Workday systems to ensure Workday data is correct. Review the Qliksense MDM data to ensure all data gaps and errors are corrected. Review the Qliksense data on global KPI’s for India and implement corrective actions where required.Monthly HR services dashboards to be reviewed and updated. Support where required on submission of employee data.
Main Responsibilities.
HR SYSTEMS:
Provide Tier 1 Support for all India
Coordinate Tier 1.5 and Tier 2 to resolve various queries
Oversee and maintain Core employee data on Workday
Support during various testing phases on Workday
Develop HR systems to support the production of organization charts.
Carry out system administration activities – e.g. system testing, system/data checks fault-finding and resolution, managing user access.
Be the central point of contact for India Workday related activities. Support and participate in global calls and submit data where required.
Lead the R1 & R2 testing for India and plan the rollout of employee / manager / HRBP communication accordingly
Support others using systems – e.g. delivering training, and producing user guides.
Take action as directed by your Manager with regards to MDM &ELC&T.
Responsible for ensuring the security and confidentiality of sensitive data. This covers data such as absence, turnover, grades, and job evaluation/salary/bonus figures. Ensure provisions of the Data Protection Act are followed.
Configuring data and creating, maintaining and updating report specifications / templates.
OneSupport & MyPortal – All India (for entire HR Services)
· Participate in the MyPortal global calls for updates and communicate the same to the team.
· Review KPI’s related to the SLA’s and put in a plan of action where required.
· Evaluate options to improve the overall usage of MyPortal for queries.
· Ensure that all tickets for the team are being closed as per the SLA’s defined.
· Work as the Knowledge base owner for local articles created. Review and update local articles where required.
EMPLOYEE LIFE CYCLE – All India
· Regularly validate and audit employee files.
· Collate data for regular statistical reports on HR information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data.
· Provide basic advice on the policies and procedures to employees and managers.
· Submit monthly payroll inputs as per management instructions and employee requests for all Head office & Zonal office employees.
· Submit monthly Headcount inputs for Head office & Zonal offices as per the defined timelines.
· Complete Employee Life Cycle Management from hire to retire for head office & zonal office.
· Support on HR Systems (Workday) all India for business and HR processes.
· Approve requests for employee files and check with the team that files are returned.
· Weekly review of the FPP trackers from the team to ensure that all settlements are being processed on time. Escalate in case there are consistent issues with stakeholders and implement a plan of action.
· Provide support on all internal and external audits.
INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY – All India
· Responsible to oversee and manage all end to end international permanent transfers & expats movements.
· Execute all the ELC documentations related to IPT and expats.
· Maintaining a close connection with active relocating employees to ensure smooth processing of their move.
· Handle all the vendor management, TA and employee queries related to their respective assignments.
· Support, drive and execute on international mobility projects and initiatives as required.
· Review and recommend any improvements to global mobility approaches and benefits.
· Partner with the International Mobility team to implement any requirements locally.
About You:
Experience:
· 9 – 10 years of experience in similar position.
· Workday experience of at least 4 to 5 years.
Knowledge, Skills & Competencies / Language
Knowledge of the latest tools and techniques in Human Resources.Project Management.An understanding of the Organization.Demonstrate good knowledge and understanding of HR Operations. Strong interpersonal skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Proficient in MS Office (e.g. Word, Power point & Excel).
Graduate & Above qualification in HR.
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