Talent & Succession will support the design, execution, and upkeep of key talent and leadership initiatives, with a strong focus on critical role identification, successor mapping, leadership development journeys, and internal talent mobility.

The role is execution‑heavy and analytical in nature, requiring a strong understanding of the Biocon ecosystem, attention to detail, and comfort working with data to support leadership and talent decisions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Critical Role Identification Support

- Support the identification and periodic review of critical roles across the organization.
- Work with HRBPs to collate inputs and document business rationale for identified critical roles.
- Maintain updated trackers reflecting in‑scope vs out‑of‑scope roles.

Impact: Reliable, well-documented inputs to enterprise succession and talent planning.

2. Successor Mapping & Readiness Tracking

- Support successor identification and mapping for critical and People Leader roles.
- Track successor readiness (Ready Now / Ready Later) using defined frameworks.
- Prepare clean, accurate datasets and summaries for talent and leadership review discussions.

Impact: Accurate successor visibility and readiness tracking.

3. Leadership Development Journey Enablement

- Support the rollout and coordination of leadership development journeys and cohort‑based programmes.
- Help connect leadership development efforts with succession and readiness needs.
- Track participation, progress, and completion across leadership cohorts.

Impact: Smooth execution and reliability of leadership development programs.

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Talent Mobility & Fungibility Enablement

- Support initiatives related to internal talent mobility by maintaining clear views of talent availability and readiness.
- Assist in identifying potential fungible talent pools based on skills, experience, and readiness indicators.
- Partner with HRBPs to track internal movements and role transitions.

Impact: Improved internal visibility of deployable talent.

5. Data, Excel & Dashboard Management

- Own and maintain detailed Excel trackers for:
- Critical roles
- Successor slates
- Readiness timelines
- Leadership development cohorts
- Build and manage Excel-based dashboards for internal reviews and leadership discussions.
- Ensure high standards of data accuracy, structure, and version control.

Impact: High confidence data supporting talent decisions.

Education & Experience

Education Qualification - MBA or Post Graduate Degree in Human Resources.

Work Experience - 3–6 years

Key Skills & Capabilities Required

Business & Organizational Understanding

- Strong working knowledge of Generics and Biosimilars landscape, businesses, and talent structures.
- Ability to understand talent requirements and map them against internal availability.

Talent Management Fundamentals





- Exposure to succession planning, talent reviews, leadership development, or related areas.
- Ability to follow structured frameworks and apply them consistently.

Solid Excel & Analytical Skills (Mandatory)

- Advanced Excel skills including:
- VLOOKUP / XLOOKUP
- Pivot Tables
- IF / logical formulas
- Data cleaning and structuring
- Comfort managing large datasets and detailed trackers.
- Ability to convert data into clear dashboards and executive summaries.

Execution & Stakeholder Support

- Strong attention to detail and follow‑through.
- Ability to work closely with managers and senior stakeholders through well‑prepared inputs.
- Comfortable managing multiple trackers and timelines in parallel.

What Makes This a Good Stretch Role

- Exposure to enterprise talent and leadership discussions
- Opportunity to develop deeper understanding of succession and leadership pipelines
- Hands‑on experience with data‑driven talent decision support
- Close working relationship with senior HR stakeholders

What Success Looks Like

- Clean, accurate, and timely talent data shared with stakeholders
- Well‑maintained succession and leadership trackers
- Smooth execution of leadership development initiatives
- Growing ability to connect talent availability with business need

EVP An opportunity to gain hands-on exposure to enterprise talent and leadership decisions, build strong data and Excel capability, and develop deep insight into succession, leadership readiness, and talent mobility within Biocon.

📌 HR – Talent Management CoE (Bengaluru)
🏢 BIOCON BIOLOGICS
📍 Bengaluru