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Executive Director, Corporate Affairs Engagement & Capability Building

Novartis
Full-time
Remote friendly (East Hanover, NJ)
United States
Corporate Functions

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Role Summary

Executive Director, Corporate Affairs Engagement & Capability Building. A high-impact, enterprise-minded leadership role shaping the future of Corporate Affairs by serving as the strategic architect for communications, engagement, and capability-building across a global network of professionals.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement a Corporate Affairs capability-building academy that equips teams with the skills, mindset, and tools required to lead in a rapidly evolving stakeholder environment.
  • Design and lead a communications and engagement strategy that connects and inspires the Corporate Affairs organization globally, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities, clarity of purpose, and a sense of shared culture and impact.
  • Lead the vision, design, and execution of flagship global engagement platforms and campaigns that unite leaders and teams around enterprise priorities, strengthen the leadership pipeline, and deepen connection to our shared purpose.
  • Shape and govern the Corporate Affairs function’s digital strategy and storytelling across internal and external channels, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and reinforcing the company’s position as an industry leader.
  • Oversee the design and delivery of the Corporate Affairs Summer Internship Program — including onboarding, programming, and communications — to create an inspiring, high-touch experience that strengthens our early-career pipeline and reinforces the function’s reputation as a best-in-class career destination.
  • Convene and facilitate leadership briefings on priority topics, enabling alignment and coordination across the global Corporate Affairs network.
  • Support the Corporate Affairs Leadership Team’s strategic operating needs.
  • Lead and support special projects that promote growth and development.

Qualifications

  • Experience leading large-scale engagement, communications, and capability-building initiatives within a global corporate affairs or communications function.
  • Proven ability to design and deliver strategic platforms, programs, and campaigns that align with enterprise priorities and strengthen leadership pipelines.
  • Strong digital storytelling, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Skills

  • Strategic planning and execution
  • Corporate communications and engagement
  • Capability-building and learning program design
  • Digital strategy and storytelling
  • Leadership facilitation and stakeholder management

Education

  • Relevant bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.

Additional Requirements

  • Location: Global role; travel expectations as operationally relevant.
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