Senior Engineering Manager, Digital Products & Software Engineering

Do you want to break new ground and deliver innovative digital solutions benefiting colleagues across Novo Nordisk? Are you an engaged and motivating leader with proven experience in delivering software products? 

We are searching for a Senior Engineering Manager to join our team in Digital Products & Software Engineering (DP&SE). Apply today! 

The team waiting for you 

In DP&SE we design, develop, and operate world class in-house digital products across the Novo Nordisk value chain ultimately contributing to the people we serve living with Diabetes and other serious chronic diseases.  

We drive tech leadership through innovative software products and platform solutions - combining deep expertise in software engineering and user needs with an efficient, compliant, and scalable delivery model. We set new standards for designing, developing, and operating digital solutions in Novo Nordisk. 

You will head up a dedicated digital product delivery unit in Digital Products with a specific focus on software product development and operations.  

We are looking for a thought leader who is eager to drive maturity within product engineering and have passion for leading people within this field – someone who can set the direction, provide guidance, and drive people development. You will become a part of an inspiring, and ambitious work environment, where modern software development methodologies, tools, teamwork, and a growth mindset is key. 

Behind the title 

You will be working with sophisticated business challenges in Novo Nordisk’s digital area and will be exposed to stakeholders across the organisation. By utilizing your leadership skills and knowledge about software development and digital product management you will play an instrumental role in strengthening software engineering leadership in DP&SE, helping our Scrum Masters, Tech Leads and Software Engineers challenge status quo and adapt best practices in collaboration with the other DP&SE teams.  

Moreover, you will manage tactical and operational needs from the product delivery teams – direct people management, recruitment, team health, rotation, and capacity planning across the DP&SE.​  

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Daily responsibility for the product delivery teams and being the escalation point 

• Direct Management of 15-20 Software Scrum Masters, Developers & Tech Leads, ensuring well-being and development of employees 

• Collaborate closely with the business to create the best possible environment for high performing teams 

• Support and engage product teams to adapt software engineering ‘defaults’ and DevOps practices, tooling, platforms and improved ways of working 

• Develop and driving people strategy incl. sourcing of talents – make/buy, partnering and/or growing talents internally, as well as recruitment, retainment, attraction, and rotation 

Which competencies to bring 

We expect the ideal candidate to meet the following criteria: 

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or other related fields  

• Previous experience software development within the fields of GxP, Health Software and SaMD 

• At least 5 years of proven track record of leading teams specialised in Software Engineering.  

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills 

On a personal level, you are capable of advocating convincingly about the value of software and what it will take to build reliable, scalable, and maintainable software products, particularly to stakeholders and decisions makers who are less experienced in the field. 

Join the Novo Nordisk family 

Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company headquartered in Denmark. For 100 years, we have been driving change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases. As a result, our treatments today benefit millions of people living with diabetes, obesity, and rare blood and endocrine diseases. We are proud of that.  

We are proud of our people too, and we employ more than 57,000 bright and diverse minds in 80 offices worldwide. With us, your bright mind and commitment help us change lives for people worldwide. In exchange, we offer you a seat in a rewarding and purpose-driven culture where your professional and personal development is highly valued. That said, opportunities are many in Novo Nordisk. 

Contact 

For further information, please contact Talent Acquisition Partner Mette Kvist at ztks@novonordisk.com . Please note that due to vacation time in Denmark, a delay in responses can be expected.  

Deadline 

5 August 2024 

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.