Agile People Leader for Digital Foundation

Are you passionate about elevating other to their best capabilities? Would you like to have a decisive impact in the leadership of a highly effective, and highly diverse team?  

If you answered positively to these questions, then you might just be the new People Leader we are looking for. Apply today! 

The team waiting for you 

Digital Foundation (DF) is part of the Digital, Data & IT (DD&IT) department - where we partner with the business to support digital transformation and innovation in all parts of the Novo Nordisk value chain. Our vision is to accelerate software development by taking ownership in developing and delivering software development platforms, tools, processes, and advisory services.  

We strive to make software development teams more effective and efficient, by focusing three areas: 

• Scaling software development capability 

• Increasing focus on building valuable code 

• Enabling faster releases & time to market 

Our current team consists of a very diverse pool of talent, with colleagues from various backgrounds and 11 different nationalities – something we at DF are very proud of!  

What will you be doing? 

As a People Leader, we expect you will ensure a healthy, engaging, and inclusive work environment, while keeping the team motivated for high performance. You will also lead regular communication and engagement with stakeholders, as well as team members, where empathy and respect will be foundations to success. 

Additionally, other key responsibilities include: 

• Facilitating an involving and constructive dialogue with senior stakeholders and teams in relation to career progression planning and organisational competency requirements 

• Coaching and mentoring of colleague to unlock further personal growth 

• Inspiring teams to cope with the constant transformation Novo Nordisk is in 

• Participating in team and Agile Release Trains events to enable qualified mindset 

• Identifying and developing diverse talents and successors 

Which competencies to bring? 

To succeed in this role, we expect you tick most of the following: 

• 3+ years leadership experience from similar job 

• Experience in Agile methodologies is preferred 

• Knowledge or certification of change management and coaching would be a plus 

• Proven track record of effective management and development in diverse environment 

• Ability to empathize and build trust with direct reports, as well as senior stakeholders 

Personally, we expect you to be people-oriented, with a genuine passion for leading people towards high performance, using an empathetic approach. In addition, we would be happy to see you display an inclusive mindset and respect the diversity in others. 

Joining Novo Nordisk 

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. 

Who to contact 

If you have any questions about the job, please do not hesitate to contact our Digital Foundation Lead Tete Mensa-Annan, at NTAZ@novonordisk.com 

Deadline 

10 July 2024 

Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.  

Feeling overwhelmed by job requirements and doubting if you're 100% qualified? Don't let it stop you! We encourage you to apply anyway, as your profile could surprise us and fit our needs better than you think. So take the leap and submit your application. 

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.