Senior Project Manager - Strategy and Transformation

Do you have experience in IT Project Management? Would you like to play a key role in shaping the future for Novo Nordisk by driving strategic projects in Global IT Operations in a fast past environment, together with approx. 3000 colleagues in Digital, Data and IT? If yes, then you might be our new Senior Project Manager for our Strategy and Transformation team. The easiest way to connect with this opportunity? Apply Now!

What will you be doing?
You will be responsible for leading strategic projects across Global IT Operations and within the four Product Areas: Cloud and Corporate Infrastructure, Digital Workplace Solutions, Production Infrastructure and Global IT Support. In this role you will play a key role in executing the Global IT Operations Strategy and assignments will include different types of change projects impacting people, processes, and technologies. Your initial responsibilities we be related to implementing core infrastructure services and network operations where we are currently building new capabilities. Our default delivery model is Agile and as a Project Manager delivering strategic projects you will need to navigate fluently in traditional, agile and hybrid delivery models.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Driving assignments from idea to completion in close collaboration with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Managing third party suppliers, contracts and stakeholders.
• Managing and coordinate resources, timelines and costs
• Managing risks and pro-actively take actions to mitigate risks
• Ensuring that benefits are described, tracked and evaluated throughout the project and stakeholders are engaged and that relevant updates from the projects are shared and changes are manged in a proactive and timely manner

Which competencies to bring?

• Master’s degree in relevant field, and at least 5 years of experience within IT Project Management
• Prior experience working with third party suppliers where an enterprise has outsourced, or in-sourced infrastructure services is considered  a plus
• Experience in highly regulated or a pharmaceutical environment is considered a plus
• Experience with IT infrastructure and operations projects is considered a plus
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build credibility and engage stakeholders at all levels

On a personal level, you are ambitious, challenge-seeking and result-oriented. You are a team player and can build relationships with colleagues and stakeholders on all levels of an organisation, but also you can work independently and thrive in a busy and global environment where priorities change, and fast decisions are needed to move on.

The team waiting for you
GITO Strategy & Transformation is a team of approx. 30 highly skilled and dedicated employees, responsible for driving the strategy and support the agile delivery teams across GITO. The team is diverse including roles such as Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, Lead Architects, Organisational Change Managers. The position is placed in the team responsible for Lean Portfolio Management and Local Lean Agile Centre of Excellence (LPM and LACE).

Be part of the Novo Nordisk family
At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Who to contact
If you want to know more, please reach out to Erik Johnsen Vinther, Head of LPM and Local LACE, on +45 3079 0877

Deadline
10 April 2024

Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few lines about your motivation in your resume or CV. In addition, please avoid the use of photos in your CV. This makes for a better and more fair process.

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.