Senior Project Manager for Business Development & Support

The position

As a Senior Project Manager, you will play a key role in identifying and implementing initiatives related to environmental sustainability and business development, delivering tangible impacts to our organisation and the environment. You will act as a change agent, ensuring that we spearhead significant steps toward achieving zero environmental impact, while fostering a culture of empathy and understanding. This position is based in the Novo Nordisk headquarters in Bagsværd, and your presence in the office is required, with remote work being an infrequent exception. Your main responsibilities: Collaborate with colleagues including C-level executives to develop strategies and plans that align with our environmental and development goals. Act independently, solve problems with limited guidance in navigating organisational complexities to push initiatives through corporate antibodies. Develop compelling business cases for environmental sustainability initiatives and business development opportunities, showcasing the potential benefits and ROI, and effectively communicating complex ideas and concepts. Build relationships and influence diverse stakeholders to gain buy-in and support for initiatives. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation of initiatives, monitoring project progress and proactively mitigating risks and issues, while fostering a collaborative and empathetic team environment. Provide mentorship and guidance to junior colleagues. Qualifications You hold a Master's degree in Business, Finance, Environmental Sciences, or a related field with at least 4+ years of experience from a corporate incubator team, start-up/accelerator or similar, in a corporate environment where the development of innovative ideas is brought to execution. Additionally, a proven track record of delivering tangible impacts through initiatives you have brought to light and experience building compelling business cases, analysing data and presenting a compelling case for change. To thrive and succeed, we expect you to have the following key competencies: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and use strategic intuition to identify opportunities. Strong entrepreneurial skillset Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex ideas and concepts. Ability to act independently and thrive in ambiguous situations, taking ownership of initiatives and driving them to successful completion. Stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence diverse stakeholders. Expertise in innovation, developing business opportunities, and project management, with the ability to effectively plan, execute, and monitor initiatives. Demonstrated leadership qualities. It is an advantage to have: Environmental sustainability experience. As an individual, you have a can-do attitude, and are self-driven, structured, and an excellent communicator. You can easily adapt to changes and work systematically, logically, and proactively with a results-driven approach. Furthermore, you are robust and capable of handling a high-paced and complex work environment without losing oversight and motivation. About the department Business Development & Support is part of Corporate Facilities with around colleagues from countless professional fields make up Corporate Facilities, which is anchored in the area Finance, Legal and Global Solutions. We enable Novo Nordisk to focus on the core business by delivering simple and agile solutions for physical infrastructures (campuses, real estate, utilities, workplaces), facility management services as well as security operations, while progressing a major project portfolio. We create tangible business results by partnering with all areas of the business. What we do impacts all Novo Nordisk’s Danish colleagues – we care for their workday. We give a high level of responsibility from day one and you will experience a continuous steep learning curve, where your aspirations set the boundaries. In Corporate Facilities we work with proactively creating win-win solutions with internal and external stakeholders in the areas we operate in, while ensuring engaging communications about our + services to our 22,+ colleagues across our Danish locations. Working at Novo Nordisk 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.