Business Support Manager

Would you like to help drive and influence our in-house digital product Design Hub, making our ambitions a reality while supporting work across the value chain? Do you enjoy complex challenges, and are you motivated by the opportunity of shaping and supporting a strong and resilient organization?

If so, we would love to hear from you! Read on and apply today to join us as our dedicated Business Support Manager.

Behind the title

In this position, you will work closely with the Vice President of the Design Hub and become a critical part of the Design Hub Leadership Team. Your focus will be on the progress, growth, professionalism and cultural development of the Area. This includes managing the progress of initiatives driven by the leadership team, running projects yourself, developing processes that ensure efficiency in our operating model, preparing internal and external presentations, encouraging community development, amongst other tasks.

Additionally, your responsibilities will include:

• Serving as a key member of the leadership team and acting as the right hand to the VP, managing project deliverables to meet Area objectives (e.g. strategy processes, budget planning, HR processes).
• Driving strategic initiatives such as organizational development, resource allocation (e.g. budget and CO₂ targets), and culture-related projects.
• Managing internal communication regarding Area objectives, updates, strategy, and events to ensure alignment and transparency.
• Overseeing the Area calendar and Annual Wheel, including planning, booking, and coordinating management meetings, area offsites, events, and team-building activities.
• Managing and coordinating capacity planning across the area, incl. external consultants
• Supporting business planning and strategy execution
• Managing onboarding processes for new team members and overseeing activities driven by Student Assistants to support operational goals.

What we scout for

To succeed in the role, we imagine you meet most of the following:

• Master’s degree, or equivalent in relevant field
• 2-3 years of experience from a similar position and proven skills within project management, leadership support, strategy development and/or consulting
• Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills, as well as comfort and skill presenting to stakeholders
• Proven affinity for working with numbers; preferable experience with budget controlling
• Experience and/or interest working in a creative sector, such as design

As a person you demonstrate engagement, empathy for others and have great communication skills. You are self-driven by nature, comfortable taking initiative, and structured ensuring successful and simultaneous balancing of multiple tasks.

The team waiting for you

You will join the newly established Design Hub (a unit in Digital, Data & IT), and become part of the Design Hub Leadership Team. The Area is comprised of 60+ UX and UI Designers, as well as UX researchers. Novo Nordisk continues its investment in digital products and in the Design Hub, we partner with the business to bring meaningful digital experiences to life for the benefit of patients, colleagues, and stakeholders.

Working at 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 70,000 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. Discover the cutting-edge technologies behind Novo Nordisk's life-changing innovations.

Not the right job for you? Explore other digital areas within Novo Nordisk.

Even if this job is not the right match for you, Novo Nordisk might still have something to offer. Our many digital teams work in various areas of technology every day – from front-end to back-end, from artificial intelligence to machine learning, and from cloud systems to quantum computing. Our digital expert makes a tangible impact on lives worldwide. Want to learn more about how we do this? Go explore on Tech.life at Novo Nordisk

Contact

For further information or if you have specific questions, please contact Mark Guarraia (VP, Design Hub) at [email protected]

Deadline

6 January 2025

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV.

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.