Data Foundation Product Manager

Are you interested in influencing how leaders in Supply Chain can better utilise data & analytics in their decision making and establish best in class delivery teams to generate powerful insights that matter? Do you want to use your unique business acumen and robust Data Management knowledge to be a key link between the business and Data Engineers?

If yes, this might be the right position for you. 

Apply now for a life-changing career!

The position
As our Data Foundation Product Manager, you will work hands-on with colleagues in the Global Supply Chain organization to translate their Data & analytics use cases into specific requirements for our Data Foundation ART. You will guide delivery teams in building a FAIR data foundation that will enable Global Supply Chain’s data-driven vision. 

You will be a key member of the ART Leadership team and be the person who sets the overall technical direction for the data foundation to deliver on current and future use cases. In general, you are expected to constantly look ahead, and find new and smarter ways leveraging new technologies, or improving our way of working – in building a strong Data foundation.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Be responsible for overall breakdown of business objectives (use cases) to technical requirements for use cases into the portfolio review and prioritisation
• Facilitate cross-alignment through PO syncs and ensure “Run ahead” to foresee and test new requirements to solution
• Own and drive the technical capability (solution) roadmap and align with relevant platform owners to develop Data foundation to deliver on new business requirements
• Oversee the overall health and performance of the data foundation, and Manage incident response, and capacity planning
• Provide training/ support to data consumers on using data foundation 
• Manage budget and management of resources across the Data product teams to ensure full utilisation or address missing capacity

Qualifications
To be a great asset to our team, you will have:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration/economics, engineering, computer science, data science or similar 
• At least, 5 years of working experience in applying data management and analytics to business problems in a top-tier consultancy, the financial industry, or an industrial company, or similar
• A proven track record of driving data & analytics delivery teams in complex international organisations. You have demonstrated that you can translate business problems formulated by stakeholders into concrete analytics use cases and deliver successfully on these
• Experience in working with Data Management using technologies like DataBricks, DBT, PowerBI suite, etc.
• Strong stakeholder management skills in managing both senior stakeholders and technical delivery teams
• Professional proficiency in English

On a personal level, you should possess exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and executive stakeholders. Your analytical acumen and problem-solving prowess will enable you to address complex challenges with confidence. Moreover, your proactive nature, adaptability, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment will be invaluable assets in this role. Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcome are also paramount. 

About the department
DDIT PS Supply Chain – Data & Analytics is a newly-established department in Ballerup (Denmark) and is a part of Novo Nordisk Global Digital, Data & IT (DDIT) organisation. The aim of the department is to be a Data & Analytics Centre of Excellence to support the Global Supply Chain organisation in building a scalable Data Foundation – to enable their vision for insights. The short-term focus of the department is to establish an Agile Release Train (ART) together Analytics teams from Supply Chain, and jointly deliver on the first prioritised insights use cases in an efficient and scalable manner during 2025.  

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first.

We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 40,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact
For further information, please contact Mikkel Bjerregaard Ditlevsen, Project Director, PS DDIT – Supply Chain Data & Analytics at +45 3079 0382.

Deadline
5 January 2025

Research suggests that individuals from underrepresented backgrounds may hesitate to apply for roles unless they meet all listed qualifications. If this resonates with you, we encourage you to reconsider and apply. Your unique skills and experiences could be just what we're looking for. We look forward to receiving 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.