Digital Change Manager

Are you looking to be part of an ambitious digital journey to shape the future of investments in health, societal sustainability, and planetary wellbeing? The Digital Team at Novo Holdings is growing rapidly to support and uphold our ambition of being a recognised international authority in the investment space.

We are looking for a Digital change manager to contribute to Novo Holdings digital transformation.

Novo Holdings is a holding and investment company that is responsible for managing the assets and wealth of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, one of the world’s largest enterprise foundations.

We are a world-leading life science investor, driven by the purpose of improving people’s health and the sustainability of society and the planet. Since 1999 we have been investing to promote groundbreaking solutions in healthcare and bio-sustainability while generating attractive returns that advance the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s grant-giving activities - supporting scientific, humanitarian, and social causes. As of year-end 2023, Novo Holdings had total assets of EUR 149 billion.

We conduct ourselves with attention to performance, responsibility and respect, as represented by the Novo Holdings set of values (Novo Holdings Way), and we consider a responsible Tax Policy an integral part of our investment processes and decisions, with the objective of long-term value creation.

The Job

As our new Digital Change Manager, you will be a key driver of our digital transformation across Novo Holdings globally safeguarding that we create and execute best practice solutions. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring that we do not just talk about the possibilities in digital technologies, but we bring them to live and carry them out: both new technologies like AI and machine learning, but also systems like CRM.

Along with the rest of the team, you will drive innovation and pave the way for our development efforts and house-wide digital solutions, through a strong focus on user adoption to meet the needs of our global investment teams and business units. You will work closely with your team members and navigate a complex stakeholder landscape, to directly shape the success of our digital transformation efforts.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for digital solutions like BI, automation and advanced analytics that provide value and meet business needs
• User adoption of digital technologies. Creating best practice of e.g. CRM and making sure it is lived across the organisation
• Change management – create a digital mindset across the organization
• Improving digital awareness and digital skills across the organisation. For example by creating a digital community, events, teaching prompt engineering, by facilitating workshops or whatever magic you can think of
• Driving user engagement and promoting the adoption of new digital tools
• Managing the end-to-end delivery of key digital initiatives, ensuring they provide measurable business value
• Building strong relationships and inspiring the organisation to align digital strategies with business goals

Professional Qualifications:

• A degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field
• Deep data and process understanding. Not from a tech perspective, but from a business perspective
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar role
• Experience with Change Management frameworks and processes
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to align digital solutions with business strategies
• Excellent people and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to manage relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• Experience with user adoption strategies and driving digital engagement across complex organisations

Personal Qualifications:

• Ambitious, proactive and with a curious mind
• Independent and able to make decisions and provide input on issues relating to administration, projects, and communication
• Able to convey complex information and interact with both business users and technical specialists
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build good relationships
• Align to the Novo Holdings’ values

Working at Novo Holdings

Our work environment is driven by purpose and values, and we strive to be recognised by our stakeholders and people as an exceptional enterprise. We offer a unique opportunity to work at an impactful and visionary organisation that provides resources and staying power to pursue substantial proposals that enable us to meet our strategic goals.

You will enjoy the opportunity to be part of a dedicated, international, and dynamic team with diverse backgrounds and be trusted with significant operational freedom. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace, and therefore recruit with the purpose of hiring the best talent who can contribute with their unique perspectives and experience to make a positive impact on people’s health and the sustainability of society and the planet.

We employ over 180 professionals from various nationalities and backgrounds, all sharing the same goal: to generate attractive long-term returns on the assets of the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Our teams operate from offices in Copenhagen, London, Boston, San Francisco, Singapore and Shanghai.

Application and Information

If you have any questions, please contact Head of Digital Thore Dankert on + 45 31 15 42 42.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible and no later than the 10th of October. To apply, please send your CV and cover letter by clicking on the “Apply” button. We will conduct interviews in ongoing basis.