Head of Architecture, Data & Agile Delivery

Would you like to be part of Novo Nordisk’ growth journey from a Finance, Legal & Global Solutions (FLGS) perspective and take lead in developing future Digital, Data & IT solutions to support your 63,000 global colleagues? Then we have an exciting opening as Head of FLGS DD&IT Architecture, Data and Agile Delivery! The team is newly established, offering you ample opportunities to make a significant impact. Furthermore, we just kicked off an exciting cultural journey, which you as a leader will be expected to role model.
 

Let’s talk about the role

Novo Nordisk is growing in size and complexity and this calls for intuitive, integrated, and globally scalable solutions. You will join a global leadership team working closely together with FLGS to deliver on an ambitious pipeline. You will head up a team of 10-15 specialists working in the fields of system architecture, data & AI, process improvement, and agile delivery (scrum masters and product owners) and you will be responsible for orchestrating their allocation to agile teams, developing capabilities (for the individuals as well as the team), and ensure high motivation and performance. In addition, you will support the Vice President of FLGS DD&IT in the role of IT Business Partner, setting direction, translating business priorities into digital deliverables, and supporting portfolio delivery.
 

More specifically, your responsibilities will revolve around the following areas:

• Lead a team of diverse levels of experience, sets of competencies, and development aspirations
• Ensure high team engagement and a keen focus on development of individuals and the team
• Ensure sufficient capacity to meet future staffing demands, by hiring and assessing the potential for external partnering
• Establish and enhance a new collaboration model for data and AI between DD&IT and FLGS
• Partner closely with your peer leaders and colleagues in FLGS to set direction for our Agile Delivery Setup of around 100 internal and external colleagues
• Take active part in the culture journey for the area, taking in the core beliefs of collaboration, curiosity, empowerment and authenticity
• Act as sparring partner to the Vice President of the area, ensuring a close collaboration with line of business as well as a clear link between strategic direction and daily operations

The role is new, so you will have the opportunity to define it in close collaboration with the leadership team.

What we scout for

We are looking for someone, who is passionate about leadership and who thrives in an environment where no two days are the same. Someone who excels at empowering people and likes to challenge status quo. Ideally you have experience working in an agile setting and a solid understanding of finance business processes and digitalization of these.

The ideal candidate for this position should meet the following requirements:

• Leadership experience from a similar role or a clear aspiration to excel in a leadership role
• Experience navigating in large global matrix organisations
• Experience leading high performing teams through personal advocacy and engagement
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills
• Academic background within a relevant field, e.g., IT, Business, Human Resource Management, Engineering or the like

About FLGS DD&IT

The strategic focus of FLGS DD&IT is to develop, implement, and maintain world class Digital, Data, and IT solutions in close collaboration with Finance, Legal & Global Solutions. The area is anchored within DD&IT and team members are placed closely to FLGS stakeholders for optimal collaboration. We work in a large-scale agile setup to efficiently support FLGS’s digitalisation journey. Our area consists of approximately 80 colleagues and is spread across Denmark, India, and Poland. The atmosphere is informal and friendly, and colleagues are ambitious, curious, and skilled – complementing and challenging each other to deliver their best.

Working for Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognise the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we're working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we're life changing.

Any questions?
For further information, please contact Louise Munck Højsgaard, Vice President of FLGS DD&IT at phone + 45 30 79 29 35
 

Deadline

31 January 2025

Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, why we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
 

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.