Head of Solution Architecture & Agile Implementation

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Would you like to be part of Novo Nordisk’ growth journey from a People & Organisation (P&O) 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 HR DD&IT Solution Architecture and Agile Implementation! 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 P&O to deliver on an ambitious pipeline. You will head up a team of 20 Scrum Masters and Solution Architects and 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. Together with the leadership team and key stakeholders you will set direction and translate business priorities into tangible plans for the team to execute.
 

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

• Lead the team of Solution Architects and Scrum Masters with 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
• Partner closely with your peer leaders and colleagues in P&O to set direction for our Agile Delivery Setup of around 300 internal and external colleagues
• Take active part in the culture journey for the area, taking in the core beliefs of collaboration, curiosity, empowerment and belonginess
• Act as sparring partner to the Vice President of the area, ensuring a close 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 IT development: From both a technical and a process-oriented perspective.

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

• Several years of leadership experience from a similar 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 HR DD&IT

The strategic focus of HR DD&IT is to develop, implement, and maintain world class Digital, Data, and IT solutions in close collaboration with P&O. The area is anchored within DD&IT and team members are placed closely to P&O stakeholders for optimal collaboration. We work in a large-scale agile setup to efficiently support P&O’s digitalisation journey. Our area consists of approximately 100 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. 

Every day, our thousands of digital experts work in all areas of technology. We navigate the tech spectrum from front-end to back-end, from artificial intelligence to machine learning, and from cloud systems to quantum computing. All to make a tangible impact on lives across the globe. How? Go explore at TechLife at Novo Nordisk.

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.

Contact details
For further information, please contact Katrine Bisgaard Høy, Vice President of HR DD&IT at phone + 45 30 79 27 15.

Deadline

October 9 2024

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.