People Manager - SAP

Would you like to play a pivotal role in driving business transformation and innovative IT solutions with global business impact? Are you ready to lead a strong team that drives transformational projects with global impact and innovation within a dynamic organization? Do you have continuous improvement  mindset focused on enhancing efficiency?

If yes, you might be our new People Manager - SAP for the NextGenSAP Programme.

Apply now for a life-changing career!

The position

As our new People Manager - SAP, you will contribute to the great working culture and an engaging people development at Novo Nordisk. Leading a team of SAP experts by coaching and developing their competencies is the main focus of this role. You will be responsible for ensuring  high engagement, setting high-level directions and clearly communicate current and future priorities.

As People Manager - SAP you will become a part of driving the biggest backlog on SAP platform we have yet seen in Novo Nordisk.
You will partner closely with other leaders in Digital, Data & IT (DD&IT) Business Support & Program Office, and Lines of Business to ensure that we establish and drive a strong collaboration.
 
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Be direct Manager for around 10-15 exceptional SAP experts ensuring their well-being and development
• Develop and drive people strategy including attraction, recruitment and retainment
• Support and engage team members to adapt best practices and improved ways of working.
• Partner and collaborate closely with the business (e.g., VP’s, Project Directors, Product Owners and other leaders) to create the best possible environment for high-performing product teams
• Collaborate and jointly develop with the Business and the IT organisation to advance the programme into the benefits phase after a successful conversion to S/4HANA; completing the NextGenSAP programme while establishing the future permanent SAP IT organisation in DD&IT

Qualifications

To succeed in this role we imagine you have:

• An academic background in a relevant field e.g. IT, Engineering, Business or Computer Science
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience from a similar role combined with proven technical knowledge of SAP
• Experience working in pharmaceutical or similar highly regulated industry
• Experience in navigating stakeholder and risk management in large organisations
• Strong managerial skills, leadership abilities, and adept negotiation capabilities accompanied by experience supporting a digital transformation through personal advocacy and engagement

We are looking for someone who is passionate about people leadership, change and stakeholder management in a fast-moving environment and who, as a result-oriented professional, takes ownership of tasks and continuously strives to do things in a smarter way. You excel at being a servant leader for people, and you like to challenge the status quo and inspire the people in your team.

On a personal note you are a team player, fostering a positive team spirit and collaborating effectively with colleagues and vendors brining your integrity, impact, and enthusiasm, along with self-awareness and independence. Your ability to understand different cultures and persuade others to embrace new ideas is invaluable.

About the team waiting for you
This position is anchored in the NextGenSAP programme office, where our focus is to drive the NextGenSAP programme and ensure benefits realisations across Novo Nordisk. You will be part of DD&IT Business Support & Program Office and you will primarily be located in Bagsværd, Denmark. We are a dedicated team of around 60 people in Denmark providing dedicated business support throughout DD&IT. You will be part of an agile, inspiring, and ambitious work environment, where advanced use of IT and teamwork are key for working closely together with our colleague in the line of business.

Working for 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 60,000 bright and diverse minds in 80 offices worldwide. With us, your bright mind and commitment help us change the lives of 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.
 
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. 

Contact
For further information, please contact Lars Engelbrecht, Vice President S/4HANA programme, at  [email protected], or at +4530751464.

Deadline
31 December 2024

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Feeling overwhelmed by job requirements and doubting if you're 100% qualified? Don't let it stop you! We encourage you to apply anyway, as your profile could surprise us and fit our needs better than you think. So take the leap and submit 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.