Senior Project Risk Manager

Are you looking for an opportunity to utilise your analytical mind-set and outstanding communication skills? Do you enjoy working with many different stakeholders? Would you like to be part of a dynamic and dedicated team with responsibility for Novo Nordisk’s insurance risks across our global operations?  

If yes, then you might be the right candidate for the position as Senior Project Risk Manager in Insurance Risk Management, Corporate Treasury. Apply now for a life-changing career!  

The position 

As Senior Project Risk Manager, you will drive insurance activities related to M&A, including due diligence, contract review, integration planning, as well as final integration into NNs insurance setup. Furthermore, you will be in charge of driving insurance strategy and framework related to M&A. You will also be involved in strategic projects both in Insurance Risk Management but also across Treasury. On a daily basis, you will collaborate with Novo Nordisk affiliates, internal and external stakeholders involved in M&A activities and be in close dialogue with international insurance companies and insurance brokers. 

Your key responsibilities will be to: 

• Drive Novo Nordisk acquisition activities from an insurance perspective, including due diligence, contract review, integration planning etc 

• Drive strategic projects within Insurance Risk Management and innovation and optimisation of Insurance processes 

• Manage strategic projects across Corporate Treasury 

• Prepare recommendations and general reporting for senior management 

• Conduct ad hoc analysis and problem solving 

It is very important for us to continuously develop our employees to take on increased roles. We invest in growing our employees through close sparring, frequent feedback and and by providing them with challenging tasks that offer a high degree of autonomy. 

As a member of the Insurance Risk Management team, you will be part of a dedicated and professional group, characterised by a high degree of knowledge sharing and sparring. You can look forward to a broad and international contact base as you will engage with multiple Novo Nordisk affiliates as well as well as the international insurance sector.  

The position is based at our headquarter in Bagsværd, Denmark. 

Qualifications 

To succeed in this role, you have the following qualifications: 

• An academic background with a Master of Science in e.g. Economics, Finance or Law with excellent results 

• 5-10 years of relevant experience from an international company or the insurance sector  

• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to coordinate with a wide range of people of different cultures and seniority 

• Excellent communication skills both in written and spoken English 

On a personal level, you are analytical, ambitious, and energetic with a positive attitude towards challenges and eager to learn and develop. Your independence and proactiveness enables you to take ownership of your assignments, drive projects forward and deliver high-quality results, while achieving success through collaboration with others. 
 

About the department 

You will join the Insurance Risk Management team in Corporate Treasury, responsible for managing Novo Nordisk’s global portfolio of insurable risks. We are a department of 4 dedicated and highly skilled professionals located in our headquarter in Bagsværd, DK. 

The Insurance Risk Management department is part of Corporate Treasury which also consists of the Corporate Financial Risk department responsible for handling financial risks at Group level, and the Global Financial Risk department responsible for managing financial risks in affiliates and maintaining and developing the Group’s global cash management set-up. 

Working at Novo Nordisk 

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care. 

Contact  
For further information, please contact Director of Insurance Risk Management Marie Louise Krogsgaard +45 30 79 71 67, [email protected]. 

Deadline  

13 October 2024.  

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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.