Senior UX/UI Designer (Maternity Cover)

Are you our next Design Thinking wizard within the digital space? Can you gather user insights and transform them into intuitive, business-viable, and technically feasible digital solutions? We are looking for a Senior User Experience Designer to join our team for a one-year maternity cover.

This role is based in Ørestad, but as part of our team is located in Måløv, the selected candidate will be expected to work from both locations. If this sounds like the right op-portunity for you, read on!

The Position
You will be acting as a Design and User Experience consultant on different projects, where you will be the main responsible for gathering user insights and translating them into digital product concepts, from first user interview to building the proof of concept.  
The user insights you gather will be a crucial part in scoping the projects and increasing end-user awareness in the organization, and hence great stakeholder management skills are key to success in this role.  

As a Senior UX Designer, your responsibilities will be to: 

• Drive the design process from start to finish, including user research, ideation, and prototyping, and deliver the first visual and interaction design for the proof of concept using our Design System  
• Collaborate within a cross-functional team, which includes product owners, developers, innovation consultants, and other designers, and act as the main point of contact toward business experts and end-users 
• Communicate your findings effectively, ensuring stakeholders understand the link between user insights and design choices, and enabling stakeholders to make the right business choice by also considering viability and feasibility together with your team 
• Create prototypes in Figma, and have knowledge of systems like Dovetail or Maze 

Qualifications
We imagine the ideal candidate will have most of the following skills: 

• Minimum 4-7 years of experience in user experience design, product design, user research, or digital innovation.
• Proficiency in design and research tools, such as Figma, Dovetail, and Maze.
• Strong understanding of user research methodologies, including persona devel-opment, journey mapping, usability testing, and data analysis.Experience with wireframing, interaction design, and prototyping to create seam-less user experiences.
• Ability to drive user-centered processes within cross-functional teams and in ear-ly-stage product development.
• Knowledge of design systems and their role in maintaining consistency across dig-ital products.
• Fluent in English, as it is the primary language of communication.

On a Personal Note you communicate design ideas clearly, ensuring stakeholders under-stand how user insights shape decisions. You thrive in cross-functional teams, collaborat-ing with developers, product managers, and researchers to create user-friendly solu-tions. With a critical mindset, you balance creativity with practical problem-solving. You wel-come feedback as an opportunity to grow and continuously refine your skills. Proactive and results-driven, you take ownership of tasks and ensure high-quality outcomes. You enjoy leading workshops and guiding stakeholders through the design process, helping teams make informed, user-centered decisions.

About the Department
Our team is dedicated to designing user-centered digital solutions that create real im-pact. We collaborate closely with business partners to explore digital opportunities, using user research and design thinking to solve real-world challenges. Whether developing new software, partnering with innovative tech companies, or optimizing existing solu-tions, we focus on delivering meaningful and effective user experiences.

We value a pragmatic, tech-agnostic approach, ensuring that every solution is viable, feasible, and desirable. By working in cross-functional teams, we create digital products that not only meet business needs but also improve the everyday lives of users.

Working at 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 67,000 bright and diverse minds in 80 offices worldwide. With us, your bright mind and commitment help us change lives for people worldwide. In exchange, we offer you a seat in a rewarding and purpose-driven culture where your professional and personal development is highly val-ued. That said, opportunities are many in Novo Nordisk. Discover the cutting-edge tech-nologies behind Novo Nordisk's life-changing innovations.
 
Not the right job for you? Explore other digital areas within Novo Nordisk.
Even if this job is not the right match for you, Novo Nordisk might still have something to offer. Our many digital teams work in various areas of technology every day – from front-end to back-end, from artificial intelligence to machine learning, and from cloud systems to quantum computing. Our digital experts make a tangible impact on lives worldwide. Want to learn more about how we do this? Go explore on techlife.novonordisk.com
 

Contact
For further information, please contact Peter Rafn Stephensen at [email protected]

Deadline 
27 March 2025

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

Please include in your CV link to your portfolio. 

You are also encouraged to attach a cover letter to your application, or include a few sentences about why you are applying in your CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV. 

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.