SVP HR Business Partner

Are you passionate about enabling the Line of Business to execute their strategies and thrive in a changing environment? Do you possess deep knowledge and experience with P&O and processes, and do you excel at building strong relationships and acting as a trusted advisor to leaders?

If so, you might be the SVP HR Business Partner that we are looking for at Novo Nordisk!

The position

You will be the HR Business Partner for two business areas of Commercial Strategy & Corporate Affairs (CSCA) and an integrated part of their leadership teams. CSCA drives competitive commercial strategies & sustainable solutions for the benefit of people living with serious chronic diseases, Novo Nordisk, and society at large. You will gain unique insights into our products and therapy area strategies while supporting the SVP of Diabetes and the CVP of Portfolio Strategy, Access & Pricing and their leadership team in leveraging their P&O agendas and the workdays of the 140 and 65 highly skilled people of the areas, who are striving every day to create access to the best possible treatment to diabetes patients across the world.

Based in Søborg, Denmark, you will align closely with business priorities and translate strategies into impactful HR actions, with a focus on driving:

• Organizational development and effectiveness
• Change management, culture, and engagement
• Performance leadership
• Talent management & development
• Sustainable wellbeing
• Diversity & Inclusion

Working in tandem with the business area’s executive support functions, you will continuously assess and evolve the business to enhance organizational efficiency and agility. Moreover, you will champion an engaging, diverse, and inclusive employee environment, rooted in our values - the Novo Nordisk Way. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will cultivate solid, trust-based relationships, identifying challenges and playing an advisory role in addressing them. Your collaboration with Centres of Excellence within P&O will define and execute initiatives that bolster the business areas’ ability to seize opportunities and navigate challenges.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of HR Business Partner experience.
• Deep expertise supporting senior leaders in a large company, preferably headquarter based. Experience from a global position will be taken into consideration.
• Good at working with stakeholders, both in CSCA and within the Global HR organization. 
• A Bachelor’s degree is required, while a Master’s degree is preferred but not a requirement. 

As an individual, you are an active listener and adept at challenging through questions. You have strong strategic thinking abilities and possess interpersonal skills to advise and challenge at all organizational levels. Others would say you are a collaborative and supportive colleague, consistently demonstrating curiosity.

About the Department

You will become part of the People & Organisation (P&O) Business Partnering unit and report to the Director and head of the P&O team in CSCA. The P&O function for CSCA consists of 4 highly engaged and experienced HR Business Partners.

Contact

For further information, please contact Maria Bukh Almstrup, Head of P&O of CSCA at [email protected]

Deadline

Please apply before 21th March.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV.

To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.

Please note that only applications in English will be considered.

Working at 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 72,000 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.

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.