Vice President, Global Leadership, Learning and Development

Are you deeply passionate about leadership and learning solutions on a global scale? Do you possess the experience and vision needed to guide a diverse team in a multinational environment?

As our business continues to expand and diversify, there is an increasing need to cultivate the capabilities and competencies necessary for future success. This is your chance to harness your ambition, passion, and expertise to drive impactful initiatives that foster learning throughout the organisation in your capacity as our new Vice President, Global Leadership, Learning, and Development.

Seize this opportunity and take the first step towards a life changing career by applying today.

The position

As the Vice President of Global Leadership, Learning and Development, you are responsible for the overall strategy for Leadership, Learning and Development globally in Novo Nordisk.

Reporting to the Corporate Vice President (CVP) for the Talent, Learning and D&I Centre of Excellence (CoE), you will be setting the direction for people development in Novo Nordisk, ensuring we preserve the essence of our strong culture while helping our leaders evolving and the organisation being future fit. You and your team will be instrumental in developing and driving comprehensive, enterprise-wide leadership and learning solutions focused on the cultivation of skills and behaviours that are fundamental to the Novo Nordisk strategy and culture.

Alongside your global team of over 40 dedicated employees, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining an inspiring learning environment throughout Novo Nordisk, ensuring that the company's learning beliefs are deeply embedded within the organisation. As the owner of the Global Leadership, Learning & Development portfolios, you will be accountable for further maturing a global delivery model for our solutions and maturing our process governance model.

You and your team will be working closely with senior key stakeholders across the business and People & Organisation (P&O) to ensure that the global solutions are aligned and prioritized according to the most critical business needs and together, you will ensure that new behaviours are effectively adopted throughout the organisation.

At times, you will act on behalf of the Executive Vice President, Global People & Organisation and the Corporate Vice President in Talent, Learning and D&I in her capacity as the Process Owner Delegate for relevant processes in the Global P&O process landscape.

Qualifications

We expect you to bring the following:

• International experience within a major multinational corporation

• Experience in different parts of the value chain as well as different areas of P&O (HR)

• Adeptness as an advisor and coach for senior executive management

• Experience with accountability for a functional area and strong track record of addressing business needs with impactful leadership and learning development solutions

• Robust leadership background cultivated within a diverse, international setting and preferably a seasoned leader of leaders. Ability to lead and create followership both directly and in a matrix organisation

• Solid understanding of how to drive behaviour change at individual, group, and organisational level through learning solutions

• Strong collaboration and listening skills with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels with empathy and clarity

• Enterprise mindset, business acumen as well as analytical skillset

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Master’s degree in e.g. Psychology, Communication, Human Resources or equivalent with supplementary business administration education being a plus

About the department

The Global Leadership, Learning and Development team is part of the Talent, Learning and D&I Centre of Excellence. The position is based at our headquarters in Denmark, where we foster a collaborative and innovative atmosphere. Our team is dedicated to driving impactful leadership and learning strategies across Novo Nordisk, ensuring that our employees and managers are equipped with the skills and mindset needed to support our global mission.

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 69,000 employees around the world. We recognize 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 and Deadline

For further information please contact Marlene Villumsen, Senior Executive Search Partner, [email protected] or get to know us better by visiting www.novonordisk.com/careers

Apply by the 3rd of December 2024 at the latest.

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.