Associate Director - Digital Innovation & AI

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Digital Finance & Architecture

Bagsværd, Denmark

Are you passionate about shaping how Artificial Intelligence drives real business impact at scale? We are looking for an Associate Director of Digital Innovation & AI to lead the engineering development and rollout of AI solutions across Global Finance. In this role, you will combine strong software engineering leadership, hands-on technical depth and stakeholder collaboration to take AI use cases from idea to production and scale adoption across the organisation.

Your new role

As Associate Director of Digital Innovation & AI, you will be a key member of the Data & AI management team and responsible for technical delivery of the top FLGS AI projects. You will lead a diverse, international engineering team and own a portfolio of AI‑driven digital solutions with significant business impact across FLGS and Global Finance. Your key responsibilities include:

• Owning end-to-end delivery of the FLGS AI solution portfolio - from discovery and prototyping to production deployment, scaling and continuous improvement
• Managing and evolving a large portfolio of digital solutions serving more than 2,000 monthly users
• Establishing strong engineering practices for AI products (architecture, code quality, testing, security, monitoring and incident management) to ensure reliable solutions for a large user base
• Building strong collaboration models with Enterprise AI, Enterprise IT and key business stakeholders
• Recruiting, developing and leading a high-performing of five team members, globally distributed team and partner setup

You will act as a strategic sparring partner to senior stakeholders, remove barriers to delivery, and ensure AI solutions are scalable, secure and aligned with business priorities.

We are looking for a person who can lead a software engineering team which closes the last mile be-tween our global user community and our enterprise solutions by successfully implementing solutions with deep AI capabilities to create value for the Global Novo Nordisk organisation.

Your new department

You will join Data & AI within Digital Finance & Architecture (DFA), a central function within FLGS focused on driving digital transformation, standardisation and innovation across Global Finance. The Digital Innovation & AI area is responsible for identifying, developing and scaling advanced digital and AI‑based solutions that improve efficiency, insights and decision‑making across finance, legal, compliance and procurement. The team operates globally and collaborates closely with process owners, Enterprise IT, Enterprise AI and external partners.

Your skills and qualifications

To succeed in this role, we expect that you bring:

• Strong hands-on background in software engineering and AI product development (incl. LLM-based applications and agentic architectures), with the ability to lead architecture decisions and review complex technical designs across APIs, orchestration frameworks, cloud-native platforms and integrations with enterprise systems (e.g. SAP, Coupa)
• Ability to ship solutions in complex enterprise environments by translating business needs into clear technical roadmaps and communicating trade-offs across stakeholders
• Proven leadership experience, including people development, performance management and cross-cultural collaboration
• A strategic mindset, high personal integrity and the ability to prioritise and deliver high-quality outcomes in a complex environment
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required
• A Master’s degree in IT, Software Engineering, Finance, Economics or a related field

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 847,000 to 1,245,100 DKK, corresponding to the level of the position.
The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short‑term and/or long‑term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here.

Deadline

19 May 2026

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.