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P&O Project Manager - People, Organisation & Corporate Affairs

Category:  Project Management & Agile
Location: 

Bagsværd, Capital Region of Denmark, DK

Business Partnering

Bagsværd, Denmark

 

Do you want to be part of the P&O Business partner team supporting the POCA EVP area in its important mission of fostering an engaged and high-performing Novo Nordisk organisation where we shape external policies and build and protect our reputation so we reach as many people as possible with our life changing medicines? 

 

As P&O Project Manager, you will be a trusted partner to P&O Business Partners and leaders, in a role dedicated to drive execution of the cross-POCA P&O agenda.  

 

Your new role 

As P&O Project Manager, you will work closely with the Executive P&O Bus. Partner and her team, driving cross-POCA people and organisational projects and initiatives across POCA. Responsibilities include coordinating P&O efforts across different entities, ensuring alignment, and driving progress through effective project management and stakeholder engagement.  

Your key responsibilities include: 

  • Develop, project manage and execute P&O initiatives and projects that goes across the EVP area, for instance within POCA Talent Management, Workforce planning, capability building 

  • Follow up on performance progress, ensuring measurable impact 

  • Act as sparring partner and consultant to P&O Business Partners in the team  

  • Ensure alignment between local requirements and Global Centre of Excellence offerings 

  • Support P&O Business partners in POCA P&O team on the cross POCA annual wheal activities  

 

Your new department 

POCA P&O team consist of five experienced colleagues, and you will report to the Executive P&O Business Partner. The success of POCA is critically important to Novo Nordisk in the times of transformation and the purpose of its P&O team is to translate the needs of the POCA business areas into relevant organisational and people responses, ensuring that we drive those P&O solutions that have highest impact on the strategic priorities of POCA.  

 

Your skills and qualifications 

We are looking for an HR savy person who is excellent at driving execution based on a strategy and who loves to put structure and simplicity into complex matters. You bring a pragmatic, solution‑oriented mindset and are comfortable navigating ambiguity while ensuring progress and accountability. You bring: 

  • Master’s degree in HR or a related field 

  • A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in HR project management, P&O Business Partnering or similar P&O role, with a track record of project managing and activating P&O initiatives that address true business needs 

  • Solid business understanding, enabling you to understand how to create sustainable business outcome from our P&O interventions 

  • Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities 

  • Strong communication skills, with the specific ability to translate complex matters into simple and business focused messaging  

  • Curious and with a strong interest in both people & organisation topics  

 

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 DKK 651,000 to DKK 956,900, 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
26 July2026.

 

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.
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