Product Owner

Product Owner

Are you passionate about turning complex business requirements into practical digital solutions that keep people and operations safe? Do you enjoy working with product teams, site operators and IT to deliver tools that make a real operational impact? Join Novo Nordisk as our Product Ownerin the Digital Solutions team under People, Organisation & Corporate Affairs (POCA), Services and Operations. Learn more and apply today.

Your new role

As Product Owner within the POCA Digital Solutions , you will own the end‑to‑end delivery and operational support of critical systems, primarily focusing on business critical Health & Safety IT systems such as Digital Permits, Operational Risk system, on site training systems and also supporting wider HR IT systems as and when required Working closely with Product Managers, technical teams and site stakeholders, you will translate complex business and safety requirements into usable digital solutions that ensure compliance, continuity and measurable value across sites and functions.

Some of your responsibilities will be:

• Co‑create and align the product vision and roadmaps, primarily for Digital Permitting & Operational Risk while also supporting the broader HR Digital Products when required
• Manage the team backlog to balance short  and long term priorities and translate Health & Safety processes into functional setups, workflows and configurations for site safety capabilities (Permit to Work, Isolations, LOTO, Audits and Inspections), ensuring compliance with relevant frameworks (e.g., ISO 45001/14001).
• Act as single point of contact for incidents, releases and integrations: coordinate troubleshooting, fixes and deployments with vendors, IT and site operations to maintain system performance and data flows, with the support of the technical team
• Collaborate with stakeholders and delivery teams to craft clear features and user stories, prioritise work based on customer value and dependencies, and drive testing, validation and documentation.
• Drive adoption and value realisation by providing user support, training, feedback loops and by measuring outcomes against Definitions of Ready/Done and agreed success metrics.

Your Skills and Qualifications

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced professional with the following qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science/IT or related field, with experience working in matrix and agile IT environments.
• 8+ years’ hands‑on experience with Health & Safety digital platforms, including implementations, configurations and upgrades.
• Proven technical expertise with major H&S systems (e.g., Enablon, Cority, Sphera, Quentic), including managing software vendors and leading configuration/upgrades.
• Deep experience in H&S data handling and governance to support compliance, integrations/APIs, safety KPI/dashboarding and management of compliance‑sensitive IT risks (including GDPR).
• Strong H&S domain knowledge in pharma (preferable), focused on Permit to Work, incident management, audits & inspections, risk assessment, MOC, chemical and environmental management.
• Excellent communicator able to bridge business and technical language, with awareness of HR IT systems and potential synergies between HR and H&S data.

As a person, you are customer‑focused and curious, able to turn user needs into practical digital solutions. You combine strategic vision with a hands‑on approach, communicating clearly to align technical and business stakeholders. Comfortable with Agile and traditional delivery, you prioritise by value, drive continuous improvement and use data to inform decisions.

Your new department

You will be part of Digital Solutions which is a diverse and international team within People, Organisation & Corporate Affairs, Services and Operations responsible for building and delivering Digital Products to deliver value to our stakeholders. We use the latest technologies to develop our application portfolio and ultimately deliver advanced digital solutions for multiple users across the organization. 

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.

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.

More information

For more information, visit novonordisk.com, Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn and YouTube.

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Deadline

Please apply before February 6th, 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.