SVP Personal Assistant

People & Organisation & Corporate Affairs 
Bagsværd, Denmark 

Are you an experienced Personal Assistant who thrives on being the trusted right hand to senior leadership? Do you want to bring your organisational excellence to a role where your judgement, discretion and initiative genuinely shape how a leadership team operates? If so, read on and apply today for a life-changing career. 

Your new role 

As SVP Personal Assistant, you will act as a trusted and highly independent administrative partner to the SVP and the SVP leadership team. You will operate with significant autonomy and judgement, supporting complex executive, organisational, and cross-functional activities, while exercising informal leadership across the administrative community. 

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include: 

• Providing proactive, confidential and highly independent administrative support to the SVP and SVP leadership team, including complex calendar management and travel coordination 

• Acting as ambassador and trusted representative for the SVP and the SVP area, and communicating on behalf of the SVP to progress collaboration 

• Coordinating SVP-level cross-functional activities, meetings, events and seminars across the area 

• Collaborating with stakeholders on annual processes such as budgets, investments and HR cycles 

• Acting as proxy/delegate in relevant IT systems and owning department/area SharePoint sites 

• Facilitating onboarding of new employees, ensuring a smooth integration and administrative setup 

• Driving continuous improvement of administrative processes and ways of working, and providing informal leadership through mentoring, coaching and capability building for less experienced colleagues. 

Your new department 

Global Corporate Affairs is Novo Nordisk's integrated communications and public affairs organisation, bringing together around 150 colleagues primarily based at our headquarters in Bagsværd. As integrators, interpreters and storytellers, we strengthen and protect Novo Nordisk's reputation, help shape our external environment, and ensure a clear and consistent enterprise narrative across our internal and external engagements. We connect business priorities with stakeholder expectations to help enable long-term success for Novo Nordisk and the patients we serve.

You will be based at our headquarters in Denmark, working closely with the SVP, the SVP leadership team, the SVP Executive Assistant, the SVP admin team and the wider POCA PA community. This is a role where trust, discretion and collaboration are at the heart of everything you do, and where you will have a genuine platform to shape how administrative excellence is delivered across the SVP area. 

Your skills & qualifications 

We are looking for an experienced and highly independent Personal Assistant who takes pride in enabling senior leaders to perform at their best. To succeed in this role, you likely bring: 

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in administrative support roles, including complex calendar management, travel coordination and cross-functional collaboration 

• Proven ability to work independently, optimise processes and mentor colleagues, with demonstrated indirect leadership skills 

• Experience with IT systems, SharePoint site management and onboarding processes is highly desirable 

• A structured, organised and efficient way of working, combined with a service-minded, flexible and solution-oriented mindset 

• Discretion and loyalty in handling confidential information, and a professional, proactive and change-ready approach 

• Role model behaviour aligned with the Novo Nordisk Way, and fluency in English. 

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 

At Novo Nordisk, you’ll join a global healthcare company with a unique culture and strong results. We offer continuous learning, career development, and benefits tailored to your life and career stage. 

Salary and Benefits: The Annual Base Salary ranges from 570,200.00 to 838,100.00 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.