OD and Change Management Lead

Are you passionate about driving organizational development initiatives? Do you thrive in a strategic role, working closely with executive team members and global colleagues? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as Organizational Development and Change Management Lead at Novo Nordisk. Read on to learn more and apply today for a life-changing career.

About the department
Talent Strategy & Organizational Change Management Office drives a comprehensive and strategic approach to improving and enhancing an organization’s overall effectiveness, efficiency, and adaptability. It involves implementing planned interventions and initiatives to enhance various aspects of the organization, including its structure, culture, processes, and human resources. 

Our organization has been globally recognized as the Best Place to Work, topping the ranks for three consecutive years in 2022, 2023 and 2024. It is an exciting time to join Novo Nordisk and be part of a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, helping us achieve our aspirations to establish a global presence.

The position
As the Organizational Development and Change Management Lead, you will support the Head of People Strategy Office by leading culture and organisation development initiatives across the entire organization. You will also involve driving critical global/internal cross-functional initiatives/projects that require drastic change, through readiness building, capability development and change monitoring.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Launch the regional Organizational Development COE to provide strategic expertise within the context of People &Organization. Collaborate with the Head of People Strategy Office to offer a solid foundation for leaders and HR Business Partners to drive organizational development within their lines of business.
• Identify and consolidate organizational development challenges and opportunities at the enterprise level. Monitor organizational data to identify cross-area trends and needs that require attention.
• Provide guidance, training, and insights to HR Business Partners to drive organizational development within their lines of business. Develop frameworks to help HR Business Partners and leaders drive organizational readiness in their lines of business.
• Plan and execute culture change initiatives, such as enterprise mindsets and 4 themes by utilizing communication channel. Support other team initiatives and collaborates with talent management initiatives.
• Target key stakeholders with tailored communication and engagement activities to ensure they are ready and committed to the change. Facilitate effective collaboration with project contributors across the organization for efficient and timely project delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in human resource management or equivalent.
• Minimum of 8 years' experience in HR strategic areas, with proven working experience in Organizational Development, and at least 3 years of formal project management experience are required. 
• Additional experience in a wide range of HR or other business areas and consultant experience is a plus. Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of performance improvement principles and practices and demonstrated knowledge of instructional design, adult learning, performance management, and team development practices.
• Fluent in Japanese and Business-Level English is required. (Effective communication including report/presentation development in English and Japanese)

Working at Novo Nordisk
We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energize us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.
 
Contact
Kindly upload your CV to our online career page (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

Deadline

Until the completion of recruitment.
Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

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.

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