Manager in Business Support API

Do you want to develop people and processes at the same time? Are you passionate about finance and want to drive change across a global organization? Then join us as manager for the API Expansion Finance team in Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) to shape the future of our growing global manufacturing network! 

The Position 

As Manager for API Expansions, you will lead a team of 5 employees at our site in Kalundborg. The team supports our capacity expansion projects in API with projects on multiple locations in Denmark, United States and different new projects outside Denmark. You will have the opportunity and responsibility to build the team and drive the team culture. 

Your main tasks will be to: 

• Develop a high level of drive and commitment with the team to deliver the best possible support to our expansion projects 
• Create a culture where everyone is ready to challenge methods, systems and processes 
• Have the overall view to evaluate performance 
• Set the direction for the team 

Key tasks for the team to succeed with are: 

• Create financial transparency and predictability to the CAPEX portfolio in API and for the cost of operating the new facilities 
• Drive a high level of financial control and responsibility in the project organization 
• Maintain a high level of financial compliance in API and improve systems and process to drive a culture of transparency, accountability and continuous improvement  

The tasks are generally of high complexity and require you to be a sparring partner to your employees, as well as to the project control functions across the API expansion projects and to the senior management teams in our expansion projects. You will work closely with your manager focusing on creating unity in the department and securing the long-term strategic direction.  

You can look forward to a job with the opportunity to gain up-close knowledge about the finance processes in Novo Nordisk and an increased understanding of the business. Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to develop your professional, personal and managerial competencies greatly through the job. 

Qualifications 

 To succeed in this role, you have: 

• An academic degree in finance, controlling or similar 
• +3 years of experience within finance and preferably with investment management and controlling 
• Demonstrate proven experience as a people leader who builds trust, drives engagement, and ensures team well-being 
• Display fluency in both spoken and written English 
• Showcase strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills 

 
You have strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to deliver with high quality under pressure. Your excellent stakeholder engagement skills along with the ability to build trusting relationships at all levels while driving agendas in an independent fashion. 

It is crucial that you can motivate and engage your employees, preferably through your own strong commitment. You have calmness and control which cause your many stakeholders to perceive you as being professional and trustworthy, and that the employees want to follow you.  

About the department 

Join a highly engaged and professional Business Support department which consist of 4 teams API Manufacturing Finance, API Procurement, API Expansions Finance and API BS Future Operation. Our department is diverse, inclusive and committed to fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth. We aim to deliver high quality support to our customers.  

The department is in Kalundborg, Denmark where we strive to create a dynamic and collaborative atmosphere.  

Working at Novo Nordisk 

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognise the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we’re working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing. 

Contact 

For further information please contact Director Karsten Valbjørn at +45 30 79 23 22 or get to know us better by visiting www.novonordisk.com/careers. 

Deadline 

9. March 2025. We are reviewing candidates on an ongoing basis. 

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV. 

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.