Business Area East Head of Ethics & Compliance

Are you passionate about ensuring ethical standards and compliance in a dynamic environment? Do you have the leadership skills to guide a team towards excellence in compliance and ethics? Join us as the BA (Business Area) East Head of Ethics and Compliance and make a significant impact on our organization’s ethical landscape. Read more and apply today for a life-changing career.

The position

As our BA East Head of Ethics and Compliance, you will:

• Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks by overseeing adherence to internal and external standards.

• Advise on ethical and compliance issues, providing guidance and support to business areas.

• Develop and implement compliance and audit strategies aligned with business objectives.

• Lead and manage audit processes to assess compliance and operational efficiency.

• Lead and manage a compliance team, setting objectives and delivering results.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role we expect you to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in law, business administration, or related field. Advanced degree preferred.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in compliance, ethics, or related field.

• Functional leadership skills- leading without authority.

• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and ethical standards.

• Risk Management expertise in identifying and mitigating compliance risks.

On the personal level you need to have ability to inspire and lead a team, as well as strong analytical skills for reviewing processes and reports. You must be effective in communication with stakeholders and have ability to build strong relationships. We expect you to be problem- solver person to develop solutions to complex issues. Moreover, you need to have meticulous attention to detail in compliance activities and flexibility in response to changing regulatory environments.

About the department

The BA East department, part of the Legal, Compliance & Audit job family, ensures our organisation complies with legal and regulatory requirements across the countries we operate in. Our team provides legal counsel and support in various business areas, ensuring ethical conduct and compliance with relevant regulations. We are responsible for reviewing internal processes and ensuring compliance with internal and external frameworks. Located in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, our department plays a crucial role in embedding compliance by design and integrating ethics into decision-making processes.

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 72,000 employees around the world. We recognize 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 apply your CV via the online recruitment system.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Deadline

Please apply before 25th April, 2025

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.