Director, Enterprise AI Portfolio & Value

Novo Nordisk; Ballerup Kommune; On-site; DKK 941,000 - 1,449,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk in Ballerup, Denmark, seeks a Director to lead the Enterprise AI Portfolio & Value, shaping how AI priorities translate into measurable business outcomes by connecting demand, portfolio decisions and committed value. As a senior leader, you will establish governance, track benefits, and partner with Finance and product leaders to balance value with cost and capacity.

Fluent English and a proven track record in enterprise AI or digital transformation are essential.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading enterprise portfolios, digital or AI transformation.
• This role requires leadership of a team or function and extensive cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven ability to translate business demand into prioritized initiatives with measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Enterprise AI Portfolio & Value team with clear priorities.
• Own end-to-end Enterprise AI portfolio and provide a transparent view across AI use cases.
• Scale the Enterprise AI value framework with defined value commitments and metrics.
• Oversee demand intake, prioritisation and routing with business stakeholders and product teams.
• Connect Enterprise AI with broader digital portfolios balancing value, cost and capacity.
• Govern portfolio reporting to Enterprise AI and executive leadership with evidence-based narratives.

Skills

Portfolio management

AI transformation

Leadership

Business partnering

Value measurement

Stakeholder management

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

Enterprise IT & Quality

Ballerup, Denmark

Your impact begins here

Shape how Enterprise AI priorities are translated into measurable value across Novo Nordisk. As Director, Enterprise AI Portfolio & Value, you will lead the team connecting business demand, portfolio decisions and committed outcomes. You will create a transparent view of Enterprise AI activity and help senior business, product and Finance stakeholders make clear choices about value, cost and capacity. Your leadership will strengthen how the organisation priorities, governs and tracks its AI investments.

What you’ll bring

• Significant experience in enterprise portfolio management, digital or AI transformation, strategy or business partnering, including leadership of a team or function.
• A proven ability to lead and develop people, set clear expectations and enable specialists to deliver across organisational boundaries.
• Experience shaping enterprise priorities with senior business and product leaders, resolving trade-offs and aligning digital portfolios across multiple business domains.
• Proven experience establishing value frameworks and benefits tracking with business owners and Finance, supported by evidence-based executive reporting.
• Experience building demand-intake and prioritisation practices that turn business needs into clear initiatives with accountable owners and agreed outcomes.
• A relevant master’s degree in business, engineering, technology, data, economics or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

You will also bring a practical understanding of Data and AI and broader digital product lifecycles, including discovery, rapid prototyping, delivery, adoption, value measurement, responsible AI and risk considerations. Fluent written and spoken English is essential. Experience from life sciences, pharmaceuticals or another regulated industry would be useful, but is not essential.

What you’ll do

• Lead and develop the Enterprise AI Portfolio & Value team, establishing clear priorities and accountabilities while building the team’s capabilities.
• Own the end-to-end Enterprise AI portfolio, providing a transparent view across domain AI use cases, rapid prototyping and Data and AI Platform capability development.
• Scale the Enterprise AI value framework, agreeing value commitments, measures and benefits tracking with business owners and Finance.
• Oversee demand intake, prioritisation and routing, aligning business stakeholders and product teams on which opportunities to initiate, postpone or redirect.
• Connect Enterprise AI with digital portfolios across the business, balancing value, cost and capacity to support investment and resource decisions.
• Own portfolio governance and monthly value reporting to Enterprise AI and executive leadership, ensuring reliable data, clear decisions and an evidence-based value narrative.

You will also support value tracking connected with key strategic partners. This will involve working with partnership owners, business stakeholders and Finance to agree expected outcomes and report progress.

Who you’ll work with

You will join Enterprise IT & Quality, a business area working across the Novo Nordisk value chain. Within Enterprise AI, you will lead the Portfolio & Value team and collaborate across business domains, AI delivery, enablement and platform teams. Your closest partners will include senior business and product leaders, business owners, Finance colleagues and partnership owners. Together, you will connect business priorities with a shared portfolio view and consistent approaches to value management and demand.

What you can expect here

This is an opportunity to shape enterprise-level decisions about where AI can create meaningful value. You will have the mandate to build clarity across a broad portfolio, strengthen governance and develop a team that works across organisational boundaries. The role combines strategic leadership, people development and close collaboration with senior stakeholders in a global environment.

Salary:

For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 940,800 to 1,448,700 (DK), 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.

Incentives and Benefits:

The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

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