Senior P&O Partner for AI & Digital Transformation

Novo Nordisk A/S; Søborg; On-site; DKK 847,000 - 1,245,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk A/S is seeking an Associate P&O Director to act as the strategic People & Organisation partner to the Global Vice President of AI & Digital Innovation and to shape how the organisation is designed, led and developed.

You will turn business priorities into clear people plans with owners, actions and measurable outcomes, advise leaders, and help build capabilities, performance culture and organisational health to move forward with clarity and speed.

Qualifications

• 8+ years relevant HR experience, including 5+ years partnering with senior business leaders.
• Expertise across P&O areas such as organisational design and effectiveness, talent and succession, performance culture and workforce planning.
• Experience leading the people side of business change and transformation (M&A, organic growth or divestitures).
• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to translate people data into practical recommendations.
• Ability to coach, challenge and influence senior leaders without formal authority and handle sensitive conversations.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted sparring partner to the GVP and leadership team, translating business strategy into P&O plans with clear priorities and measures of success, and leading the P&O part of strategic projects.
• Strengthen organisational effectiveness by assessing accountabilities, spans and layers, decision rights and interfaces, and by partnering with Finance on workforce scenarios, critical skills, capacity and people costs.
• Guide leaders through the annual P&O cycle, compensation, engagement, talent and succession, and performance reviews, ensuring consistent calibration, meaningful conversations and follow-through.
• Build a strong performance culture and an engaging, inclusive workplace by coaching leaders on feedback and accountability and using employee insights to act on root causes.
• Lead the people side of change and future capabilities, from readiness and adoption to succession, internal mobility, leadership onboarding and the reskilling needs created by digitalisation and AI.

Skills

HR leadership

Organisational design

Talent & succession

Performance culture

Workforce planning

Change management

Executive coaching

Fluent English

Education

Master's degree

HR certification

Job description

Novo Nordisk A/S is seeking an Associate P&O Director to act as the strategic People & Organisation partner to the Global Vice President of AI & Digital Innovation and to shape how the organisation is designed, led and developed.

You will turn business priorities into clear people plans with owners, actions and measurable outcomes, advise leaders, and help build capabilities, performance culture and organisational health to move forward with clarity and speed.