Senior Programme Manager, People Transformation, Copenhagen
Do you want to play a key role in shaping how a global investment organisation scales its People function?
Novo Holdings is entering a new phase of growth and internationalisation. To support this development, we are strengthening the execution of our People transformation and are looking for a Senior Programme Manager to support this agenda.
As Senior Programme Manager for People Transformation at Novo Holdings, you will play a key role in driving the execution of our People transformation across teams and geographies. You will be part of the Programmes & Projects team within the Strategy & People department, reporting to the Programme Director.
You will work closely with the People organisation, acting as a trusted execution partner to the Chief People Officer and the People Leadership Team, supporting the continued delivery of the People transformation as the organisation scales.
You will be working at our headquarters in Hellerup, Denmark.
Your main responsibilities will include
- Drive a consistent execution cadence across People transformation initiatives to ensure progress and momentum
- Maintain and continuously update transformation roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, and RAG status
- Prepare and facilitate governance and execution meetings, ensuring clear decision-making and follow-up
- Provide clear reporting on progress, risks, and priorities, enabling senior leadership to make informed decisions
- Support initiative owners in planning, execution, and adoption of cross-functional People initiatives, ensuring that new processes and ways of working are effectively implemented across teams and geographies, and that scope, risks, and budgets are appropriately tracked
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in business administration, HR, organisational psychology, economics, technology, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience from consulting, programme management, PMO, transformation offices, or similar roles in complex organisations
- Experience driving large-scale transformation initiatives, preferably within People or HR environments
- Strong programme management and execution discipline with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and dependencies
- Solid stakeholder management skills and experience working with senior leaders across functions and geographies
- Strong analytical, communication, and structuring capabilities
- Experience with HRIS, digital workflows, or system implementations is an advantage
- Structured, proactive, and comfortable operating in complex environments with many stakeholders
As a person, you:
- Are highly structured, reliable, and strongly execution focused
- Are comfortable driving progress and follow-up across complex stakeholder environments
- Navigate ambiguity well and bring clarity and structure to complex transformation initiatives
- Build trust and credibility in senior-stakeholder environments through sound judgement and clear communication
- Bring a collaborative mindset and enjoy working across teams, functions, and geographies
- Embody Novo Holdings’ values of Performance, Respect, and Responsibility
Working at Novo Holdings
You will join a highly dedicated, skilled, and collaborative organisation that values curiosity, excellence, and mutual support. Our work environment is underpinned by our purpose and values, and we strive to be recognised as an exceptional enterprise. We employ more than 240 professionals from diverse nationalities and backgrounds, united by a shared ambition to improve people’s health and the sustainability of society and the planet through attractive long-term returns on the assets of the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
Application
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, and no later than 6 April. Please submit your CV, application, and university transcripts via the “Apply” button.
About Novo Holdings
Novo Holdings is a holding and investment company responsible for managing the assets and wealth of the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Our purpose is to improve people’s health and the sustainability of society and the planet by generating attractive long-term returns on the Foundation’s assets.
Novo Holdings is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with additional offices in San Francisco, Boston, London, Singapore, Shanghai, and Mumbai. Novo Holdings is a leading global life sciences investor, investing in life science companies at all stages of development, with a portfolio of more than 170 companies. In addition to its life sciences activities, Novo Holdings manages a broad portfolio of public and private assets.