Senior P&O Partner for Investment teams

Description
Do you want to join a global investment company with a truly powerful purpose as our new Senior P&O Partner — combining Business Partnering with conceptual ownership of Learning & Development?

Novo Holdings is the holding and investment company responsible for managing the assets and wealth of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, one of the world’s largest philanthropic enterprise foundations.

The Job
As Senior P&O Partner at Novo Holdings, you will join the Strategy & People team in Copenhagen. In this role, you will act as the primary P&O Partner for selected Investment teams, while also holding conceptual ownership of Novo Holdings’ Leadership & Development agenda.

Our diverse and growing investment portfolio exceeds DKK 200 billion and includes life science companies across all development stages, as well as a wide range of public and private equities, bonds, real estate, and infrastructure investments.

This is a full-time, permanent position based in Hellerup.

Your responsibilities will include:
HR Business Partnering (Primary)

• Act as a trusted Senior P&O Partner to Managing Partners, Senior Partners and leadership teams across key investment areas.
• Guide leaders on performance, leadership development, team dynamics and organisational development.
• Advise on complex people cases, ensuring fair, transparent and timely processes.
• Drive performance processes (Mid-year, Year-end), supporting leaders in dialogues, ratings and development planning.
• Collaborate closely with Talent Acquisition, Reward, Culture & Engagement and People Operations to deliver integrated people initiatives.

Leadership & Development (Conceptual)

• Hold conceptual ownership of Novo Holdings' Leadership & Development agenda, including defining learning frameworks and programme architecture.
• Own the design of Novo Holdings Leadership Programme (objectives, target groups, structure, vendor selection).
• Define learning formats, frameworks and curriculum principles across Novo Holdings.
• Ensure progress and coordination of leadership and development initiatives across Novo Holdings.

You will report to the Head of Talent and join a highly dedicated, skilled, and collaborative team that values curiosity, excellence, and supportiveness. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute immediately while building valuable experience in a purpose-driven investment environment.

Professional and Personal Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate with:

• A relevant Master’s degree (e.g., HR, Business Administration or related field).
• Minimum 10 years’ experience as HR Business Partner in a complex, senior stakeholder environment.
• Proven experience driving Learning & Development agendas, including leadership programme design.
• Strong project and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Fluency in Danish and English, with strong digital acumen.

As a person you:

• Are naturally driven by working both on an operational and strategic level
• Are professional, impact-oriented and able to influence with credibility.
• Are structured, pragmatic and solution-oriented in a dynamic environment.
• Have strong interpersonal skills with ability to build trust across levels.
• Bring high drive and resilience and balance strategic and operational tasks with ease.
• Have a collaborative mindset combined with independence and strong ownership.
• Embody and align with Novo Holdings’ values of Performance, Respect, and Responsibility.

Working at Novo Holdings
Our work environment is underpinned by our purpose and values, and we strive to be recognised as an exceptional enterprise. We employ more than 200 professionals from various nationalities and backgrounds, all sharing the same goal: to improve people’s health and the sustainability of society and the planet by generating attractive long-term returns on the assets of the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Our employees are based in offices located in San Francisco, Boston, London, Singapore, Mumbai and Shanghai, with our headquarter located in Hellerup.

Contact
We encourage you to submit your CV and application as soon as possible, and no later than 15 December 2025. Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

To apply, please send your CV, application, and university transcripts by clicking the “Apply” button.

Copenhagen