People and Engineering Leader (Denmark, Måløv)

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Måløv, Denmark

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Digital & IT

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Do you have background as Software Developer covering Backend and Integrations? Would you like to be the direct leader for a group of Software developers and Tech leads and to be part of leading the digital transformation in Novo Nordisk? Are you an engaged and motivating leader who has experience with product teams and the field of software design and development? Do you think being a People Leader is more about servant leadership and developing your team and less about managing people. Then this roe might be for you, apply now!

Role waiting for you
As our new People and Engineering Leader, being a direct manager for around 10 software developers and tech leads covering backend and integration tasks, you will contribute to the great working culture and engaging people development at Novo Nordisk. This role will lead our tech groups by coaching and developing people and their competencies as the focus area, while still using your Engineering knowledge from past. You will be responsible for ensuring high engagement, set high-level directions and clearly communicate current and future priorities aligning with SAFe agile ARTs where your team would be deployed. Also in the role you are closely partnering with other Technology People Leaders from the vertical and other LOBs to ensure that we establish and drive a strong collaboration.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Ensure the well-being and development of group members, develop and drive people strategy including attraction, recruitment, and retainment
• Ensure adoption of platforms for software development by supporting and engaging group members to adapt best practices (e.g.: TDD, BDD, DevSecOps) and improved ways of working to improve architecture and quality of deliverables
• Partner and collaborate closely with the business (e.g., Product Owners and Scientific Engineering Manager) to create the best possible environment for high-performing product teams.
• You have ability to lead through ambiguity and bring alignment by keeping business needs, users and customers forefront of the discussions.
• Partake in Proof of Concepts and ideations to develop and co-create ideas to MVPs where you can also apply your Software Development skills

What we look for
We are looking for someone who is passionate about software development, particularly around integration and backend, who gets energized from being a servant people leader in a fast-moving environment, and who like to challenge the status quo and inspire the people in the team.

The skills we want you to bring:

• An academic background in a relevant field e.g. Computer Science, Software Engineering.
• 3+ years of leadership experience from a similar role.
• Experience in working and navigating through large matrix organizations.
• Experience supporting agile transformation through personal advocacy, engagement, and leadership (background in SAFe preferred).
• Background within cloud and software development (5+ years hands experience) is must to have.

Team waiting for you
Research and Early Development IT (R&ED IT) is a unit in Digital, Data, and IT that provides IT solutions when new treatments are discovered, and molecules are being developed. We are the IT partner of Research and Early Development. Our responsibility is to leverage new technology and digitalization and offer a sustainable IT infrastructure needed to bring forward all the work done through important research.

To highlight what we do, we build IT solutions to help capture data, provide a cloud foundation to manage the data and do advanced analytics with high-performance computing. With us in R&ED IT, you will step into a sweet spot between IT and research and be part of the first step in the process, from research to the patient. Our area counts +120 engaged employees that span Denmark, India, the US, the UK, and China. We are on a growth journey with Novo Nordisk and expect our unit to grow accordingly.

Join Novo Nordisk family
At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

We offer you a working environment with flexible working conditions (remote/on-site), free flow of coffee and tea, fruit, canteens serving world cuisine, take-out dinner options, access to internal fitness centres at our sites, bike repair at work, electric car charge stations, health insurance, social clubs, team outings and so much more!

Deadline for applications
30 July 2024

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so please apply as soon as possible. You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.

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.