Compliance Manager

Compliance Manager

Description
Description
Are you a legal, ethics, risk, or compliance professional who wants to help take a global philanthropy’s compliance program to the next level? Are you motivated by figuring out solutions, keeping everyone on the straight and narrow path, and doing it with a sense of humour? Then this position may be your next career move.

The Position
Join our growing team to help build and guide the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s compliance program. Launched in 2023, our dedicated compliance function is expanding, and we are seeking an additional staff member to carry out existing functions and create new ones. As part of the Legal team based in Tuborg Havn, you will report to the General Counsel with dotted line reporting to our original compliance hire.

Our compliance team is always busy as we help support the Foundation’s growing international giving and presence, as well as complex standalone projects. We work to not only comply with laws and regulations but also to uphold the highest standards of ethics and integrity.

We are prioritising finding the right person for our fast-moving and evolving program rather than a specific profile or background. The role will have responsibility for some combination of the below, based on the successful candidate’s strengths and interests:

• Developing a due diligence program for grant recipients
• Providing advice on security, unauthorised knowledge transfer, and export control matters
• Managing a whistleblower program
• Supporting and localizing compliance programs at branch offices
• Developing and delivering compliance training (in-person and e-learnings)
• Maintaining conflict of interest policies and procedures
• Leading data privacy and/or AI ethics programs
• Managing risk processes

About You
We are looking for a someone who has experience building or operating/improving compliance programs in a global organisation. You should:

• View compliance as a partner for the organisation and a business enabler.
• Possess a strong ethical backbone and be able to communicate compliance messaging effectively and diplomatically.
• Be flexible and adaptable, capable of functioning in a growing and changing organization (including adjusting policies and approaches as needed).
• Have a knack for simplifying and streamlining processes whenever possible.
• Enjoy working in a team environment but also able to take ownership of and deliver tasks independently.
• Demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills in English.

Working at the Novo Nordisk Foundation
We offer a committed and professional workplace in which we emphasize ensuring that our colleagues thrive, are challenged, and have opportunities to develop their potential. A career at the Novo Nordisk Foundation gives you the opportunity to work:

• On important projects that improve people’s health and the sustainability of society and the planet;
• With key actors within research and development in Denmark and internationally;
• As part of a dedicated team that is passionate about creating impact.

How to Apply
To apply, please send your CV and cover letter by clicking the ‘Apply for this job’ button no later than January 16th, 2025.

At the Novo Nordisk Foundation, we are committed to a transparent and inclusive selection and recruitment process. Equity, diversity, and inclusion are closely linked to our core values. We invite everybody to apply to our roles, regardless of background, orientation, and identity.

About the Novo Nordisk Foundation
Established in Denmark in 1924, the Novo Nordisk Foundation is an enterprise foundation with philanthropic objectives. The vision of the Foundation is to improve people’s health and the sustainability of society and the planet. The Foundation’s mission is to progress research and innovation in the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic and infectious diseases as well as to advance knowledge and solutions to support a green transformation of society.

In the coming years, the Foundation will broaden its scope and increase its grants for scientific, humanitarian, and social purposes, including solving the climate crisis and developing tomorrow’s food production. As a consequence, we are a growing organisation, which means new job openings and exciting opportunities for employees to be part of forming the future of the Foundation.

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