Project Manager - Information Technology Marketing Systems

About the Department 

At Novo Nordisk, our Finance and Operations team is the engine that elevates holistic commercialization of our products. The Finance and Operations team works closely with the business across the organization to guide enterprise wide resource allocations, investment choices, drive core operations and develop insights to drive growth and operational excellence across the value chain while innovating for future capabilities. We regulate accounting, uphold workplace safety, manage our supply chain and sampling, support technology, provide commercial operations, insights & analytics, maintain our facilities and assure the integrity and completeness of all business transactions. At Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to build a life-changing career in a global business environment. We encourage our employees to make the most of their talent. And we reward hard work and dedication with the opportunity for continuous learning and personal development. Are you ready to realize your potential?

 

The Position

The Project Manager is driven by a customer-centric mindset to meet business goals by leading the delivery of IT Marketing projects and solutions. This role blends soft and hard skills in an effort to manage and deliver quality products that align with business goals. It is a role that requires you to balance input, concerns, and feedback from multiple departments, key stakeholders, and customers. Contribute to maintaining IT Marketing Systems portfolio roadmap status. Manage Project budgets as applicable. Identify and manage key dependencies across other IT Marketing initiatives in flight. Ensure project delivery according to established agreements between all teams. Ensure accurate reporting of in-flight activities, including risks and escalations.

 

Relationships

Reports to a Senior Program Manager in the NNI IT Organization. Must maintain positive and frequent communications with line of business owners and managers within the scope of projects being delivered.

 

Essential Functions

• Own the delivery of assigned IT Marketing systems projects/features end-to-end, from initiation to deployment
• Lead the project team fostering close collaboration across the functions involved (IT, Marketing Operations, external agencies, etc.)
• Manage project resources and budget to support a timely and exceptional delivery
• Guide project scoping initiatives and drive stakeholder updates (e.g. project status reporting)
• Drive project-related communication and change management activities

 

Physical Requirements

Approximately 5% overnight travel.

 

Qualifications

• Experience with Adobe, Salesforce, or similar technologies preferred
• Experience Level: Minimum 4 years experience within IT or Marketing systems. Must have experiencing leading large initiatives required
• Experience of both waterfall project management and 1+ year experience in Agile methodologies/scrum master role is preferred
• Education Level: Bachelors degree in business, information systems, computer science, or related field preferred. May substitute relevant professional experience
• Ensure key risks and dependencies are identified and mitigated/escalated to program management/PMO
• Ensure project planning is clearly documented and ongoing status is concisely communicated
• Ability to influence through passionate and vision-setting communication
• Make bold decisions and take risks
• Avoid unnecessary complexity and embrace collaborative outcomes

 

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.

 

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

 

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.