Senior Global Talent Acquisition Project Manager

Do you want to shape the future of Talent Acquisition in one of the world's leading healthcare companies? Are you passionate about driving strategic initiatives, building capability at scale, and transforming how talent is attracted and engaged globally? If so, this could be your opportunity to make a lasting impact across Novo Nordisk's global Talent Acquisition organisation.

Your new role 

You will be part of a truly international team of four experienced functional experts, driven by curiosity, collaboration and an open mindset with a shared purpose of ensuring that GTA’s strategic objectives are closely connected to measurable business outcomes. You will report to the Associate Director, Global TA Enablement

In this role, you will play a key lead role in advancing Talent Acquisition excellence across Novo Nordisk by leading selected global TA projects and workstreams, supporting capability-building initiatives, and coordinating the implementation and adoption of global TA priorities across regions.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading selected global Talent Acquisition projects and strategic initiatives from concept through implementation, ensuring strong stakeholder engagement, governance, communication and change management.
• Driving global TA capability building initiatives by identifying capability gaps, prioritising development initiatives, and delivering learning solutions that strengthen functional excellence across the organisation.
• Consolidate TA performance insights, stakeholder input and market intelligence, including proactively researching and sharing TA best practices within the pharma industry and among key competitors, to support decision-making, continuous improvement and measurable business outcomes.
• Coordinate the implementation and adoption of global TA initiatives across regions, working closely with regional Talent Acquisition leadership teams to ensure consistency, enable practical local execution, and strengthen operational excellence, performance management, capability development and organisational effectiveness.

Success in this role requires balancing strategic thinking with operational execution while influencing stakeholders across functions, regions, and leadership levels.

You will work with a high degree of autonomy within agreed priorities, helping shape and deliver initiatives that impact Talent Acquisition globally.

Your new department

 GTA is a Centre of Excellence within People, Organisation & Corporate Affairs area at Novo Nordisk. GTA plays a critical role in enabling Novo Nordisk’s success by attracting and hiring the best talent globally. Together with the entire GTA CoE, TA Enablement partners with colleagues across POCA to ensure that Novo Nordisk continues to be an attractive employer.

The role will be based in Novo Nordisk HQ, in Bagsværd (Greater Copenhagen)

Your skills and qualifications

To thrive in this role, we imagine you bring a strong combination of Talent Acquisition expertise, extensive Project Management experience, strategic capability, and stakeholder leadership experience.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• A bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, including hands-on experience managing TA projects within complex, global organisations and exposure to change management, performance management and stakeholder engagement
• Experience within a global organisation and a passion for continuous improvement and capability building. Pharmaceutical industry knowledge will be an advantage.
• Experience using data, market intelligence, and business insights to inform decisions, identify trends, and drive measurable outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills, including the ability to work effectively across organisational levels and functions.
• A proactive, curious, and innovative mindset with the ability to operate independently while delivering impact in a global environment.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 742,600 to 1,091,600 DKK (DK), corresponding to the level of the position. The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks. Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here.

Contact:

For questions about the role you can contact Teresa Caputo tcpt@novonordisk.com

Deadline:

30. August 2026

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.