Job Description

People & Organisation Operations Senior Manager, BA East

Location: Warsaw, Poland

Are you ready to shape the leaders and employees experience in a dynamic, international environment? Join Warsaw Office as a senior P&O Operations Manager, where you will drive operational excellence, employee engagement, and continuous improvement across the Business Area East (BA East) Office and WarsawHub.

Your new role

As People & Organisation Operations Senior Manager, you will act as a trusted partner for leaders, managers, and employees, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, compliant, and employee-centric HR operations. You will operate with a high degree of autonomy, managing complex operational topics while continuously improving processes that support the full employee lifecycle.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and continuously improve employee lifecycle related processes, including onboarding, employment changes, payroll inputs, benefits administration, and offboarding
• Act as a senior advisor to leaders and employees on operational P&O matters, providing high quality, pragmatic guidance and solutions
• Coordinate key operational areas such as payroll, benefits, global mobility, occupational health & safety, and respective vendors management
• Drive employee engagement and culture initiatives, designing and delivering local events and activities that strengthen sense of belonging in the Warsaw Office
• Collaborate with P&O Business Partners, P&O Centers of Excellence, Global People Services, and external vendors to ensure operational excellence and strong employee experience

Your new department

You will be part of the BA East People & Organisation team, supporting both the BA East Office and the Warsaw Hub. The function plays a critical role in enabling business success by delivering best-in-class HR operations, fostering collaboration across borders, and creating a strong, inclusive workplace culture.

Your skills and qualifications

To succeed in this role, you bring a strong foundation in HR operations combined with the ability to influence and operate independently in a complex environment.

We expect you to have:

• A master’s degree in HR, Business Administration or a related field, with strong knowledge of Polish labor law and operational HR practices
• Proven experience in HR operations within a multinational, matrix organisation, including payroll, benefits, and employee lifecycle management
• Excellent stakeholder management, relations building and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with senior leaders, vendors, and global stakeholders
• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with strong ownership and the ability to manage ambiguity and competing priorities
• Fluency in English and Polish and availability to travel within the region as needed

In addition, your personal strengths include high professionalism, discretion, resilience, and a strong ability to influence without formal authority. You thrive in dynamic environments and bring energy to building positive employee experiences.

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

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 309,870 to 542,270 PLN, 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

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.

Deadline:
Please apply before Aug 9th, 2026

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.