Job Description

Senior Strategic HR Projects and HRBP Manager
People & Organisation
Business Area East

Take a key role in shaping people strategy across one of Novo Nordisk's most dynamic and diverse business areas – where your ability to connect business priorities with organisational impact will be felt across markets, functions, and thousands of colleagues.

Your new role

As Senior Strategic HR Projects & HRBP Manager for Business Area East, you will partner closely with the Business Area East leadership team, combining senior HR Business Partnering responsibilities with ownership of selected cross-functional strategic HR projects. You will work across both strategy and execution, helping turn business and organisational priorities into practical interventions and sustainable outcomes.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Acting as a trusted strategic advisor to senior leaders on people, organisation, leadership, and capability topics – translating business strategy into clear people priorities and actions
• Leading selected strategic HR projects and initiatives on behalf of the Business Area East leadership, from diagnosing needs and designing interventions through execution, implementation and change adoption, with accountability for the overall impact and outcomes.
• Supporting and delivering key organisational and talent processes, including organisational development, workforce planning, succession planning, talent development and change management, combining strategic input with day-to-day execution and follow-through.
• Coaching and supporting leaders on leadership effectiveness, team development, employee engagement and building high-performing, inclusive teams, while also providing practical day-to-day HR partnership as needed.
• Managing and executing core employee lifecycle activities and people processes, while also driving engagement, culture, belonging and employee experience initiatives. This includes both larger cross-functional initiatives and the hands-on operational work required to ensure high-quality delivery and a strong employee and leader experience.
• Enabling the growth of the BA East P&O community by facilitating collaboration, knowledge sharing, capability development, and creating the conditions for a strong, connected and effective P&O network.

Your new department

As part of Business Area East, you will be based in Warsaw, Poland and will join the Business Area Office team, supporting an organisation spanning 22 countries across Eastern Europe and more than 900 colleagues working every day to serve patients. Business Area East continues to be an important growth driver for Novo Nordisk, with a strong ambition to outperform the competition and improve health at scale.

Within Business Area East, you will be part of the People & Organisation team supporting both the Business Area Office and our Affiliates. You will work closely with leaders and P&O colleagues across the region to strengthen organisational readiness, build relevant capability and ensure that strategic people initiatives translate into meaningful and sustainable business impact.

The role offers a high degree of independence and visibility and requires someone who is equally comfortable shaping the agenda, managing complex projects and taking care of the practical work needed to move things forward.

Your skills & qualifications

We are looking for a seasoned HR professional who thrives in complexity, brings strategic thinking and pragmatic execution in equal measure, and builds trust through sound judgement and strong ownership. You will bring:

• A relevant Master's degree in Business, Human Resources, Organisational Psychology, Strategy, Economics, or a related field
• At least 10 years of experience across HR Business Partnering, organisational development and strategic HR project management in dynamic, international and multi-priority environments.
• Proven experience partnering with senior leaders in complex international matrix organisations and managing cross-functional HR projects across cultures and geographies.
• Strong experience in areas such as organisational development, talent management, leadership development, workforce planning and change management
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, including the ability to work effectively without formal authority.
• A collaborative, solution-oriented and pragmatic mindset, combined with resilience, sound judgement and a strong sense of ownership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, every role connects to our mission of defeating serious chronic diseases – and yours will be no exception. Here, you will find driven, talented colleagues who push each other to go further, a culture that values accountability and collaboration in equal measure, and a company investing in its people as whole persons. With operations spanning the globe and a breadth of functions few organisations can match, we offer genuine opportunities to grow, lead, and shape the future – if you are willing to reach for them. When you join us, you become part of a company at a defining moment, where your impact is real and immediate.

What we offer

Beyond the meaningful work and the quality of the people around you, being part of a global healthcare company means development opportunities are all around you. Our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind, and we are committed to supporting your wellbeing, belonging, and long-term growth.

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 309,870.00 to 542,270.00 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

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.