Job Description

Senior Manager, People & Organisation

People & Organisation (P&O)

Karachi, Pakistan

This role goes beyond HR — it shapes the future of people and performance. As a Senior Manager, People & Organisation for Pakistan, you’ll lead culture, capability, and transformation, building an organisation where talent and purpose grow together.

Your new role

As the Senior Manager, People & Organisation (P&O), you lead the P&O agenda in line with the Business Area and Region Emerging Markets strategies. This is an opportunity for you to:

• Define and deploy the P&O strategy in Pakistan, aligned with regional priorities and local business needs.
• Act as a strategic partner to the General Manager and leadership team on people, talent, organisation design and business strategy.
• Drive and lead change by influencing leaders, aligning on transformation priorities and ensuring effective implementation.
• Ensure excellence in HR operations: recruitment, performance management, learning & development, rewards, policies and Novo Nordisk ways of working.
• Lead, develop and empower the P&O team to deliver high performance and strong people impact.

Your new department

The Pakistan affiliate is a part of the Business Area Middle East and Central Asia (BAMECA), in Region Emerging Markets (REM). The Pakistan affiliate consists of more than 150 people highly skilled and engaged professionals showing remarkable results. You will lead a team of four people and be a member of the leadership team while reporting directly to the affiliate General Manager.

Your skills & qualifications

We’re looking for a new Senior Manager, People & Organisation who will enjoy working in a high-paced, dynamic environment. You’ll bring with you:

• Graduate level degree, e.g. Human Resource, Organisation/Human Psychology or Business Administration.
• 6+ years of experience in HR leadership roles within a multinational organisation
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, coupled with a good eye for people development are essential.
• Proven experience in change management and innovative thinking, with a strong focus on building positive employee experiences, strategic business partnering, and acting as an effective coach to foster growth and resilience.
• Excellent communications skills to all levels and fluency in English

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.

Deadline

05 February 2026. (Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis).

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 defeating 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.

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