Regional IT Operations Manager

Are you ready to lead and inspire a team of IT professionals in a global healthcare company making a real difference? Do you thrive on ensuring seamless IT operations, driving innovation, and maintaining world-class security standards? Can you manage strategic vendor relationships and deliver exceptional support to VIP stakeholders in a fast-paced, impactful environment?

Join Novo Nordisk as our Regional IT Operations Manager and help us change lives while shaping IT excellence across the region.

The Position

As our Regional IT Operations Manager, you will be responsible for day-to-day management of the regional specific IT Operations teams focusing on onsite IT support, IT infrastructure maintenance, ensuring IT Security compliance and seeking improvements to the relevant affiliates whenever feasible. Based in our office in Paris La Défense, you will be responsible for the following scope: 2,400 end users based in 18 countries (France, Belgium, Switzerland, Turkey, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria). Our role requires frequent business travels to the countries you are responsible for (at least 2 times per country per year). In more detail, you will:

1. Ensure that all IT operations and security services in the area are operated in a cost-effective way and per SLAs & KPIs.
2. Perform people management for direct reports, including clearly communicating the strategic vision to the team so they can deliver on goals and objectives.
3. Manage vendors providing services within IT infrastructure, Service Desk, IT security and related contracts.
4. Be the Business Partner for Global IT Operations to the Line of Business.
5. Ensure agile prioritisation of activities according to strategy.
6. Participate in innovative global IT projects.

Qualifications

We’re seeking a dynamic and self-driven individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and takes initiative to drive meaningful change. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with the ability to translate big-picture goals into actionable plans and inspire those around them to deliver results.

• Degree in a relevant field (Software Engineering, Economics, Computer Science, Business Administration) or equivalent job experience.
• 7+ years of experience in a global IT organisation and 4+ years of people management experience in a large global company.
• Experience in Senior stakeholder management (SVP and above) and vendor management.
• Basic understanding of Agile principles, methodologies, and events. Ideally, you have the KCS v6, ITIL, SAFE AGILE or ITSM Certifications.
• Proficient in English for business (spoken and written).

About the Department

The Regional IT Operations Manager position is anchored within the RITO (Regional IT Operations) team, which is a department of the Product Area called Global IT Support, located in the GITO (Global IT Operations) CVP area within DD&IT. This position is responsible for key responsibilities for people management, stakeholder management, budget management & operational management within the EMEA central region.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk values its employees. We understand that life is anything but straightforward and that making the right decisions at different stages of our careers is never easy. That’s why we create space for diverse life situations and always put people at the centre of what we do. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring and continually strive to help them reach their full potential.

Working at Novo Nordisk means contributing to something greater than ourselves—it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the shared potential and collaboration of its more than 63,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we change lives.

Contact

If you feel qualified and ready to take on the challenge, send your resume and relevant documents directly through our online application tool.

Application deadline

Please apply before January 28th.

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 the communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.