About the Department

The Finance and Operations dept. brings insights and intelligence to inform decision making & drives digitalization and business solutions to attain NNI goals. Finance and Operations works closely across the organization to guide enterprise-wide resource allocations, investment choices, drive core operations and develop insights to drive growth and operational excellence across the value chain while innovating for future capabilities. Our focus on innovation ensures we're constantly building future capabilities. We're responsible for regulating accounting, upholding workplace safety, managing our supply chain and sampling, supporting technological and data innovation, insights and analytics, delivering patient support solutions, maintaining our facilities and assuring the integrity and completeness of all business transactions. At Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to build a life-changing career in a global business environment. We encourage our employees to make the most of their talent, and we reward hard work and dedication with opportunities for continuous learning and personal development. Are you ready to maximize your potential with us?

The Position

The Agile Coach for the Digital, Data and Information Technology department serves to guide teams in embracing Agile methodologies, fostering collaboration, adaptability, and continuous improvement to enhance product delivery efficiency. Through mentorship, the Agile Coach supports cross-functional team development, ensuring shared understanding of Agile principles and alignment of IT projects with strategic business goals. This role will also cultivate a learning environment, encourage experimentation, feedback, and innovation ultimately driving greater value and success in DD& IT initiatives.

Relationships

As the Agile Coach reporting to the Senior Manager of Innovation and Agile, your role centers on engaging with team members to foster collaboration, aide in problem-solving and offer guidance on Agile methodologies. Additionally, the role requires collaborating with managers and leaders to align Agile practices with business objectives, promote cultural changes, and facilitate the adoption of Agile principles at all organizational levels. The role will also interact with stakeholders to ensure that Agile practices meet business needs, address concerns and promote transparency in the development process.

Essential Functions

• Train the organization on Agile mindset, values and methodologies as well as role model techniques and behaviors
  • Role model and seek to anchor Agile mindset, culture and ways of working in the Agile teams, ARTs, Business Owners, Executives and with other relevant stakeholders
  • Execute trainings and workshops to enhance knowledge on the Agile values and ways of working
  • Drive and support the Agile mindset across the organization
  • Help identify and mobilize Communities of Practice
• Coach and mentor all Agile roles, Agile teams, Agile Release Trains, Business Owners and Executives in the Agile context
  • Coach teams, ARTs, Business Owners, Executives and other stakeholders through adaptation of Agile practices based on the endorsed mandate of the Agile Transformation team
  • Strive for standard SAFe but with a pragmatic touch
  • Produce and share knowledge in a variety of channels
  • Provide hands-on support to kick-start events and roles e.g. host events to showcase, support Scrum Master hands-on with selected activities, observe and address behavior, use of Agile tools (e.g. Azure DevOps) etc.
  • Drive continuous improvement and scaling of the Agile methodology, tools and processes based on learnings captured in the Agile teams and ARTs
  • Ongoing evaluation of the Agile implementation across the organization and implementation of changes and new initiatives
  • Active engagement with the global Agile Transformation Office (ATO)/Lean Agile Center of Excellence (LACE) to evolve the Agile methodologies
  • Escalate issues and raise concerns regarding progress as and when necessary to ensure adherence
  • Influence leadership to drive change and enable the organization to move quicker together
  • Support the transformational change journey across the organization
  • Proactively guide and advise LoB (Line of Business) and IT (Information Technology)
  • Inspire the organisation to continuously improve operating model
  • Guide and advice leadership acting as Agile role model

Physical Requirements

0-10% overnight travel required. **This is an on-site position that follows a hybrid schedule. Will not consider 100% remote.

Qualifications

• Education Level: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; Certified SAFe Program Consultant (or similar) or equivalent experience
• Experience Level: Minimum of 5 years of experience including progressively responsible experience within agile methodologies
• Technical Experience: Advanced knowledge on Agile tools e.g. Scrum, Kanban, SAFe and DevOps
• Proven experience as an Agile Coach
• Excellent communication, facilitation and coaching skills
• Ability to foster a collaborative and transparent team culture
• Experience with IT delivery preferred
• Advanced knowledge on Agile principles, methodology and events

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

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.