AI Governance Engineer – Project Manager

Location:

Ballerup – Copenhagen, Zealand, Denmark

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

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Other Industries & Skills: 

Information Technology, Management & Executive

Job ID:

132929301

Posted On: 

28 April 2026

AI Governance Engineer – Project Manager
Enterprise IT & Quality
Location: Ballerup, London, Bangalore

Shape how AI transforms healthcare with safety, ethics, and scale at the heart of everything you do.

Your new role

As AI Governance Engineer – Project Manager, you’ll drive delivery across AI governance and enablement initiatives, ensuring alignment between strategy, technical implementation, and stakeholder needs. This role is about orchestration, prioritisation, and execution enabling Novo Nordisk to scale AI safely and effectively across the organisation. This position is a short-term assignment ending in December 2026. 

Your responsibilities will include:

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-Leading and coordinating AI governance and enablement initiatives across multiple workstreams, including AI agent governance and AI governance automation
-Planning, prioritising, and tracking delivery of technical and governance activities to ensure strategic alignment
-Acting as a central point of coordination between engineering, governance, security, and business stakeholders
-Supporting the translation of strategic AI governance goals into executable plans that teams can action
-Identifying gaps, dependencies, and risks across initiatives and proactively addressing them
-Ensuring timely delivery while balancing competing priorities and constraints
-Supporting continuous improvement of ways of working within AI governance and enablement
 

Your new department

In Enterprise IT & Quality, you will be part of a business area that drives impact across the full Novo Nordisk value chain. We strive to stay close to our stakeholders in the business to ensure we deliver on their needs, helping reach millions of people living with serious chronic diseases. Our focus is on being at the forefront within our three areas, ensuring the highest quality for patients, being a trusted tech leader and an environmentally responsible business.

Within Enterprise IT & Quality, you’ll join the AI Foundation team, specifically AI Governance & Enablement (AIGE). This team sits at the intersection of innovation and responsibility, building the frameworks and capabilities that allow Novo Nordisk to adopt AI at enterprise scale while maintaining trust, transparency, and ethical standards.

Your skills & qualifications

We’re looking for someone who thrives in complex, fast-evolving environments and can bring both structure and adaptability to ambiguous challenges. You’ll bring with you:

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-A master’s degree within a relevant field and a high level of proficiency in English
-Strong experience in project or programme management, ideally in technical or AI-related domains
-Solid understanding of AI, data, or digital technology environments
-Proven experience coordinating cross-functional teams in complex organisations
-Ability to manage ambiguity and evolving requirements
-Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and business audiences
-A structured, delivery-oriented mindset focused on outcomes
 

Nice to have:

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-Experience working with AI, data, or platform teams
-Exposure to AI ethics and governance frameworks
-Experience working at enterprise scale or across global organisations
 

Working at Novo Nordisk

We’re at a pivotal moment in healthcare, and AI is central to how we’ll defeat serious chronic diseases in the years ahead. But with that opportunity comes responsibility. Here, you’ll be part of building the foundations that ensure AI is used safely, ethically, and effectively to create lasting change for patients. This work requires curiosity, collaboration, and the courage to navigate uncharted territory. For over 100 years, our dedication to patients has driven everything we do. When you join us, you’re not just managing projects – you’re shaping how technology serves humanity, for the long-term.

Deadline

10th of May 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.

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