Senior Investment Operations Specialist - (12 - 15 Months Parental Leave)

Senior Investment Operations Specialist

Do you want to join a global investment company with a truly powerful purpose as our new Senior Investment Operations Specialist? Novo Holdings is the holding and investment company responsible for managing the assets and wealth of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, one of the world's largest philanthropic enterprise foundations.

As Senior Investment Operations Specialist at Novo Holdings, you will join the Investment Operations team anchored within the Finance & Operations department in Hellerup, Denmark. In this role, you will ensure high-quality support to investment teams across Novo Holdings' private and public portfolios, contributing to operational excellence, financial compliance, and continued process improvement.

Our diverse and growing investment portfolio exceeds DKK 200 billion and includes life science companies across all development stages, as well as a wide range of public and private equities, bonds, real estate, and infrastructure investments.

This is a full-time, maternity cover for 12 months, workplace Hellerup, Denmark.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Providing high-quality middle- and back-office deal support to the investment teams across private and public asset classes.
• Supporting trade capture, settlement, corporate actions, and reconciliation processes in SimCorp Dimension (SCD).
• Overseeing the operational setup of our Alternative investments, including capital calls, distributions, and capital account statements.
• Supporting compliance reporting and requests within different markets.
• Managing and optimizing outsourced services related to trade matching, settlement, safekeeping, and asset servicing.
• Supporting cash and liquidity management processes for Novo Holdings and the Novo Nordisk Foundation and its subsidiaries, ensuring financial compliance and robust internal controls.
• Contributing to the maintenance of the financial control framework and driving standardization and process improvements across the organization.

You will report to Mia Bøttzauw-Jørgensen, Head of Investment Operations, and join a highly skilled and collaborative team that values curiosity, professionalism, and accountability. This role offers a unique opportunity to take ownership in a high-performing organization and contribute directly to the continued development of Novo Holdings' operational backbone.

Professional and personal qualifications:

• A Master's degree in Economics, Business Administration, or a similar field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in investment operations or back-office functions within institutional investors, asset managers, or banks.
• Solid understanding of the post-trade life cycle for equities, fixed income, FX, derivatives, and alternative investments.
• Experience with investment management platforms such as SimCorp Dimension and strong IT skills within Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of financial market regulations and IFRS accounting standards.
• Experience working in an international environment and handling external relationships with banks and custodians.

As a person, you are:

• Professional, quality-conscious, and proactive.
• Structured and able to handle complex tasks independently.
• Curious, analytical, and eager to continuously improve processes.
• A strong communicator and trusted sparring partner to stakeholders at all levels.
• Collaborative and respectful, with a genuine interest in contributing to a strong team culture.

You embody Novo Holdings' values of Performance, Respect, and Responsibility.

Our work environment is underpinned by our purpose and values, and we strive to be recognized as an exceptional enterprise. We employ more than 230 professionals from various nationalities and backgrounds, all sharing the same goal: to improve people's health and the sustainability of society and the planet by generating attractive long-term returns on the assets of the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Our employees are based in offices located in San Francisco, Boston, London, Singapore, Mumbai, and Shanghai, with our headquarters in Hellerup.

Contact:

If you have any questions, please contact Mia Bøttzauw-Jørgensen, Head of Investment Operations, at mij@novo.dk. We encourage you to submit your CV and application as soon as possible and no later than 23 November 2025. Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

To apply, please send your CV, application, and university transcripts by clicking the "Apply" button.