Job description

Legal & Compliance Manager
International Operations
Cairo, Egypt

Shape the legal and compliance landscape of Novo Nordisk Egypt and help enable sustainable business growth while safeguarding the company's reputation and commitment to the highest standards of ethics and integrity.

Your new role

As Legal & Compliance Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing legal, business ethics, compliance, and data privacy activities within Novo Nordisk Egypt. You will act as a key business partner to affiliate leadership and stakeholders, providing proactive legal and compliance guidance, risk assessments, and practical solutions to support business objectives while ensuring compliance with Novo Nordisk policies and applicable laws and regulations.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Manage legal affairs for the affiliate, including contract management, employment law matters, litigation, dispute resolution, corporate governance, regulatory support, and interactions with external legal counsel.
• Provide day-to-day legal and compliance advice to affiliate stakeholders, supporting strategic initiatives and business operations through practical and risk-based guidance.
• Support the implementation and execution of the affiliate's Legal, Ethics & Compliance program, including policies, procedures, training, communications, monitoring activities, and compliance controls.
• Lead and support compliance investigations and SpeakUp cases, ensuring objective assessments, appropriate documentation, and timely remediation actions.
• Act as the local Data Protection Responsible and support data privacy governance activities, including privacy assessments, vendor due diligence, awareness initiatives, and compliance with applicable data protection requirements.
• Conduct legal, ethics, and compliance risk assessments and recommend mitigation measures to support business activities, product launches, organizational initiatives, and commercial operations.
• Manage relationships with external law firms and legal service providers, oversee legal matters, and support the effective management of legal spend and budgets.
• Support third-party risk management activities, including due diligence, risk assessments, contractual safeguards, and ongoing monitoring.
• Advise stakeholders on interactions with healthcare professionals, healthcare organizations, patient organizations, public officials, sponsorships, grants, donations, and other compliance-sensitive activities.
• Support internal audits, monitoring activities, investigations, inspections, and global or regional governance initiatives.
• Monitor developments in applicable laws, regulations, and industry codes and support implementation of relevant requirements within the affiliate.

Your new department

You will join the Legal, Ethics & Compliance function within Novo Nordisk Egypt and work closely with affiliate leadership, regional Legal, Ethics & Compliance colleagues, Corporate Legal, the Business Ethics Compliance Office, Internal Audit, and other key stakeholders.

You will play an important role in promoting a strong culture of integrity, accountability, and compliance while supporting the business in delivering sustainable growth and improving patient outcomes.

Your skills & qualifications

We are looking for a highly motivated legal and compliance professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can effectively balance business needs with legal and compliance requirements.

You will bring:

• A Law degree from a recognized university. Postgraduate legal qualifications are considered an advantage.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience within a multinational company and/or a reputable law firm.
• Strong knowledge of Egyptian laws and regulations, pharmaceutical industry requirements, business ethics principles, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience in legal advisory, contract management, investigations, compliance programs, and risk management.
• Knowledge of data privacy principles and experience supporting privacy compliance initiatives.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to provide pragmatic, business-oriented solutions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across functions and organizational levels.
• Fluency in both English and Arabic.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we are committed to defeating serious chronic diseases and improving the lives of patients around the world. We foster a culture built on trust, accountability, inclusion, and continuous learning, where employees are empowered to make a meaningful difference every day.

What we offer

We offer an exciting opportunity to develop your career within a leading global healthcare company, working alongside talented colleagues in a collaborative and purpose-driven environment. You will have access to professional development opportunities, regional and global networks, and a competitive benefits package.

Deadline

30 August 2025. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

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.