Specialist Resource to Support R&D Automation Projects

Job Description

The objective is to strengthen the automation program/project delivery capabilities by applying effective, scalable, and standardized PMO governance - improving planning, decision-making, and follow-up - so that automation workstreams can progress with predictable timelines, clear accountability, and reliable reporting.

• Identify and assess strategic initiative opportunities:

  • Gather input from stakeholders through meetings and review cycles (e.g., pain points, bottlenecks, manual effort, reporting gaps).

  • Assess current PPM governance processes, templates, workflows, and reporting formats.

  • Propose initiative options and drive alignment on objectives, impact, scope, and adoption approach.

• Implement new strategic initiatives and embed them into the PPM ecosystem:

  • Translate strategic intent into actionable governance and PMO changes.

  • Build and deploy standards/templates for automation projects to ensure consistent quality, usability, and faster execution.

  • Establish and roll out consistent Ways of Working for automation program teams to enable scaled delivery.

• Develop decision-ready governance artifacts:

  • Create decision-ready steering/gate materials and guidance that help stakeholders make timely, informed decisions.

  • Ensure governance artifacts are structured to support predictable decision timelines and reduce rework.

• Lead operationalized improvements:

  • Support PPM tool implementation and adoption by e.g. aligning templates, workflows, and reporting formats to governance requirements.

  • Identify and implement targeted enhancements that enable new strategic initiatives.

  • Drive adoption and continuous improvement.

  • Lead enablement activities (e.g., onboarding, playbooks, training sessions, office hours, Q&A) to ensure teams adopt the new initiatives effectively.

  • Monitor outcomes and continuously improve PMO processes and governance communications to sustain value realization.

Key Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in PMO teams with a specific focus on identifying and implementing strategic initiatives.

• Strong documentation practices and attention to detail.

• Demonstrated capabilities within change management.

• Proven experience delivering PMO enablement outputs such as developing templates and governance material structures.

• Experience working in or supporting portfolio/program governance, including understanding decision-ready materials.

• Strong writing and presentation skills, focusing on structure, consistency, and stakeholder readability.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in automation, R&D, engineering operations, or similar technical environments.

• Experience with governance frameworks (e.g., stage-gate, steering committee governance).

• Experience facilitating workshops or onboarding sessions for project teams and governance stakeholders.

• Experience supporting PPM tool implementation/adoption.

Other Details:

Start: 3rd of August 2026

End: February 2027

Location: Greater Copenhagen Area

Onsite/remote: min. 3 days onsite per week