People Manager

About Us
We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

As a trusted voice for many of the world's most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

About The Role
Are you forward-thinking with a commercial mindset? Are you eager to help accelerate Digital Solution's transformation and growth agenda?
Then you might be our new People Manager for product lines Plant, QHSE and Renewables & Ocean Structure (ROS) in our business unit Digital Solutions in DNV.

Digital Solutions provides engineering software tools and enterprise solutions that help manage risk and improve safety and performance across industries, including maritime, energy, and healthcare. Through research, development, implementation, and close partnerships with our customers, we have earned our reputation as a trusted third-party vendor of software and services. We are accelerating the transition toward digitalization and software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, offering customers the efficiency and flexibility of the cloud, as well as the power and insights from advanced analytics.

This role is pivotal in shaping a high-performance culture, driving employee engagement, and embedding scalable learning. Reporting to the Product Line Director, you will be a key member of the team and hold a strategic seat at the leadership table of the product lines the role support.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Talent & Organizational Design Partner with business leaders to design agile, scalable organizational structures and talent strategies that fuel innovation and commercial growth across engineering, product, delivery, and sales.
• Accelerate Performance & Culture Enablement Foster a culture of high performance, accountability, speed, and impact. Use data-driven insights to optimize team performance, leadership effectiveness, and cross-functional collaboration removing friction and unlocking business velocity.
• Lead Through Transformation and Ambiguity Serve as a trusted advisor and change agent through organizational growth, transformation, and experimentation. Guide leaders through complex change with clarity, adaptability, and a bias for action—ensuring people strategies stay aligned with evolving business priorities.
• Champion Inclusion, Growth, and Resilience Embed inclusion and psychological safety into the DNA of our teams. Build resilient, future-ready capabilities through targeted development, coaching, and scalable learning programs.
• Leadership Acceleration Coach leaders to scale their impact and lead through complexity. Equip them with the mindset, tools, and behaviors needed to build high-performing, commercially focused teams.

What we offer

• By joining DNV you become part of a world-leading company whose purpose is to safeguard life, property, and the environment. Our values "We care, We share, We dare" characterize how we work and behave towards each other and our customers.
• Attractive comprehensive benefits package
• An international, forward leaning and exciting working environment
• A trusted, responsible and independent role from day one
• Supportive colleagues in a highly professional work environment
• Career and development. DNV offers extensive possibilities to grow and develop your competencies and career ambitions. We have a strong company culture with emphasis on growth mindset, knowledge sharing, and professional and personal development

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.

About You

• You have a master's degree in business, Human Resources, or a related field and 8+ years of experience in human resources or related processes (e.g., hiring, training, performance management)
• Or you have a bachelor's degree in business, Human Resources, or a related field and 10+ years of experience in human resources or related processes
• You are experienced in organizational performance management, talent management, driving strategic workforce initiatives, and enhancing operational effectiveness as well as experience with organizational design and change management.
• You have a demonstrated track record of working in a fast-paced environment and driving continuous improvement and change to support organizational growth
• You exhibit a forward-thinking growth mindset and have strong leadership, coaching, and interpersonal skills.
• You have excellent communication and conflict-resolution abilities

Security and compliance with statutory requirements in the countries in which we operate is essential for DNV. Background checks will be conducted on all final candidates as part of the offer process, in accordance with applicable country-specific laws and practices.