Manager, Strategy & Transformation - Interim

Do you want to be part of shaping Pandora’s strategic agenda, accelerating our Digital Transformation... If so, this could be the job you’ve been waiting for?

We are looking for a Strategy & Transformation Manager for a 6 month interim period. This person will be a driving force behind shaping Digital & Technology’s strategic agenda and ensure our ambitions translate into tangible outcomes. You will work across Pandora’s Digital & Technology organisation and partner closely with key business functions to frame complex problems, shape strategic direction, and orchestrate execution of high-impact initiatives. 

In this role, you will bring structure, clarity, and momentum to our most important strategic efforts. You will translate strategic ambition into actionable roadmaps, create alignment across diverse stakeholders, and enable confident, data-driven decision-making that accelerates Pandora’s transformation. 

We are looking for a sharp, analytical strategist with a strong background in strategy development—ideally from management consulting—combined with practical experience driving strategic initiatives. The core of the role is strategic framing, problem-solving, and enabling execution at scale. 

Key Responsibilities 

Set Strategic Focus 

• Shape strategic direction and set clear strategic priorities across D&T and business partners, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy and value-creation goal (e.g. shaping AI strategy). 

• Bring clarity to priorities across domains, ensuring cross-functional alignment and focus on the highest-impact initiatives. 

• Enable data-driven decisions through structured insights, strategic frameworks, and value-focused analysis. 

Connect Strategy to Execution 

• Translate D&T’s strategic ambition into clear priorities, actionable roadmaps, and measurable outcomes. 

• Structure, shape and lead strategic initiatives across Digital & Technology, partnering with business functions to drive enterprise-wide impact. 

• Lead strategic problem framing, analytical assessments, and business case development to turn strategy into action. 

Lead Strategic & Transformative Initiatives 

• Provide focused governance, leadership support, and coordination for D&T-wide transformation initiatives. 

• Drive execution by clarifying objectives, identifying risks and dependencies, and ensuring momentum across teams and functions. 

Empower Executive Leadership 

• Deliver high-quality executive support and insights, decision material, and strategic recommendations for D&T leadership and the CDTO (Chief Digital & Technology Officer). 

• Translate complex strategic and technical topics into simple, compelling narratives tailored for senior stakeholders. 

Enable Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Partner across Digital & Technology and key business functions to ensure coherent planning, aligned execution, and transparent communication. 

• Contribute to governance forums, strengthen alignment in leadership conversations, and provide visibility on progress, risks, and outcomes. 

What We Envision You’ll Bring 

• 6+ years of experience in strategy development, strategic execution, transformation, or business planning. 

• Management consulting experience (top-tier or similar) strongly preferred, with proven ability to structure complex problems and drive clarity. 

• Exceptional strategic framing skills, with the ability to break down & tackle ambiguous, cross-functional challenges – grounded in strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Strong communication and storytelling capabilities, including very strong slide-writing, narrative development, and executive presentation 

• Proven ability to influence stakeholders across all levels and drive alignment in complex, fast-moving environments. 

• High comfort operating in ambiguity, bringing structure, direction, and momentum where it is not yet defined – with the ability to lead workstreams independently. 

• A proactive mindset and an ability to get things done – while also being a team player and contributing to the social aspects of work, solution-oriented mindset. 

• A master’s degree in business, strategy, economics, engineering, or a related field. 

Your Team 

You will join Pandora’s Strategy & Transformation, Portfolio & Business Partnering team within Digital & Technology — a central function driving strategic direction, portfolio governance, transformation delivery, and value realisation across the organisation. 

In this role, you will collaborate closely with the CDTO, senior leaders and cross-functional teams across Digital & Technology and key business functions to ensure clear communication, strong strategic alignment, and effective execution of strategic initiatives. 

Our team operates in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment and plays a critical role in enabling Pandora to deliver on its Phoenix strategy through structured processes, strategic insight, leadership engagement, and continuous improvement. 

Did we get your attention?

If you see yourself in the position and would like to become a part of Pandora’s future, please do not hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

We process applications on a continuous basis, which is why we encourage you to send your application as soon as possible.

You can also read more about Pandora on our corporate site www.pandoragroup.com           

Icing on the cake

You will be working out of our beautiful Head Office in Copenhagen V, established in 2016 and designed to unite and inspire our teams. Besides our beautiful interior design we are also proud of our LEED Gold Certification for Energy and Environmental Design. This means that we use as few natural resources as possible and that we use them with respect. The result is a professional and dynamic space that is unique, comfortable and inspirational – and delivers a true Pandora experience to anyone who works here or comes to visit.

About Pandora

Pandora is the world's largest jewellery brand, specialising in the design, crafting and marketing of accessible luxury jewellery made from high-quality materials. Each piece is created to inspire self-expression, allowing people to share their stories and passions through meaningful jewellery. Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through 7,000 points of sale, including more than 2,800 concept stores.

Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs around 39,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery with 100% recycled silver and gold. Pandora is committed to leadership in sustainability and has set out to halve greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2030. Pandora is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated revenue of DKK 32.5 billion (EUR 4.4 billion) in 2025.

At Pandora, we believe that creating an inclusive and diverse workplace and reflecting societal diversity in our customer engagement is essential to delivering on our company purpose: to give a voice to people’s loves. We dedicate ourselves to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and diversity where everyone feels respected and valued

Recognised by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s Best Workplaces and ranked #1 among Danish companies, Pandora is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace. We believe that reflecting the diversity of society in how we engage with our customers is essential to fulfilling our purpose: to give a voice to people’s loves. We are dedicated to nurturing a culture where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to thrive.