Senior Manager, People Lead - LEGO® DESiGN

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  • Billund, Syddanmark
  • Permanent
  • Fuldtid
  • 1 dag siden
Job DescriptionDo you thrive on leading creative talent and working in a dynamic, evolving environment? We’re looking for a People Lead to join our Model Design Leadership team within the LEGO Global Design organization — a diverse, world-class team driven by creativity, collaboration, and continuous innovation.In this dual role, you will excel in direct people leadership while also ensuring that the organization operates efficiently and effectively. Bring your exceptional leadership skills into play and become a part of a world-class design force that creates inspiring building and play experiences for children around the globe!Core Responsibilities
  • Lead productive team meetings to ensure effective sharing of updates, strategies, and goals, while promoting teamwork and encouraging the team.
  • Conduct regular 1:1 meetings to motivate and support team members’ growth through coaching, honest feedback, clear communication of goals and active listening.
  • Support for the direction of the LEGO Group and LEGO Design while balancing people-focused approaches.
  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of portfolio experiences, development processes, and results.
  • Assess results and business performance by understanding key franchises, projects, and consumer insights.
  • Handle designer resource allocation across franchises, considering time, aspirations, capabilities, and budgets.
  • Optimize processes and tools to enhance organizational efficiency.
  • Foster strong partner relationships to enhance collaboration and communication.
  • Lead by example and champion diversity and inclusion, cultivating a positive, collaborative and trusting work culture through empathy and open communication.
Some of the above responsibilities will not be handled exclusively by individual people leaders, but rather divided among the people leader community.Play your part in our team succeeding.LEGO® Design is the home of around 600 Designers of all trades and the nucleus of innovation for the LEGO Group. Our mission is to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow. As children shape their own worlds with LEGO bricks, we play our part in having a positive impact on the world they live in today and will inherit in the future.In our community of People Leaders, we work closely with developing teams to achieve the strategic goals of the business. As our new Senior Manager, you will build capabilities and talents in a caring, fun, and creative way, through solid cooperation and communication with key partners across the organization. In a culture where collaboration and creativity are key, you will lead Designers who create and design products that delight and inspire our audiences globally.Do you have what it takes?While this role is focused on people leadership rather than creative leadership, the ideal candidate holds an educational background or equivalent experience in a design-related area (Product, Graphic/Fashion/Toys), Fine Arts, Engineering, or a related field. This foundation enables strong understanding and guidance of our designers and their work. The paths you've taken may vary, yet the key factor lies in your commitment to guiding, cultivating and enabling designers. It is advantageous if you bring substantial experience in leading larger teams within diverse and agile organizations, running people processes and functional responsibilities across different areas.Additionally, we anticipate that you will:
  • Have a clear passion to navigate across multiple people related topics simultaneously.
  • Demonstrate a willingness to grow and improve your own leadership abilities.
  • Demonstrate a collaborative approach and efficiency in management at all levels.
  • Take initiative and ownership when driving solutions.
  • Hold proficiency level in English (spoken & written).
#LI-TVN1Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.What’s in it for you?Here is what you can expect:Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.Just imagine building your dream career.Then make it real.Join the LEGO® team today.

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