Manager, Strategic Projects

<p>Job Description</p><p>#LI-HM1 </p><p></p><p> <br/>Would you like to play a key role in helping us develop the builders of tomorrow? Do you thrive in an international, values driven environment where only the best is good enough? </p><p></p><p>Join one of the world’s leading brands and use your talent for complex strategic problem solving in a challenging role with exposure to senior leadership.</p><p><br/>Core Responsibilities</p><p>With your strategic and forward-thinking mentality and know how to navigate in a fast-paced and constantly evolving environment, you will help develop and execute the LEGO Group’s strategic agenda and organisational development initiatives. </p><p>In doing so, you will need the capabilities to: </p><ul><li><p>Act as a pro-active and trusted strategic advisor, working closely with senior leadership </p></li><li><p>Drive projects including scoping, analysis and development of recommendations </p></li><li><p>Lead a large network of internal partners involved in cross-organizational projects</p></li></ul><p></p><p>​Play your part in our team succeeding</p><p>The Strategy &amp; Transformation team at the LEGO Group drives the Corporate Strategy development &amp; value realisation, working on major strategic priorities for the company.</p><p></p><p>We are uniquely positioned as a central team working closely with the senior leadership team across functional areas and geographies on strategic and operational topics.</p><p></p><p>We are a diverse team of professionals with unique background in consulting and / or industry acting as a talent hub attracting new talent to the LEGO Group. </p><p><br/>Do you have what it takes?</p><p>Academic excellence and experience from a top-tier consultancy!</p><p></p><p>Your eye for business and well-developed interpersonal skills helps you to form strong working relationships across all levels and functions in the organization. Similarly, your excellent project management capabilities drive you to prioritize efficiently and thrive in a project-based, collaborative team environment. Moreover, you come with:</p><p></p><ul><li><p>Validated experience in a top-tier management consultancy or in an internal FMCG strategy department. It is a plus if you have worked with clients within FMCG and/or Retail </p></li><li><p>A strategic mind-set coupled with outstanding quantitative and analytical skills that allow you to extract logic, insights and meaningful conclusions from sophisticated business problems </p></li><li><p>The ability to easily shift between abstract strategic discussions and operational details </p></li><li><p>Demonstrated project management skills that enable you to lead projects (independently or as part of a team) and prioritize numerous tasks and projects simultaneously</p></li><li><p>Solid communication skills, an open mind and the ability to work across many markets and organizational levels </p></li></ul><p></p><p>The position is based in Billund, DK and relocation support is not offered for this role. </p><p></p><h2>What’s in it for you? </h2><p>Here are some of what to expect:</p><ul><li><p>Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.</p></li><li><p>Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.</p></li><li><p>Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes run by local teams where you are based.</p></li><li><p>Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.</p></li><li><p>Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.</p></li><li><p>Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. The hiring team will discuss the principles of our hybrid work model 'Best of Both', role eligibility and frequency with you during the recruitment process.</p></li></ul><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>The LEGO Group is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g. race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.</p><p></p><p>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. </p><p></p><p>Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.</p><p></p><p>J