Senior Manager, Capability Strategy & Portfolio

Job Description

Are you a strategic thinker who thrives at the intersection of business strategy and organisational capability

Join the LEGO Group as our Senior Manager Capability Strategy & Portfolio-a pivotal role at the heart of our People & Leadership Development(P&LD)function. This isnt a programme coordination job; its an opportunity for someone with a proven track record of shaping how organisations grow and evolve.

Youll design the approaches and methodologies that ensure our most important work is coherent well-sequenced and measurable. Youll also take functional ownership of the One Learning Plan (OLP)-the LEGO Groupsorganisationalcapability roadmap-bringing portfolio discipline and strategic rigour to how we identify plan and deliver capability priorities.

If you love turning big-picture strategy into meaningful action and want to help shape the future of one of the worlds most beloved brands wed love to hear from you.

Core Responsibilities

• Support our ability to runCapability Assessment & Skills Intelligence-Translate future business priorities into clear capability plans. Build the toolsandframeworks that surface emerging gaps and drive insight-led conversations with senior leaders.

• Be adelivery andthought partner to the VP P&LD-Operate as a chief of staff and thinking partner: shaping leadership agendas synthesizing inputs sharpening narrative and translating strategic thinking into things the wider team can use.

• Own theorganisationalcapability portfolio-Lead the strategic coherenceof the organisationallearning roadmap end-to-end. Coordinate planning cycles spot dependencies and produce executive-ready insights that inform investment decisions.

• Curate our partner ecosystem-Shape the P&LD vendor strategy moving us from a fragmented supplier base to a curated network of strategic partners. Manage senior relationships and negotiate strategic terms alongside Procurement.

• Embed the standards that scale us-Define and maintain the playbooks standards and frameworks that drive consistent strategic ways of working across the function.

• Govern measurement and impactSupport the Head of P&LD Strategy and Operations in theROI narrative and measurement frameworks that connect capability investment toorganisationaloutcomes well beyond activity metrics and NPS.

Play your part in our team succeeding

People & Leadership Development sits at thecenterof how the LEGO Group builds the capabilities it needs to deliver its strategic ambitions.

This role works closely with the VP P&LDSkill Development Heads HR BusinessPartnersand senior leaders across theorganization. It is a rare opportunity tooperateat the intersection of strategylearningandorganizationalcapability in one of the worlds most distinctive companies

Do youhavewhat it takes

Were open to a range of backgrounds-strategy consulting organisational development HR business partnering or capability and talent functions in complex organisations. What matters most is how you think and how you operate.

Must-have qualities and experience

• A strategic mind comfortable holding complexity and ambiguity at pace

• Strong analytical instincts-able to translate data into insight and action

• A track record of turning business strategy into actionable plans and frameworks

• Senior-level credibility-facilitating leadership conversations influencing without authority challenging constructively

• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to distil complexity into clarity

• Portfolio programme or planning experience in a complex organisation

• Portfolioprogramor planning experience in a complexorganizationunderstands governance without being defined byit
  

It will be an advantage if you bring:

• Exposure to workforce planning skills intelligence or capability assessment

• Experience in or alongside HR talent or OD functions

• Familiarity with large-scale capability or learning ecosystems

• Experience rationalising supplier or partner networks

• A genuine interest in the future of work and organisational capability

Applications 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 youre interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Whats 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 youll 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 youll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team youll 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 seeksto 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 Childrens 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 Childrens Rights.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO team today.

Required Experience:

Senior Manager

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1