Director, Head of Brand & Marketing Skill Development at the LEGO Group

Billund, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 May, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Marketing Capability Development, Brand Building, Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Management, People Leadership, Marketing Transformation, Workforce Planning, Capability Roadmap Design, Matrix Management, Business Partnership

Industry

Manufacturing

Description

Job Description What if you could shape the future of marketing and brand capability for one of the most iconic brands in the world? Through close collaboration with Marketing & Brand leaders, this role will champion the evolution and innovation of our global marketing community, enabling world-class brand impact. Because building a great brand requires great marketers. Please note: The level of this role is Director and the location is Billund. Core Responsibilities Partner with senior leaders across the global Marketing & Brand organisation to understand strategic priorities and translate them into clear capability development needs. Define and evolve the LEGO Group’s Marketing & Brand Development strategy, ensuring the organisation builds the capabilities required to deliver future brand and growth ambitions. Chair the Marketing Skill Board, bringing together leaders and experts to identify capability priorities and ensure alignment with business strategy. Translate strategic capability needs into a multi-year Marketing & Brand Development roadmap and contribute these priorities to the enterprise One Learning Plan (OLP). Collaborate with other capability domain leads to integrate marketing capability priorities into the broader enterprise capability portfolio. Lead the design and development of impactful marketing capability experiences and development solutions that strengthen role-based expertise across the marketing community. Ensure capability initiatives are practical, relevant and embedded in how marketing teams work, enabling measurable improvements in capability and performance. Lead and develop the Brand & Marketing Development team, building a high-performing team that combines strong business partnership, capability expertise and operational excellence. Play your part in our team succeeding As the LEGO Group continues to evolve its marketing model and global brand impact, strengthening marketing capability across the organisation is a critical priority. Within the Global People & Leadership Development organisation, this role leads the Brand & Marketing Development capability domain. Working in close partnership with Marketing & Brand leadership, you will ensure that the LEGO Group continues to build world-class marketing capability while integrating these priorities into the enterprise One Learning Plan. Through this work, marketing capability development becomes a strategic lever supporting the organisation’s long-term growth ambitions. Do you have what it takes? Proven experience working in senior marketing capability, marketing development, or marketing leadership roles within a complex organisation. Deep understanding of modern marketing capability, brand building and marketing transformation. Strong credibility and presence with senior business leaders and marketing leadership teams. Experience translating business strategy into capability development priorities or workforce capability roadmaps. Strong strategic thinking combined with the ability to drive execution and measurable outcomes. Demonstrated people leadership experience, including building and developing high-performing teams. Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills in highly matrixed environments. Ability to collaborate across organisational boundaries and contribute to enterprise capability strategies. 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 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. Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. Our founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen made his first wooden toy in 1932. He persevered against the odds until his business was a success. Constantly innovating, never compromising. Building, rebuilding, and striving for the best. It is this resilience and permanent sense of renewal that drives us forward. We are never still. We will always be creating, inventing, and having fun. Build your career brick by brick and play your part in continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow”.

Responsibilities

Lead the global Brand & Marketing development strategy to evolve marketing capabilities and align them with business growth ambitions. Partner with senior leaders to design impactful learning experiences and manage the Marketing Skill Board.