Portfolio & Transformation Director, 3-year fixed term role

Job Description

Lead the transformation that will embed LEGO Discovery Centres into the LEGO Group and create the foundations for future growth. Bring your expertise in integration, operating model implementation and change leadership to turn strategy into execution across a global attraction business.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the integration of LEGO Discovery Centres into the LEGO Group, ensuring successful development and adoption of LEGO capabilities, processes, governance and ways of working beyond system migration
• Translate business strategy into clear priorities, roadmaps, governance, milestones and accountability mechanisms that accelerate execution and business impact
• Lead complex cross-functional transformation initiatives across areas such as digital, CRM, marketing and reporting
• Establish and drive the leadership cadence for LEGO Location-Based Experiences, ensuring effective decision-making, prioritisation, progress tracking and follow-through
• Partner with LEGO Group functions and business leaders to align requirements, remove barriers and drive implementation of critical integration priorities
• Create clarity, momentum and alignment across functional teams, ensuring business-critical initiatives are delivered without diluting functional accountability

Play Your Part In Our Team Succeeding

LEGO Location-Based Experiences has been created following the acquisition of LEGO Discovery Centres, bringing a global network of family attractions into the LEGO Group. As Portfolio & Transformation Director, you will play a critical role in ensuring the business successfully adopts LEGO Group capabilities while maintaining focus on commercial performance and guest experience. Sitting on the leadership team, you will connect strategy, transformation and execution, helping build a scalable, high-performing business positioned for long-term growth.

Do you have what it takes?

• Significant experience leading complex business transformation, integration, operating model implementation or enterprise-wide change programmes within global consumer-facing businesses
• Proven track record of turning strategy into execution through clear priorities, governance, roadmaps, decision-making and measurable business outcomes
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across areas such as commercial, marketing and digital
• Strong stakeholder leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to align senior leaders and drive change without direct authority
• Demonstrated success embedding new capabilities, processes and ways of working in complex organisational environments
• Highly structured and execution-oriented, with the ability to create clarity, pace and accountability
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach and a strong bias for action and delivery
• Strong leadership, communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to bring people together around shared outcomes
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Strategy, Operations or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Advanced degree preferred, but proven leadership and transformation experience are valued above formal qualifications

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.

Your workplace: Your workplace will be the office, store or factory specified in this advert.

Hybrid Working: Our hybrid work model, Best of Both offers you the option of flexibility to work from home up to two days per week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of the model, including how this option applies to your role and team.

Learn more about our benefits, culture and workplace experience here

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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About Us

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”.