Job Description

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

This role is a key member of the Hardware Technology Project Office Team, under the Head of  Hardware technology elements with a dotted line to  Advanced Development Leadership Team. Both teams work together within The LEGO Group to de velop new and innovative technology solutions and experiences at scale whilst collaborating with the rest of the Product & Operations organization.

The role involves:

• Working with Engineering colleagues to  coordinate the development of software & hardware solutions and technology platforms for the complete life cycle, utilizing the most relevant technology with a dedicated focus on reusability and manufacturability.

• Coordinating with key strategic development partners to bring emerging and advanced technologies into products which can shape the future of play.

• Leading the project to deliver within the agreed frames of time, cost, quality, and volume.

• Being responsible for ensuring adequate progress towards work, including ensuring decisions are made in  a timely fashion, review meetings planned, dependencies supervised, tasks delivered as expected, work done within budget and communication made to all team members.

• Being able to present difficult and complex technical decisions in a clear and concise manner to senior stakeholders, enabling them to make business critical decisions in a timely manner .

• Driving collective agreement among the multifunctional lead team, balancing the interest between engineering and manufacturing, and escalating to the SteerCo or Project Sponsor if agreement cannot be reached.

• Establishing and maintaining a well-functioning multi-discipline team.

• Planning project tasks and activities with workstream leads and ensuring coordination across workstreams and other activities.

• Managing change control and ensure that all significant changes to time, cost, quality, and scale are aligned with critical collaborators.

• Identify,  track and mitigate (wherever possible) all project risks. 

Do you have what it takes?

• Extensive hands-on experience in consumer electronics engineering project management and delivery in robotics/ mechatronics, mechanical, electronics, systems, or a closely related field.

• The ability to proactively engage with all parts of the project organization and external partners to ensure alignment, reduce risks, and ensure work output.

• Deep understanding of the processes, tools, and ways of working within technology development projects.

• Solid experience in leading a multi-functional team and people in a related field, in collaboration with multiple cross-organizational teams such as engineering, quality, procurement, and manufacturing.

• A can-do attitude, superb communication, and motivational skills.

• Strong collaboration and partner leadership skills.

• Entrepreneurial spirit with passion for new technologies and to drive innovation.

• Strategic and well-rounded problem solver with attention to detail.

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.

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