Head of India Government & Public Affairs

Job Description

Are you a passionate and driven government affairs professional who is highly purposeful?

If you want to be a part of entrepreneurial team in India, enabling the LEGO group’s brand positioning in the country- this may be the role for you!

Core Responsibilities

• Government and Public Affairs lead for the LEGO® Group in India; responsible for anticipating, analyzing and providing regulatory advice to the business. Driving strategic government engagement and enabling operating stability, growth and brand reputation in the country.
• Enable business acceleration in India by analyzing regulatory risk and opportunities, providing proactive counsel internally and engaging government partners to influence policy in country and preserving operating stability.
• Collaborating closely with the India office colleagues, APAC colleagues and developing strong compelling narratives for the LEGO Group to be successful in India.
• Identifying and developing deep, long term partnerships that mutually benefit the LEGO®group and its related eco-system as well as the Indian eco-system.
• Navigating complex and ambiguous regulatory challenges to preserve the LEGO® Group’s long term interests.

Play your part in our team succeeding!

In Government & Public Affairs, we do this by enabling the LEGO Group and LEGO branded entities to thrive and grow through strategic engagement with governments and related partners; enabling market opportunities, protecting our business from political and legislative risk, and enhancing our reputation. We work towards a favorable legislative and regulatory environment through comprehensive issues management ensuring no surprises to the operating model. We deliver a public affairs program that builds reputation, goodwill and harmonies with regulators, policy decision makers and local communities establishing the LEGO Group as a leader in the toy and play industry as well as a global leader in Learning Through Play.

When you join our team and this position, you will have an opportunity to learn how to anticipate, counsel and shape the public policy agenda that will impact the LEGO Group’s supply chain and operational growth in a high growth region.

Do you have what it takes?

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in public affairs, public policy, political science or related fields
• At least 12-15 years in a Government Affairs role in India with leadership experience in multinational organisations. Experience in consumer goods, retail or logistics industries will be a plus
• Active experience in direct engagement with government at senior levels, navigating regulatory complexities and providing strong counsel to business collaborators
• Passionate about government affairs as well as the importance of creative learning and sustainability
• Ability to collaborate with other subject matter experts in the company and demonstrate a high degree of openness and transparency within a matrixed structure
• Values driven with a high level of integrity
• Entrepreneurial, consistently improving and proactive
• High results orientation and drive to deliver impact
• Highly fluent in spoken and written English
• This role will require certain level of travel

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.

Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. For all candidates, if you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

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.