Job Description
Just imagine helping more children access hands-on STEM learning through strong, sustainable partnerships. Then make it real.
Please note: This role is an individual contributor role based in Billund and we do not offer relocation budget.
About the role
As our Partnership Manager, you'll support the growth and success of LEGO League by serving as the primary point of contact for our Operational Partners across multiple countries. You will work with partners to strengthen their capability to deliver impactful STEM learning experiences while driving strategic planning, program implementation and growth. It is an opportunity to increase student reach, improve program quality, and create meaningful educational impact through collaboration with partners and colleagues across the LEGO Group.
Required Qualifications
Managed strategic partnerships within education, NGOs or comparable partner-led environment
Delivered commercial partnership management that supported measurable growth and performance outcomes
Built strategic plans and business development initiatives that translated into tangible results
Led operational improvement activities across partner programs or account portfolios
Translated business objectives into measurable outcomes through structured planning and execution
Contributed to operational excellence by implementing CRM platforms and worked with data driven partner management
Preferred Qualifications
Applied STEM education program experience to support program growth and partner management
Developed funding opportunities within non-profit or mission-driven organizations
What you'll build
Strong partner capability and development across LEGO League markets
Growth plans that increase student participation and program reach
Consistent, high-quality program implementation with Operational Partners
Improved forecasting, pipeline visibility, and CRM discipline
Support partners in developing funding opportunities that enables long-term program success
If you've worked in a role where you managed strategic partnerships, drove business or program growth, improved operations, and used data to guide decisions, you'll feel at home here. What matters most is your ability to turn plans into outcomes and build lasting value through partnership.
Life on the team
You'll join the LEGO Education International team within the LEGO League Partnership Manager function. Together, we support Operational Partners around the world and share ideas, best practices, and growth strategies that help the program thrive. We work closely as a connected team and stay close to our LEGO Education colleagues through hybrid practices and a strong focus on collaboration, relationship building, stakeholder engagement, initiative, and continuous improvement. You'll have the chance to learn, grow, and contribute to meaningful educational impact every day.
What success looks like
Success means becoming a trusted partner to Operational Partners while helping them achieve establish LEGO League, achieve growth commitments, and greater impact for students. Over the next 12 to 18 months, the team is focused on bringing the final FIRST LEGO League season to a strong close while launching LEGO League in collaboration with our Operational partners across more than 100 countries!
This means partner development, in-market collaboration between LEGO Education resellers and Operational partners, improved operational processes, and stronger pipeline management. You'll work closely with Operational Partners, LEGO Education colleagues, and cross-functional teams to help shape the future reach and quality of LEGO League programs.
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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.
Skills Required
- Experience managing strategic partnerships within education, NGOs, or a comparable partner-led environment
- Experience delivering commercial partnership management supporting measurable growth and performance outcomes
- Experience building strategic plans and business development initiatives that produced tangible results
- Experience leading operational improvement activities across partner programs or account portfolios
- Experience translating business objectives into measurable outcomes through structured planning and execution
- Experience implementing CRM platforms and using data-driven partner management practices
- Experience with STEM education programs supporting program growth and partner management
- Experience developing funding opportunities within nonprofit or mission-driven organizations
The LEGO Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The LEGO Group and has not been reviewed or approved by The LEGO Group.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is generally positioned as competitive across many roles and markets, with benchmarking against local markets and an expressed commitment to equal pay. Total compensation is often framed as stronger when considering the full package rather than base salary alone.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is described as notably expansive, with substantial fully paid time for primary and secondary caregivers and additional paid caregiver leave. Leave is also described as continuing to accrue other rewards such as vacation and bonus eligibility during the leave period.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Benefits are described as extending beyond core insurance into mental health and wellbeing support, including assistance programs, mindfulness resources, ergonomic setups, and fitness-related offerings. Brand-specific lifestyle perks such as sizable product discounts are highlighted as a meaningful part of the overall rewards experience.
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What We Do
We are the LEGO Group, the company behind the world’s most loved LEGO® bricks. Our brand name derived from the two Danish words Leg Godt, which mean “Play Well”. We’ve been sparking imaginations and inspiring the builders of tomorrow since 1932. This is our mission and what motivates our colleagues around the world every day. Today, we remain proudly family-owned with headquarters in Billund, Denmark. We have regional hubs in Boston, USA; London, UK; Shanghai, China; and Singapore, as well as 7 manufacturing facilities around the world. These places are home to 28,000+ colleagues in everything from design and engineering to digital technology and marketing. Together we learn, imagine and build – creating play experiences that are sold in over 130 countries worldwide. A purposeful and responsible global brand where creativity helps to inspire builders all around the world. Just imagine being part of that!









