Job Description
Join the LEGO Group as a Principal Product Manager - Talent leading the digital products and experiences that support how we attract, hire and develop talent at the LEGO Group.
You’ll define product strategy and lead delivery across key talent products, partnering with People, Engineering and business leaders to create simpler, more effective and data-informed experiences for candidates, managers and colleagues.
Please note This is an individual contributor role at Director level, with scope to influence strategy, investment and product direction across a complex talent domain, and can be based either in Billund or Copenhagen.
Core Responsibilities
As Principal Product Manager for Talent, you will lead the product strategy for a critical part of our people ecosystem. Your scope spans the digital products, workflows and experiences that support how we attract, hire and develop talent. You will work across strategy and execution, shaping priorities, influencing senior stakeholders and driving product decisions that deliver measurable value.
Define and drive product strategy across the talent domain, setting a clear long-term direction for your product area and aligning priorities to business and people goals.
Identify opportunities to simplify and redesign existing talent journeys using AI to improve experience, speed and effectiveness.
Turn strategy into execution by shaping priorities, making trade-offs and guiding delivery across the product roadmap.
Work closely with colleagues, managers and People teams to translate business priorities and user needs into product opportunities that deliver measurable value.
Balance business demand, user needs, technical constraints and strategic goals to make clear prioritisation decisions in a complex environment.
Influence senior stakeholders across People, Product and Technology, using clear communication and strong judgement to align priorities and decisions without direct authority.
Raise the quality of product thinking across the domain by modelling strong product practice, bringing structure to ambiguity and helping others work in a more outcome-led way.
Use research and data to shape decisions and define success measures for your product area.
Build strong working relationships across engineering, design and business teams, resolving issues and maintaining momentum across delivery.
Stay current on market trends, vendor capability and emerging technology to inform product direction and investment choices.
Play your part in our team succeeding
You will lead through influence across the talent product space, working closely with engineering, design and our People, Places and Culture colleagues to scalable, high-value solutions. Success in this role depends on strong cross-functional collaboration, sharp prioritization and the ability to align diverse stakeholders around a clear product direction.
Do you have what it takes?
We are looking for a product leader with experience in complex enterprise environments, ideally within talent, HR or adjacent people-related domains. You will have a track record of defining product direction, navigating ambiguity and delivering products that improve user experience and business performance.
Track record of defining product direction and translating strategy into delivery, ideally within talent, HR or adjacent people-related domains.
Experience setting product vision, shaping roadmaps and making prioritisation decisions that balance user needs, business value and technical considerations.
Previous experience moving products beyond incremental improvement to reimagine end-to-end journeys, using technology, automation and AI where appropriate to improve speed, quality and user experience.
Deep knowledge of the HR technology vendor landscape, in particular Workday and other related people technology platforms.
Proven ability to lead in ambiguity, creating clarity, direction and momentum in complex organisational settings.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complexity into clear decisions, priorities and narratives for different audiences.
Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and build alignment around product decisions without direct authority.
Command of modern product management practices and systems, and experience working effectively in product-led delivery environments.
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.
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Join the LEGO® team today.
Skills Required
- Experience in product management within Talent or HR
- Deep knowledge of HR technology vendor landscape
- Experience crafting product vision and roadmap
- Familiarity with agile product management techniques
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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!
