Job Description
At LEGO® Education, we engage students in joyful learning experiences that build confidence and skills for life. For over 45 years, we’ve partnered with educators globally to deliver impactful K–8 learning solutions rooted in Learning through Play.
We are now building the next chapter of our Global Marketing organization, and this role will play a central part in shaping how we operate, collaborate, and deliver impact at scale. In this newly created role, you will build and evolve the global marketing operating model, bringing structure, alignment, and clarity to how we plan, prioritize, and execute across markets, product teams, and leadership.
As a key strategic and operational partner to the Global Marketing Leadership Team, you will translate strategic priorities into effective operating rhythms, scalable processes, and aligned execution, enabling better decision-making and stronger business outcomes. This role goes beyond traditional marketing operations; it is about designing and running how global marketing works.
Please note
Hybrid work model of three office days and two home days weekly. This position is based at LEGO System A/S Aastvej 17190 Billund, Denmark.
No relocation assistance is offered for this position
Core Responsibilities:
Operating across the Global Marketing organization, you will ensure that strategy translates into aligned execution and measurable impact.
Operating Model & Alignment
Build and evolve the Global Marketing operating model, including planning frameworks and governance.
Align strategic priorities, OKRs, and execution across teams and geographies.
Identify and resolve risks, dependencies, and misalignments.
Transformation & Ways of Working
Drive the marketing transformation agenda, improving collaboration, clarity, and efficiency.
Simplify ways of working and embed best practices across teams.
Resource & Investment Optimization
Enable data-driven decisions on resource allocation and prioritization.
Provide visibility into capacity, trade-offs, and investment decisions.
Cross-functional Integration
Strengthen alignment across Product, Marketing, and Markets to ensure seamless end-to-end execution.
Represent Global Marketing in enterprise initiatives.
Leadership Operations
Run leadership governance, including planning cycles, QBRs, and executive forums.
Deliver clear insights and ensure strong follow-through on decisions and priorities.
Play your part in this team succeeding:
In this role, you will shape and build a global marketing operating model from the ground up, bringing structure and alignment to how teams plan, prioritize, and execute. You will work directly with senior leadership, influencing key strategic decisions, and ensuring that priorities translate into clear, coordinated action. By improving efficiency and alignment across the organization, you will drive measurable business impact while operating at the intersection of strategy, execution, and organizational design. At the same time, you will be part of a global organization with a strong purpose, supported by the scale and backing of the LEGO Group.
Do you have what it takes?
We’re looking for someone who can operate at the intersection of strategy and execution, and bring structure to complex, global environments.
You will bring:
Execution & Operational Leadership: Proven ability to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives from planning through to implementation, with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
Stakeholder Management & Influence: Experience aligning stakeholders across functions, geographies, and seniority levels, with the confidence to work closely with and influence senior leadership.
Process & Optimization Mindset: A track record of improving ways of working and simplifying complexity to increase efficiency and impact.
Business & Commercial Acumen: Strong understanding of how marketing drives business outcomes, with the ability to connect priorities, resources, and results.
Collaboration & Integration: Ability to bring teams together and ensure alignment across Product, Markets, and Marketing to enable seamless execution.
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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
- Proven ability to drive complex cross-functional initiatives from planning through implementation
- Experience aligning stakeholders across functions, geographies, and seniority levels and influencing senior leadership
- Track record of improving ways of working and simplifying complexity to increase efficiency and impact
- Strong business and commercial acumen with understanding of how marketing drives business outcomes
- Ability to integrate and align Product, Markets, and Marketing for end-to-end execution
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.
The LEGO Group Insights
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!
