Job Description
Step into the future of manufacturing with NEXT GEN Manufacturing, where innovation meets excellence. As a Sr. Product Manager, lead the charge in redefining our platforms to enhance safety, quality, and productivity. Collaborate with visionary engineers and stakeholders to shape groundbreaking solutions. Drive strategic product development that aligns with ambitious business goals. Be the catalyst for change in a dynamic and evolving industry!
Core Responsibilities
- Understand the overarching business goals and translate this to product strategy – Portfolio OKRs
- Set an ambitious and clear product vision and communicate it effectively to stakeholders and the team
- Drive end-to-end team output strategy from inception to production
- Ensure digital vision and products align within team strategy and requirements by collaborating with relevant stakeholders
- Work closely within their team to translate business objectives and user feedback and insight into outcomes that deliver value for both – Product OKRs
- Share regular tracking of product-specific KPIs/OKRs with stakeholders
- Translate user needs into user stories and acceptance criteria by utilizing market and industry knowledge
- Plan product development out into future by e.g., maintaining a backlog 3 to 4 sprints ahead of the team
- Continuously optimise the product In pursuit of achieving the outcomes as defined.
Play your part in our team succeeding
NEXT GEN Manufacturing are involved in the innovation and early development of our manufacturing platforms to increase safety, quality or productivity. The team supports engineering innovation across both Packing and Processing, and there will be a strong link to platform owners and engineers with deep functional expertise.
As a Sr. Product Manager, drive product success by setting a clear vision and strategy, and defining objectives in collaboration with key partners. Achieve results by empowering your team, engaging with leadership, and leveraging your expertise. Understand internal customer needs through research and analytics, and work closely with the product team to create solutions that address both internal and external challenges.
Do you have what it takes
- Proven experience as functional “subject matter expert” is
- Proven product strategy experience, and an ability to identify cross-functional opportunities.
- Preferably manufacturing experience
- A proven track record of leading cross functional teams through the full product life cycle.
- Strong problem solver with ability to manage and lead the team to push the solution and progress.
- A great communicator and with the ability to clearly articulate the problem and proposed solution from manufacturing to digital
- Strong communication skills with cross-functional teams from tech, design, and business.
- Experience with agile development methodologies, storytelling and evangelism (e.g. SCRUM)
- Analytical along with a solid understanding of IT from a business side - e.g. working with relevant IT systems within functional expertise.
- 20-30 international travel days should be expected.
The position is based in Billund, DK or Kladno, Czech Republic and relocation support is not offered for this role.
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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.
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Skills Required
- Proven experience as a functional subject matter expert in relevant domain
- Proven product strategy experience and ability to identify cross-functional opportunities
- Manufacturing experience
- Proven track record leading cross-functional teams through the full product lifecycle
- Experience with agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum), storytelling and evangelism
- Strong problem solving and leadership to drive solutions and progress
- Excellent communication skills with tech, design, and business stakeholders
- Analytical skills and solid understanding of IT systems from a business perspective
- Willingness to travel internationally (~20-30 days/year)
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!
