Project Director

Job Description
Are you driven by the challenge of creating a sustainable future? As our Project Director for the Sustainable Materials Program, you'll lead initiatives that will redefine how we innovate and implement sustainable solutions globally.

Core Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership Own and lead complex, cross-organizational sustainable materials projects that align with our sustainability strategy
• End-to-End Oversight Ensure seamless collaboration and leadership across all partners to achieve strategic objectives of our Sustainable Materials Program
• Decision-Making Excellence Provide senior management with clear and concise decision materials, navigating significant trade-offs effectively.
• Project Management Lead all aspects of project timelines, budgets, and deliverable quality to ensure successful outcomes.
• Senior Communication Deliver impactful communications to senior leadership and diverse stakeholders across functional areas.
• Team Collaboration Foster collaboration within the team and with resource owners and functional experts.
• Process Optimization Establish clear processes and frameworks for efficient project execution.

Play your part in our team succeeding
As a part of our Engineering & Quality Strategic Projects & Portfolio Management team, we manage a dynamic portfolio of strategic, multi-functional projects focused on sustainability and innovative technology development. As the Project Director for the Sustainable Materials Program, you'll lead with strong multi-functional collaboration, guiding the development, qualification, and implementation of new sustainable materials from concept to completion. While doing so, you'll ensure alignment to our defined sustainability criteria and uphold our high quality and safety standards. You'll also critically evaluate end-to-end implications and trade-offs to ensure transparent decision-making.

Do you
have
what it takes?
With over 10 years of extensive experience in project ownership and leadership, you have successfully driven large-scale critical initiatives. Your leadership and stakeholder management skills are outstanding, allowing you to build significant impact across diverse functional areas and profiles.

Key Qualifications

• Transformational Leadership You foster an inclusive environment through excellent leadership, engagement, and relational skills, inspiring teams to achieve ambitious goals.
• Strategic Communication Exceptional communication and negotiation skills build strong relationships, ensuring alignment across global teams. You are fluent in English, both written and verbal.
• Project Management Expertise You possess strong expertise in project management tools, methodologies, and governance practices, ensuring efficient and effective project execution.
• Innovative Problem-Solving You thrive in complex environments, using your creativity and critical thinking to drive sustainable solutions.

Please note that we do not provide relocation budget for this position.

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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