Transformation Manager, Automation

4 months ago


Billund, Denmark The LEGO Group Full time

Job Description

Are you passionate about transformation projects within a global manufacturing environment? 

Then bring your Project Management experience, Stakeholder Management skills and engineering/automation background into play in this temporary role and help us to successfully drive transformation projects within Operational Technology in LEGO® Operations

No relocation assistance is offered for this position.

Core Responsibilities

In this 12-month position as Transformation Manager, you will take the lead of three main responsibility areas covering:  

Strategic Deliverable:

  • Lead the internal Operational Technology Transformation project aiming to establish a robust foundation for Operational Technology (OT) by focusing on standardized processes, efficient ways of working and comprehensive documentation.

  • Establish governance model to define and communicate clear roles, responsibilities and processes around OT ways of working. 

  • Establish clear and accessible documentation for all OT-related activities.

  • Implement consistent & standardizes processes, guidelines and best practices across OT and in collaboration with external parties. 

  • Support the development and delivery of the Automation & Digitalization (A&D) projects.

Transformation & Change Management: 

  • Responsible for leading the holistic change management journey by addressing the behavioral shift required for adopting new practices.

  • Design and lead the transformational journey of new ways of working within manufacturing affecting shopfloor workers. 

  • Design and lead the communication strategy across operations. 

  • Work to create a collaborative culture across functions, making the agenda clear to all parties concerned.

Innovation Management:

  • Build a more agile work process to remove roadblocks and establish the right critical metrics and attitude to support it.

  • Develop a data-driven approach to provide cross-organizational transparency of the progress towards delivering this and the continuous business value creation.

Play your part in our team succeeding

The Operational Technology (OT) Enabling department is responsible for building a stronger enabling function for OT with key focus on competencies to deliver on Automation & Digitalization (I4.0), the OT debt program and LEAN. We are responsible for: 

  • Developing and driving change management 

  • Communication, and strategy execution through OT project management 

  • Process development and LEAN capability building.  

The objective of the Transformation Manager is to support the automation agenda in LEGO Operations with a Project management, LEAN and Agile mindset focused on building a solid and scalable organizational foundation for the Operational Technology organization.  

Do you have what it takes?

The ideal candidate brings 2+ years’ experience within Manufacturing, Automation, Engineering or equivalent from an international organization. Most importantly, you bring proven Project Management experience, great Stakeholder Management skills and solid automation/operations foundation. Furthermore, you have:

  • Minimum a MSc degree in Manufacturing/Engineering, Business Administration/Management, Supply Chain or a similar educational field.

  • Experience in leading cross organizational and transformational programs/projects within a global manufacturing environment. 

  • Experience in continuous improvement, driving Operational Excellence & Productivity dialogues and actions within an international organization.

  • Proven project-leading skills with global (non-hierarchical) teams, with demonstrated ability to influence, develop, mentor, and provide support effectively. Worked in a highly matrix environment with large cross-functional teams.

  • Demonstrates initiative and innovation to successfully lead transformation efforts, develop and empower staff to implement change, problem-solve effectively, and successfully address changing business conditions.

  • Highly skilled communicator: professional verbal and written communication, comprehensive, clear, direct, and accurate.

  • Proficiency in English both written and verbal.

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.

Research shows that women and people from different minority backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

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.



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