Director, Head of Delivery, Data Office

Job Description

Would you like to lead activities across and within product teams for our Data Office as our mini Chief Operating Officer? Do you like to grow the team and to be an active member of the Data Office Leadership Team?

This role can be based either in Billund, Denmark or London, United Kingdom.

Come join us!

Core Responsibilities

You will lead a team of 10+ specialists which includes Technical Program Management, Product Management and Agile Coaching and build a shared purpose, foster collaboration and drive execution. One of the essential deliverables is to ensure success of large-scale programs by owning all aspects of program planning, administration and coordination across product teams including choosing the appropriate framework for execution as our point of contact. You will also:

• Promote Agile ways of working across all Product teams.
• Facilitate shared understanding of success and collaboration across product teams.
• Create clear and compelling visions for all Data Office products.
• Ensure and communicate value creation of programs by managing priorities, risks and business partners.

Do you have what it takes?

You may have extensive experience in running successful projects and programs with deep knowledge of application lifecycle management, and software development methodology. In addition, you have:

• Solid skills in financial management and budgeting, as well as procurement and contract negotiations across the program.
• Good communication skills to articulate value to the user and the business, lead ideation sessions and workshops.
• Great people skills to engage and connect people around a shared purpose.
• Fast learner with demonstrated ability to apply prior experience in a new organizational and/or technical context.
• Comfortable working with quick turnaround times and deadlines.
• Experience of product management practice and of managing large initiatives across multi-functional teams.
• Strong problem solver with ability to manage and lead the team to push the solution and progress.

Nice to have:

• Experience and knowledge of Agile frameworks and working practices
• Experience of working within a Data Office function
• Experience of driving cultural and organizational change
• Leadership and management experience

What’s in it for you?

Here are some of what to 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.
• Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes run by local teams where you are based.
• 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.
• Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. The hiring team will discuss the principles of our hybrid work model 'Best of Both', role eligibility and frequency 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 proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g. race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

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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