Head of Analytics & Insights, AMERICAS
Job Description
At the LEGO Group, we are passionate about inspiring creativity and learning through play.
Our Analytics & Insights (A&I) function plays a crucial role in driving data-informed decision-making to support our continued growth and innovation. We are seeking a dynamic and strategic leader to head the Analytics & Insights function for the Americas. As a key member of the LEGO Group’s global A&I team, you will drive impactful commercial strategies, foster data-driven innovation, and develop actionable insights to help grow our business in the region. This role requires a strong leader who thrives at the intersection of data, insights, and strategy, with a deep understanding of the consumer landscape in the Americas.
Play Your Part in Our Team’s Success:
As the Head of Analytics & Insights for the Americas, you will report directly to the Global VP of A&I and collaborate closely with the regional leadership team. You will be responsible for leading the team in analyzing commercial performance, finding opportunities, and enabling stronger commercial decisions through data-driven insights.
Core Responsibilities:
- Lead, grow, and develop the Americas A&I team, ensuring delivery of actionable insights that find opportunities and risks, supporting faster and better commercial decisions for the LEGO business across the region.
- Collaborate closely with the Head of Market Group, Americas, and their leadership team to integrate data-driven insights into daily decision-making.
- Analyze large data sets (including big data analytics and data science) to uncover insights related to products, channels, customers, shoppers, and members, driving informed business strategies.
- Lead regular business reviews, focusing on clear and accessible communication of business performance and key data insights.
- Support and strengthen the data and insights capabilities across the Americas, sharing knowledge and creating meaningful opportunities for the team and the business to grow together.
- Support and socialize key business reports that enable efficient and effective decision-making, ensuring performance storylines are clear and actionable.
- Partner with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Sales, Operations, eCommerce) to ensure that insights are translated into strategic actions that drive commercial impact.
- Act as a member of the A&I Leadership Team and the Americas Leadership Team, contributing to the overall strategy and success of the global Analytics & Insights function.
- Manage, mentor, and develop a team of 7 analytics and insights professionals, distributed across the region with members in US, Mexico and Canada, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation.
- Measure and report on Key success indicators, ensuring the team’s work is aligned with commercial goals and drives meaningful impact.
- Ensure compliance with global data governance and privacy standards, safeguarding consumer trust and regulatory adherence.
Do you have what it takes
- Bachelor’s degree Business Analytics, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in analytics, insights, or data science, with proven experience in consumer goods, retail, or eCommerce organizations.
- Strong commercial competence with the ability to translate data into business impact and drive commercial decisions.
- Proven track record of leading and developing analytics teams, particularly in a remote and multi-cultural environment.
- Familiar with advanced analytics tools and techniques (e.g., predictive modeling, machine learning) and data visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to tell data-driven stories and influence key collaborators across all levels of the organization.
- Financial competence and outstanding analytical skills with the ability to build new metrics and reporting that drive performance.
- Ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally to embed analytics in the decision-making process across multiple departments.
- Experience in consulting or with top-tier consumer brands would be an advantage.
Hybrid working model
Our workplace enables our LEGO® colleagues to be and do their best at work. Introducing a flexible way of working through a hybrid working model is a great example of how we live up to our ambition. This 3 day in the office hybrid working model will exemplify our People Promise by embracing the different life situations of our colleagues.
What’s in it for you?
- 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, you’ll be rewarded through our global bonus scheme.
- Your workplace – Our offices will be your primary workplace with flexibility to work from home during your working week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of our hybrid work model, role eligibility and frequency with you.
- The salary for this position has a range of $169,279 - $253,919 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalization of the employment offer.
New Location Update
This position will initially be based at 501 Boylston St or 10 St. James Street in Boston, before moving to a new office location at 1001 Boylston St by mid-2025. Our hiring teams will discuss this with you during the interview stages
What are you waiting for? Apply now!
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 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.
Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs 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. 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.
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, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team. 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.
We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”
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.
We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.
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