Senior Director, Circular Business Models

Job Description

Are you ready to help the LEGO Group build a more sustainable future by developing and delivering new circular business models?

We're playing our part in building a sustainable future and creating a brighter world for children to inherit.

As the Head of Circular Business Models, you will use your knowledge and experience to advance our vision for Circularity, lead pivotal initiatives, and guide a direct team and an established cross-functional working group towards shaping, testing and deploying circular efforts. You will be at the forefront of social, technical and sustainable business evolution and much of what you will encounter will be both brand new for the LEGO Group, and wider society.

Core Responsibilities

Partner with the Chief Sustainability Officer to advance and deliver a forward-thinking circular program that celebrates the inherent circular qualities of LEGO bricks and keeps them in play for longer.

• Set and maintain the strategic direction for Circular Business Models as a strategic pillar in the Sustainability agenda

• Effectively manage existing programmes such as LEGO Replay, whilst researching and developing new circular business models with go to market approaches that connect consumer, customer and suppliers together to drive the Circular Economy balanced with business needs

• Collaborate across the wider group of internal partners, initiating and supporting the development of new technical solutions

• Balance the development of new technology and processes with the need to implement fast and seamlessly and integrate into existing and new value chains

• Build and manage a team of deep functional experts in the fields of circularity, innovation, behavioral research and new business models (e.g. takeback/resale)

Play your part in our team succeeding

The LEGO Group's Circular Business Models team, which sits within the central Sustainability team, is leading the enterprise on this topic - supporting the LEGO Group's Planet Promise by focusing on building capabilities to unlock Circular Business Models for the LEGO Group. This is a key sustainability priority with significant focus and support across the organization. You will report directly to the CSO and sit in the CSO Leadership Team.

Do youhavewhatittakes?

• Extensive experience leading complex programmes within global cooperations , including both operational and commercial perspectives

• Business-minded with strategy development and innovation experience, along with a strong track record of delivery in complex circumstances

• Deep and nuanced understanding of the Circular Economy, circular business models and innovation road mapping, including familiarity with key market players and trends

• Motivated by being "one step ahead," with high energy to link the future with the present

• Analytical-conceptual strength with an affinity for fact based storytelling

• A strong, engaging and focused people leader, with proven ability to lead international, remote teams

• Self-directed with excellent collaboration and communication skills

• Proven ability to engage collaborators at all levels to generate shared purpose

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 seeksto 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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