Director, Technology Portfolio Management Office

Job title: Director, Technology Portfolio Management Office

Company: Lego


Job description: Job DescriptionDo you want to drive excellence in product technology processes and decision making?Bring your electronics, broad business understanding and leadership skills to the table, and help craft executive level product technology decisions in the LEGO Group!Core Responsibilities

• Facilitate end-to-end planning, decision making and strategic alignment of the portfolio of technology components in LEGO products – both development and industrialization of hardware, software and firmware
• Build clarity for executive stakeholders on the progress, risks and cost of the portfolio of technology components
• Establish clear decision criteria, decision process, and business case standards for portfolio decision making through each stage of development – elevating our focus on value of technology investments, resource trade-offs and industrialization
• Own and develop the end-to-end Tech Development Process – to provide the foundation for effective, reliable and risk managed outcomes
• Own the IT and documentation management tools needed to support Portfolio decision making and Tech Development Process
• Establish key metrics to measure the end-to-end efficiency of decision-making and of the development process
• Work in partnership with leadership accountable for delivery across product development, manufacturing, quality and procurement – to provide effective governance of the portfolio and process for development
• Lead a small team of portfolio and process specialists as part of a Portfolio Management team leading management of the full product portfolio of the LEGO Group

Play your part in our team succeedingYou will join the Portfolio Management team, who is responsible for planning and executive decision making of the full LEGO product portfolio – from early conceptualisation to launch – balancing strategic and commercial objectives, capacity constraints, cost drivers and portfolio risks.The Technology Portfolio Management Office, is a small team – within the Portfolio Management team – dedicated to and specialized in technology components, providing governance and process to teams across the value chain involved in technology development and industrialization.Do you have what it takes?

• Extensive proven experience working with electronics hardware, firmware, and software development at scale
• 5+ years of leadership experience
• Excellent skills in managing executive stakeholders, decision making and communication
• Extensive experience in development process management, governance and documentation management
• Tight-knit collaboration skills – working with both functional guides and senior partners across the business
• Ability to navigate in a creative innovation environment, and create order out of chaos
• Financially savvy individual with solid experience in business case creation and tracking
• Self-leading individual who takes initiative, and recognizes and acts on opportunities
• A standout colleague, who thrives in a team setting where we depend on each others expertise and experience

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 underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. For all candidates, 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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Location: Billund, Syddanmark

Job date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 01:58:23 GMT

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