Partnership Manager, Lego League, Lego Education

the LEGO Group; Billund; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Insurances

Wellbeing

Colleague Discount

Bonus

Workplace

Job summary

The LEGO Group in Billund is seeking a Partnership Manager to lead LEGO League growth by guiding Operational Partners across countries and strengthening their ability to deliver high‑quality STEM learning experiences.

You will translate strategic objectives into measurable outcomes, drive planning, program implementation and growth, and work with LEGO Education colleagues and cross‑functional teams in a globally connected, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience managing strategic partnerships in education or non-profit settings.
• Ability to drive growth and measurable performance outcomes.
• Strong planning and execution to translate objectives into outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact for Operational Partners across countries.
• Drive strategic planning, program implementation and growth for LEGO League.
• Improve forecasting, pipeline visibility and CRM discipline.
• Collaborate with LEGO Education colleagues and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Strategic partnerships

Education sector experience

CRM platforms

Data-driven decision making

Program management

Tools

CRM platforms

Job description

Job Description

Just imagine helping more children access hands-on STEM learning through strong, sustainable partnerships. Then make it real.

Please note:

This role is an individual contributor role based in Billund and we do not offer relocation budget.

About the role

As our Partnership Manager, you'll support the growth and success of LEGO League by serving as the primary point of contact for our Operational Partners across multiple countries. You will work with partners to strengthen their capability to deliver impactful STEM learning experiences while driving strategic planning, program implementation and growth. It is an opportunity to increase student reach, improve program quality, and create meaningful educational impact through collaboration with partners and colleagues across the LEGO Group.

Required Qualifications

• Managed strategic partnerships within education, NGOs or comparable partner-led environment

• Delivered commercial partnership management that supported measurable growth and performance outcomes

• Built strategic plans and business development initiatives that translated into tangible results

• Led operational improvement activities across partner programs or account portfolios

• Translated business objectives into measurable outcomes through structured planning and execution

• Contributed to operational excellence by implementing CRM platforms and worked with data driven partner management

Preferred Qualifications

• Applied STEM education program experience to support program growth and partner management

• Developed funding opportunities within non-profit or mission-driven organizations

What you'll build

• Strong partner capability and development across LEGO League markets

• Growth plans that increase student participation and program reach

• Consistent, high-quality program implementation with Operational Partners

• Improved forecasting, pipeline visibility, and CRM discipline

• Support partners in developing funding opportunities that enables long-term program success

If you've worked in a role where you managed strategic partnerships, drove business or program growth, improved operations, and used data to guide decisions, you'll feel at home here. What matters most is your ability to turn plans into outcomes and build lasting value through partnership.

Life on the team

You’ll join the LEGO Education International team within the LEGO League Partnership Manager function. Together, we support Operational Partners around the world and share ideas, best practices, and growth strategies that help the program thrive. We work closely as a connected team and stay close to our LEGO Education colleagues through hybrid practices and a strong focus on collaboration, relationship building, stakeholder engagement, initiative, and continuous improvement. You’ll have the chance to learn, grow, and contribute to meaningful educational impact every day.

What success looks like

Success means becoming a trusted partner to Operational Partners while helping them achieve establish LEGO League, achieve growth commitments, and greater impact for students. Over the next 12 to 18 months, the team is focused on bringing the final FIRST LEGO League season to a strong close while launching LEGO League in collaboration with our Operational partners across more than 100 countries!

This means partner development, in-market collaboration between LEGO Education resellers and Operational partners, improved operational processes, and stronger pipeline management. You’ll work closely with Operational Partners, LEGO Education colleagues, and cross-functional teams to help shape the future reach and quality of LEGO League programs.

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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.

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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Then make it real.