Head of Skills Family - Build & Sustainability (L&D)

the LEGO Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The LEGO Group seeks a Head of Skill Family Build & Sustainability to drive the skills agenda across global Operations teams. This role involves strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and delivering impactful learning solutions to enhance operational capabilities and support sustainability ambitions.

Benefits

Family Care Leave

Insurances

Wellbeing resources

Colleague Discount

Bonus scheme

Hybrid work policy

Qualifications

• Experience in strategy, design, delivery, and evaluation of learning solutions.
• Familiarity with agile ways of working and iterative planning.
• Prior experience in a large global organization is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute strategic direction for Skill Family.
• Act as a strategic Learning Partner to Operations leaders.
• Lead annual planning of L&D initiatives.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Business acumen

Analytical capabilities

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Change leadership

Education

Global L&D experience

Experience in sustainability or operations-related learning

Job description

Job Description

Are you interested in enabling a highly impactful skills agenda for one of LEGO’s most critical workforces? Bring your expertise in L&D to help shape the future of the LEGO Group's global Operations team!

Core Responsibilities

1. Set and execute the strategic direction for the Skill Family with a focus on building future-fit capabilities in Operations and Sustainability, aligned to enterprise-wide L&D strategy.
2. Act as a strategic Learning Partner to the Operations ELT area, engaging senior operational leaders to understand business needs and co-create impactful learning solutions.
3. Lead annual planning and prioritization of L&D initiatives across the Skill Family, ensuring alignment with operational transformation agendas and global business priorities.
4. Own and evolve the Skill Family’s taxonomy and curriculum, with a focus on driving business impact in operational contexts (e.g., manufacturing, supply chain, engineering).
5. Partner with LEGO U Programme team and other L&D teams to deliver learning solutions through agile planning cycles, ensuring quality, relevance, and effectiveness.
6. Shape and deliver engagement and communication strategies for the ELT area, ensuring visibility of learning impact and fostering a strong learning culture across Operations.
7. Provide thought leadership in skills-based learning and embed a skills-first mindset in key operational areas.
8. Build trusted relationships with senior operational stakeholders and cross-functional partners to ensure high relevance and uptake of learning interventions.
9. Lead a team.

Play your part in the team succeeding! The Skills & Learning team is driving the LEGO Group’s transformation into a future-ready, skills-based organization. We partner with business leaders to identify critical capabilities and ensure all colleagues have access to the skills they need to grow, adapt, and succeed.

As Head of Skill Family Build & Sustainability, you will play a central role in enabling the skills agenda across our global Operations teams — from manufacturing and supply chain to engineering and sustainability. You’ll shape how we build and scale learning interventions that drive performance, support transformation, and realize our sustainability ambitions.

Do you have what it takes?

1. Global L&D experience, including strategy, design, delivery, and evaluation of learning solutions.
2. Strong strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to align learning strategy to enterprise goals.
3. Deep understanding of skills-based organizations and experience developing skills taxonomies.
4. Proven ability to influence and consult senior leaders (L2/L3), acting as a trusted advisor.
5. Experience working in or closely with Operations (e.g., manufacturing, supply chain, logistics), with strong contextual understanding of operational environments.
6. Familiarity with agile ways of working and iterative planning.
7. Data-driven decision-maker with strong analytical capabilities.
8. Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
9. Prior experience in a large global organization with matrixed stakeholder groups is desirable.
10. Experience working in sustainability or operations-related learning domains is preferred.
11. Strong change leadership and resilience in dynamic environments.
12. Background in partnering with external learning vendors and platforms is desirable.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. We reserve the right to amend or withdraw our jobs at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date. We encourage interested candidates to apply promptly.

What’s in it for you?

• Family Care Leave – Enhanced paid leave options for important times.
• Insurances – Coverage by our life and disability insurance for protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing – Resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental health, with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.
• Colleague Discount – From day 1, qualify for our generous discount.
• Bonus – Rewards through our bonus scheme when goals are met and if eligible.
• Workplace – Primary location assigned, with a hybrid work policy averaging 3 days in the office; details discussed during recruitment.

We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive culture of play where everyone feels safe, valued, and they belong. We promote equal employment opportunity and seek applicants from all backgrounds. Candidates in roles with high engagement with children will undergo Child Safeguarding Background Screening as a condition of employment.

Thank you for sharing our commitment to Children’s Rights. Imagine building your dream career — then make it real. Join the LEGO team today.