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

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

Job summary

Join LEGO as the Head of Skill Family Build & Sustainability, where you will shape the future of learning in Operations. This role involves developing impactful learning solutions, engaging with senior leaders, and driving the skills agenda across global teams. You'll play a key role in transforming the LEGO Group into a skills-based organization, ensuring all colleagues have access to the necessary skills for growth and success.

Benefits

Family Care Leave

Life and disability insurance

Wellbeing resources

Colleague discount

Bonus for achieving goals

Hybrid workplace policy

Qualifications

• Global L&D experience in strategy, design, delivery, and evaluation.
• Experience working closely with Operations (manufacturing, supply chain).
• Proven ability to influence and consult senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute strategic direction for Skill Family in Operations.
• Lead annual planning of L&D initiatives across the Skill Family.
• Build trusted relationships with senior operational stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Business acumen

Analytical capabilities

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Change leadership

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 bring our sustainability ambitions to life.

Do you have what it takes?

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

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Please apply early as roles may be filled or withdrawn at any time.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

• Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for important times.
• Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance.
• Wellbeing – Resources and benefits to support physical and mental health, along with community-building opportunities.
• Colleague Discount – From day 1, qualify for our generous discount.
• Bonus – Reward for achieving goals, if eligible.
• Workplace – Hybrid policy with an average of 3 days/week in the office; specifics discussed during recruitment.

We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive culture where everyone feels safe, valued, and they belong. We promote equal employment opportunity and are dedicated to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing. Candidates in roles involving children will undergo Child Safeguarding Background Screening.

Thank you for sharing our commitment to Children’s Rights.

Imagine building your dream career. Then make it real. Join the LEGO team today.