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

1034 LEGO Company Limited; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Head of Skills Family - Build & Sustainability to shape the future of their global Operations team. This full-time role involves strategic L&D initiatives, focusing on building capabilities in Operations and Sustainability. The successful candidate will engage with senior leaders, lead a team, and drive impactful learning solutions to support organizational transformation.

Benefits

Family Care Leave

Life and disability insurance

Wellbeing resources

Colleague discount

Performance bonus scheme

Hybrid work policy

Qualifications

• Global L&D experience in strategy, design, delivery, and evaluation.
• Experience in operations-related learning domains preferred.
• Strong change leadership and resilience in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Strategic thinking

Business acumen

Analytical capabilities

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Change leadership

Job description

Head of Skills Family - Build & Sustainability (L&D) is a full-time position based in London or Billund, posted 2 days ago, with a job requisition ID 0000025225.

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 sharp 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, with accountability for quality, relevance, and effectiveness.
6. Shape and deliver engagement and communication strategies for the ELT area, ensuring visibility of learning impact and driving a strong learning culture across Operations.
7. Provide thought leadership in skills-based learning and help 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.

Team and Organizational Context

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 colleagues have access to the skills needed to grow, adapt, and succeed.

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

Qualifications and Experience

• 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.
• Familiarity with agile ways of working and iterative planning.
• Data-driven decision-making with strong analytical capabilities.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience in large global organizations with matrixed stakeholder groups is desirable.
• Experience in sustainability or operations-related learning domains is preferred.
• Strong change leadership and resilience in dynamic environments.
• Background in partnering with external learning vendors and platforms is desirable.

Additional Information

Applications are reviewed continuously. We reserve the right to amend or withdraw the job posting at any time.

Benefits

• Family Care Leave
• Life and disability insurance
• Wellbeing resources
• Colleague discount
• Performance bonus scheme
• Hybrid work policy with an average of 3 days in the office

Our Culture and Commitment

We value diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity. Candidates engaged in roles involving children will undergo Child Safeguarding Background Screening. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

About Us

Children are our role models. Our founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen started with a wooden toy in 1932. We continuously innovate and strive for excellence, building a culture of resilience, renewal, and fun. Join us and build your career brick by brick, contributing to our mission to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.