Senior Tech PM: Hardware & Mechatronics Development

the LEGO Group; Greater London; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Life & Disability Insurance

Wellbeing resources

Colleague discount

Bonus program

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

The LEGO Group in Greater London is seeking an experienced hardware technology project manager to join the Hardware Technology Project Office. You will coordinate software and hardware development across the full lifecycle, partnering with engineering, manufacturing and external partners to deliver innovative technology at scale.

You will lead multi‑disciplinary teams, manage budgets and changes, and present complex decisions to senior stakeholders to drive timely business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands‑on experience in consumer electronics engineering project management and delivery in robotics/mechatronics, mechanical, electronics, systems, or a closely related field.
• Ability to proactively engage with all parts of the project organization and external partners to ensure alignment, reduce risks, and ensure work output.
• Deep understanding of the processes, tools, and ways of working within technology development projects.
• Experience leading a multi‑functional team and people across cross‑organisational units such as engineering, quality, procurement, and manufacturing.
• Can‑do attitude, superb communication, and motivational skills.
• Strong collaboration and partner leadership skills.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with passion for new technologies and to drive innovation.
• Strategic and well‑rounded problem solver with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate development of software & hardware solutions and platforms for the full life cycle with a focus on reusability and manufacturability.
• Coordinate with strategic development partners to bring emerging technologies into products shaping the future of play.
• Lead projects to deliver within time, cost, quality and volume.
• Ensure progress, timely decisions, planned review meetings, managed dependencies, and budget adherence.
• Present complex technical decisions clearly to senior stakeholders to enable timely business decisions.
• Drive consensus among multifunctional teams and escalate when needed to SteerCo or Sponsor.
• Establish and maintain a well‑functioning multi‑discipline team.
• Plan tasks with workstream leads and coordinate across workstreams and activities.
• Manage change control and align significant changes with collaborators.
• Identify, track and mitigate project risks.

Skills

Project management

Cross‑functional leadership

Engineering leadership

Robotics & mechatronics

Communication

Problem solving

Strategic thinking

Job description

The LEGO Group in Greater London is seeking an experienced hardware technology project manager to join the Hardware Technology Project Office. You will coordinate software and hardware development across the full lifecycle, partnering with engineering, manufacturing and external partners to deliver innovative technology at scale.

You will lead multi‑disciplinary teams, manage budgets and changes, and present complex decisions to senior stakeholders to drive timely business outcomes.