The LEGO Group – Senior Manager, Sustainability (System Change & Partnerships)

The Sustainability Grid; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced family care

Parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Employee discount on LEGO products

Performance-based bonus

Hybrid work environment

Inclusive culture

Job summary

The LEGO Group in London is seeking a Senior Manager, Sustainability to lead cross‑organisational initiatives that decarbonize materials and build partnerships for system‑wide change across industries. You will connect internal teams with external ecosystems, shaping long‑term strategies, and influencing global discussions while reporting to senior leadership.

This role focuses on ecosystem strategy, not just corporate sustainability, with a strong emphasis on travel and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• A master’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Proven experience in multi‑stakeholder partnerships and sustainability strategy.
• Strong relationship‑building and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills across formats.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to navigate complex market dynamics.
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Confidence engaging senior stakeholders internally and externally.
• Strong ownership mindset with project management capability.
• Willingness to travel 40 to 60 days annually.

Responsibilities

• Co‑shape and drive 2 to 3 high‑impact initiatives focused on decarbonizing materials.
• Manage strategic partnerships with key external stakeholders.
• Identify and engage emerging trends, technologies, and collaborators.
• Support senior leadership, including the Chief Sustainability Officer, on high‑level agendas and positioning.
• Contribute to long‑term system change strategies and sustainability roadmaps.
• Collaborate across internal teams including materials strategy, public affairs, and communications.

Skills

Partnerships

Sustainability strategy

Relationship building

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Conflict resolution

Stakeholder management

Project management

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field

Job description

The LEGO Group – Senior Manager, Sustainability (System Change & Partnerships)

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

remote type - Hybrid (approx. 3 days in office)

location - London, United Kingdom

time type - Full time

deadline - Not specified (rolling applications)

job id - 0000033065

THE BUSINESS

The LEGO Group is not just in the business of toys. It is in the business of imagination at scale. Increasingly, that imagination is being redirected toward sustainability, materials innovation, and long‑term system change.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This role sits where influence meets infrastructure.

As Senior Manager, Sustainability, you will help shape how materials, partnerships, and external ecosystems evolve to enable a low‑carbon future. Not internally alone, but across industries.

This is ecosystem strategy. Not just corporate sustainability.

THE ROLE

You will operate as a connector, strategist, and execution lead across complex sustainability initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Co‑shape and drive 2 to 3 high‑impact initiatives focused on decarbonizing materials.
• Manage strategic partnerships with key external stakeholders.
• Identify and engage emerging trends, technologies, and collaborators.
• Support senior leadership, including the Chief Sustainability Officer, on high‑level agendas and positioning.
• Contribute to long‑term system change strategies and sustainability roadmaps.
• Collaborate across internal teams including materials strategy, public affairs, and communications.

CORE FOCUS

• Materials Decarbonization – Support the transition away from virgin fossil carbon in materials.
• Ecosystem Engagement – Build and manage partnerships that unlock system‑wide change.
• Strategic Foresight – Scout trends and align external developments with internal strategy.
• Executive Enablement – Support leadership in shaping narratives and influencing global discussions.

WHAT THEY’RE LOOKING FOR

• A master’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Proven experience in multi‑stakeholder partnerships and sustainability strategy.
• Strong relationship‑building and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills across formats.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to navigate complex market dynamics.
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Confidence engaging senior stakeholders internally and externally.
• Strong ownership mindset with project management capability.
• Willingness to travel 40 to 60 days annually.

COMPENSATION

Not disclosed (aligned with senior manager roles in global consumer brands, London-based)

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Enhanced family care and parental leave.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Generous employee discount on LEGO products.
• Performance‑based bonus scheme.
• Hybrid work environment.
• Inclusive and creative workplace culture.

WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS

Materials are the hidden backbone of emissions.

If you change materials, you change everything downstream.

This role is about removing fossil carbon from one of the world’s most iconic product ecosystems. Quiet work. Massive ripple effects.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The LEGO Group is committed to diversity, inclusion, and safeguarding children’s rights globally.