GIS Manager, Retail

the LEGO Group; Boston (MA); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Life and Disability Insurance

Headspace wellbeing app

Colleague Discount

Bonus scheme

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

The LEGO Group seeks a GIS Manager to lead location intelligence and shape how we visualize and use spatial data across global retail channels. You will develop scalable self-service GIS platforms, standardize data solutions, and partner with stakeholders to unlock insights for smarter store planning.

Working with a global team, you will influence retail decisions and drive innovation in location data usage, supporting LEGO Group’s mission to inspire builders of tomorrow.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise with enterprise GIS platforms such as ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, CARTO, QGIS.
• Experience designing and delivering scalable, self-service GIS products and data solutions for a broad range of business users.
• Outstanding quantitative and analytical skills enabling extraction of insights for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, SQL & Python.
• Strong drive for data integrity.
• Excellent communication skills for executive level communication and documentation.
• Ability to independently manage project objectives and timelines.
• Experience in a global Retail/FMCG/CPG company and understanding of diverse retail landscapes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create and own self-serve GIS tools to visualize network roadmaps across Branded Channels.
• Engage with stakeholders to understand capabilities and requirements.
• Maintain & build databases ensuring a centralized place for spatial data.
• Ensure internal data is leveraged efficiently and integrated into projects.
• Drive automation and improvements of GIS workflows and reporting.
• Provide spatial and store-based analyses across channels to inform store-level and strategic decisions.

Skills

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Pro

CARTO

QGIS

Power BI

Tableau

Self-service GIS products

Microsoft Office

SQL

Python

Data integrity

Executive communication

Project management

Tools

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Pro

CARTO

QGIS

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Python

Job description

Great retail decisions start with location intelligence. As GIS Manager, this role is at the heart of how the LEGO Group understands where to play, where to grow, and where the next opportunity lies. Bring the data together and help build where LEGO retail goes next!

Core Responsibilities

• Create and own self-serve GIS tools, which will be used to visualize the network roadmaps across all Branded Channels (e.g ArcGIS Online / CARTO/ Tableau/Power BI)
• Engage with stakeholders to understand capabilities/requirements to ensure outputs are fit for purpose
• Maintain & build databases ensuring one centralized place for spatial data (e.g retail and competitor landscape, demographic data)
• Ensure internal data is leveraged efficiently and can be embedded into projects and deliverables (Insider data –store and .COM data, Audience data)
• Drive continuous improvement and automation of GIS workflows, data processes and reporting to improve efficiency, scalability and consistency across projects
• Provide supporting spatial and store-based analysis across all channels, generating insight that informs store level and broader strategic recommendations

Play your part in our team succeeding!

Location planning is the foundation of every new store, relocation, and portfolio decision at the LEGO Group. As our GIS Manager, you will drive innovation in how we visualize, connect, and democratize location data, enabling smarter, faster decision-making across the business.

Working alongside a global team of location planners, you will develop scalable self-service GIS platforms, build standardized data solutions, and partner with stakeholders across the organization to unlock the value of spatial insights. Your work will directly influence strategic retail decisions, helping shape the future of our global store network while improving the way location intelligence is used across the LEGO Group.

Do you have what it takes?

• Strong expertise with enterprise GIS platforms such as ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, CARTO, QGIS and data visualization tools including Power BI and Tableau
• Experience designing and delivering scalable, self-service GIS products and data solutions for a broad range of business users
• Outstanding quantitative and analytical skills that allow you to extract logic, insights, and meaningful conclusions from complex business problems to technical & non-technical audiences
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, SQL & Python
• A strong drive for ensuring data integrity
• Excellent communication skills, allowing you to structure documents and quantitative analysis as well as PowerPoint presentations for executive level communication
• Ability to independently manage project objectives
• Experience working for global Retail/FMCG/CPG company and an understanding of the different retail landscapes is a plus

Compensation

• The salary for this position has a range of $107,885.00 - $161,827.00 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints.

What’s in it for you?

• Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based
• Colleague Discount – We know you’ll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you’ll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
• Your workplace – When you join the team you’ll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to "inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow."

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

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