Global Start-Up & Operations Readiness Director

HBCUNetwork; Richmond, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 158,000 - 238,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Life and disability insurance

Headspace wellbeing program

Colleague discount

Bonus program

Hybrid work policy

Relocation assistance

Job summary

LEGO Group in Richmond, VA seeks a seasoned leader to drive the Start-Up of our Greenfield LVA factory, integrating automation, digital tools, and global standards from Day 1.

You will own end-to-end readiness, manage cross-functional teams across R&D, quality, and supply chain, embed CQV, DQP, FMEA, and PDCA, and guide fast, stable ramp-up while relocation may be required for future LEGO growth.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large-scale industrial or automation start-ups.
• Experience in start-up of production lines, technology ramp-up, and operational readiness.
• Strong end-to-end operations and value chain understanding across manufacturing, quality, engineering, and supply chain.
• Experience embedding readiness frameworks such as CQV, DQP, FMEA, PDCA, and associated risk/quality tools.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through complexity, ambiguity, and fast-paced change.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end Start-Up journey for the LVA Greenfield factory, ensuring robust and empowered operations.
• Translate global program achievements into local readiness actions, creating a unified delivery roadmap.
• Lead the Global Start-Up Management Framework, ensuring operational ownership beyond technical sign-off.
• Drive risk mitigation continuously, activating assessments and ensuring visibility throughout execution.
• Build organizational capability and readiness, including training plans and operational management systems.
• Establish performance acceleration routines to ensure fast, stable ramp-up of operations.
• Integrate automation and digital tools into operations, ensuring maturity and full lifecycle readiness.
• Ensure detailed DQP compliance, facilitating decision-making across R&D, suppliers, and partners.

Skills

Leadership

Start-up

Industrial automation

Ops readiness

CQV

DQP

FMEA

PDCA

Cross-functional

Global project management

Education

Advanced engineering degree

Tools

MES

SCADA

Analytics

Job description

LEGO Group in Richmond, VA seeks a seasoned leader to drive the Start-Up of our Greenfield LVA factory, integrating automation, digital tools, and global standards from Day 1.

You will own end-to-end readiness, manage cross-functional teams across R&D, quality, and supply chain, embed CQV, DQP, FMEA, and PDCA, and guide fast, stable ramp-up while relocation may be required for future LEGO growth.