Senior Manager, Capability Strategy & Portfolio

Job Description Are you a strategic thinker who thrives at the intersection of business strategy and organisational capability? Join the LEGO Group as our Senior Manager, Capability Strategy & Portfolio - a pivotal role at the heart of our People & Leadership Development (P&LD) function. This isn't a programme coordination job; it's an opportunity for someone with a proven track record of shaping how organisations grow and evolve. You'll design the approaches and methodologies that ensure our most important work is coherent, well-sequenced, and measurable. You'll also take functional ownership of the One Learning Plan (OLP) - the LEGO Group's organisational capability roadmap - bringing portfolio discipline and strategic rigour to how we identify, plan, and deliver capability priorities. If you love turning big-picture strategy into meaningful action and want to help shape the future of one of the world's most beloved brands, we'd love to hear from you. Core Responsibilities Support our ability to run Capability Assessment & Skills Intelligence - Translate future business priorities into clear capability plans. Build the tools and frameworks that surface emerging gaps and drive insight-led conversations with senior leaders. Be a delivery and thought partner to the VP, P&LD - Operate as a chief of staff and thinking partner: shaping leadership agendas, synthesizing inputs, sharpening narrative and translating strategic thinking into things the wider team can use. Own the organisational capability portfolio - Lead the strategic coherence of the organisational learning roadmap end-to-end. Coordinate planning cycles, spot dependencies, and produce executive-ready insights that inform investment decisions. Curate our partner ecosystem - Shape the P&LD vendor strategy, moving us from a fragmented supplier base to a curated network of strategic partners. Manage senior relationships and negotiate strategic terms alongside Procurement. Embed the standards that scale us - Define and maintain the playbooks, standards and frameworks that drive consistent, strategic ways of working across the function. Govern measurement and impact – Support the Head of P&LD Strategy and Operations in the ROI narrative and measurement frameworks that connect capability investment to organisational outcomes well beyond activity metrics and NPS. Play your part in our team succeeding People & Leadership Development sits at the center of how the LEGO Group builds the capabilities it needs to deliver its strategic ambitions. This role works closely with the VP P&LD, Skill Development Heads, HR Business Partners and senior leaders across the organization. It is a rare opportunity to operate at the intersection of strategy, learning and organizational capability in one of the world’s most distinctive companies Do you have what it takes? We're open to a range of backgrounds - strategy consulting, organisational development, HR business partnering, or capability and talent functions in complex organisations. What matters most is how you think and how you operate. Must-have qualities and experience A strategic mind, comfortable holding complexity and ambiguity at pace Strong analytical instincts - able to translate data into insight and action A track record of turning business strategy into actionable plans and frameworks Senior-level credibility - facilitating leadership conversations, influencing without authority, challenging constructively Excellent written and verbal communication; able to distil complexity into clarity Portfolio, programme or planning experience in a complex organisation Portfolio, program or planning experience in a complex organization – understands governance without being defined by it It will be an advantage if you bring: Exposure to workforce planning, skills intelligence or capability assessment Experience in or alongside HR, talent or OD functions Familiarity with large-scale capability or learning ecosystems Experience rationalising supplier or partner networks A genuine interest in the future of work and organisational capability Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. What’s in it for you? Here is what you can expect: 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 our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity. 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. 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. Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. 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 and religion) to apply for roles in our team. 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. Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights. Just imagine building your dream career. Then make it real. Join the LEGO® team today. Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. Our founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen made his first wooden toy in 1932. He persevered against the odds until his business was a success. Constantly innovating, never compromising. Building, rebuilding, and striving for the best. It is this resilience and permanent sense of renewal that drives us forward. We are never still. We will always be creating, inventing, and having fun. Build your career brick by brick and play your part in continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow”.