Innovation Ways-of-Working Manager

Job DescriptionWould you like to Foster Collaboration, Facilitate Innovation and be a part of Shaping Tomorrow?Then come join the Innovation Ways‑of‑Working Team.In this role you will help to shape how cross‑functional teams explore, experiment, and bring new play experiences to life. You’ll coach teams and leaders through complexity and uncertainty, helping them validate problems, test assumptions, and scale what works across Product & Marketing Development.No relocation assistance is offered for this position.Core ResponsibilitiesHelp remove cross‑org impediments (process, tooling, decision rights) and facilitate decisive, evidence‑based choices with senior partners; act as an innovation lighthouse when needed.Coach and consult cross-functional teams and senior leadership through ambiguous problem spaces, from early discovery to pilot and launch—raising their capability to discover and deliver products consumers love.Design and run fit‑for‑purpose practices for research, ideation, prototyping, and validation of hypothesis‑driven experiments that integrate human‑centered design, Lean, and Agile principles.Continuously improve the system co‑create movements, interventions, and training that evolve ways of working and lead to measurable outcomes.Play your part in our team succeedingWith its 3,000 employees, the LEGO Group’s Product & Marketing Development (PMD) organization is on a meaningful journey to figure out how to develop products for the future. In the Innovation Ways-of-Working Team we work across departments, teams and competency areas to make the strategy come alive, enable better ways of working in PMD and remove impediments across the organization and value streams that may hinder innovation. We work with a variety of senior partners and teams to continuously improve and inspire new ways-of-working and leading that foster innovation.Do you have what it takes?Proven track record as a coach and/or senior leadership advisor enabling innovation in product development environments; reputation as a trusted, diplomatic partner who can make deliberate interventions when neededHands‑on experience combining agile, lean, and human‑centered design with systems thinking to craft working solutionsComfortable facilitating design sprints/workshops, building storyboards, facilitate decision-making around prototype and MVP development, and translating insights into actionable decisions for technical and non‑technical audiencesAbility to communicate the “why/what’s in it for me” with tailored messaging for different roles, building momentum and clarity for changeAbility to guide others and craft solutions yourself, moving fluidly between coaching, advising, and hands‑on problem solving.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 expectFamily 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.