Principal Technology Platform Program Lead

Job Description
Are you a curious Principal Technology Platform Program Lead with an interest in play engineering and its progressive potential?

To bring phenomenal tech enabled toys to live often requires high complex projects. Join us and help build the LEGO Group's future!

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the process of selecting technology concepts from the research pipeline that align with Novelty requirements and bridging innovative technology with strategic market launch plans (mid to long term).
• Define, manage, and optimize the processes for building platforms and standardized technologies for integration in the electro-mechanical elements, and ensuring this is reflected in the further development of TDP.
• Facilitate the creation of unified technology platforms with high reusability across different elements and products, and scope these into tech-element development programs and value streams.
• Collaborate closely with Operations teams to streamline components, suppliers, and technologies, ensuring a foundation for cost efficiency and strategic partnerships.
• Act as a key influencer within the organization, demonstrating strong partner management to drive success across teams, along the full value chain.
• Drive critical program operations from its conceptualization to implementation, including but not limited to the delivery of cross-elements projects and the engineering excellence transformation initiatives.

Play your part in our team succeeding
Principal Technology Platform Program Lead is driving the complex and sophisticated projects delivering the tech enabled projects that have high dependencies in Play Engineering. The team works multi-functional and supports the projects end to end – from idea to actual manufacturing..

Do you have what it takes?

• Demonstrable experience in facilitating technology concept selection, platform development, and related fields within consumer electronics industry.
• Solid understanding of electro-mechanical systems, firmware, software development, and product lifecycle management.
• Ability to develop and implement processes that enhance technology reuse and efficiency across multiple product lines.
• Strong partner management skills, with the ability to influence and get results across diverse teams and functions.
• Strategic approach with the ability to balance innovation, cost efficiency, and market needs in technology development.
• Experience in working with supply chain management (OPS) and evaluating outsourcing opportunities to optimize production and development processes.
• Extensive hands-on experience in consumer electronics engineering project management and delivery in robotics/ mechatronics, mechanical, electronics, systems, or a closely related field.
• Solid experience in leading a multi-functional team and people in a related field focused on e.g., mechatronics, robotics and/or consumer electronics, in collaboration with multiple cross-organisation teams such as engineering, quality, procurement, and manufacturing.
• Experience in bringing technology development projects to scale by active dealing with Operations teams as receiving party including insight in manufacturing and test processes
• Demonstrable experience in people leadership through strong multi-functional and organizational indirect leadership.
• Willingness to establish and lead a multi-functional team, as part of a larger regional team and foster a positive culture, effective teamwork, and collaboration.
• A can-do attitude, superb communication, and motivational skills.
• Strong collaboration and partner leadership skills.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with passion for new technologies and to drive innovation.
• Strategic and well-rounded problem solver with attention to detail.
• Ability and willingness to travel as necessary(approx. 20-30 days per year)

Nice to have :

• Knowledge of professional systems engineering practices & standard processes for the full development life cycle, including planning, risk management, and collaborator management
• Technically savvy and have educated discussions with the team about cost, quality and scaling
• Having Project Planning Tool experience (e.g. Microsoft Project Plan)
• Experience in working multi-functionally with internal and external partners

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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.

Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

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.

• Location
  Billund, Denmark
• Job ID:
  0000020355
• Category
  Project / Program Management