Senior Project Manager, Merlin Partnerships

Job Description
Are you a dynamic and experienced project leader ready to make an impact in a role where every project you lead brings beloved brands and immersive experiences to life?

In this role, you’ll lead cross-functional teams, mentor project members, and drive excellence in every project breakthrough. Balancing agile and waterfall methodologies, you’ll adapt your approach to optimize efficiency and maintain project momentum.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the full project lifecycle for complex initiatives, ensuring that projects are delivered in line with strategic objectives and expectations from partners.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams within Merlin Partnership, the wider LEGO Group, and Merlin Entertainments to ensure seamless integration and execution of project deliverables.

• Provide expert guidance and mentorship to project team members, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

• Manage project progression, proactively identifying and addressing challenges to maintain momentum and ensure successful outcomes.

• Balance the use of agile and waterfall project management methodologies to optimize efficiency and adaptability in project execution.

• Uphold responsibility for the quality delivery of projects, serving as a key figure in managing complexity and ensuring project excellence.

• Establish and run project planning and prioritization for key areas of the business, ensuring balance between resources and demand.

• Foster a collaborative environment that encourages innovation, problem-solving, and team engagement.

• Stay abreast of industry trends and practices in project management to continually enhance the capabilities of the Merlin Partnership Team.

Play your part in our team succeeding
In this role, you’ll be a key driver of success within the Merlin Partnership Team, leading complex, high-impact projects from conception to delivery. This position requires a highly skilled professional adept at managing multifaceted projects across Experience Design, Retail, Brand, Marketing, and Digital. As the Senior Project Manager, you’ll ensure projects are driven efficiently, on schedule, within budget, and to the highest quality standards, working closely with partners across the Merlin Partnership team, the broader LEGO Group, and Merlin Entertainments. You’ll report directly to the Head of Business Transformation.

Do you have what it takes?

Qualifications:

• Educational background in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.

• Professional certification in project management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) is highly desirable.

• Extensive experience in project management, particularly within the entertainment, retail, or marketing sectors.

Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of project management experience, with a proven track record of managing large-scale and complex projects.

• Experience in leading cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams.

• Familiarity with both agile and waterfall project management methodologies and tools.

Skills:

• Advanced problem-solving abilities and a strategic approach, with a focus on delivering results.

• Exceptional leadership and organizational skills, with the ability to drive projects to completion in a timely and efficient manner.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of articulating complex ideas and engaging with partners at all levels.

• Proficiency in project & portfolio management processes and tools.

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize effectively in a dynamic environment.

Please note: This is a permanent position based in Billund, Denmark. Our flexible working model allows employees to work 2 days/week from home (3 days in the office).

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:
  0000020208
• Category
  Project / Program Management