R&D Portfolio Manager

• Location Kladno, Czechia

• Job ID 0000019917

• Category Engineering & Science

Job Description

New role alert! Join us as a Portfolio Manager and play a key role in enhancing collaboration within our team. With a comprehensive understanding of our project portfolio, you’ll identify valuable synergies to drive our success. We’re seeking passionate individual eager to contribute to a high-performing department that prioritizes collaboration, quality, and fun in our daily work.

Core Responsibilities

In this role, you will independently manage Automation & Digitalisation (A&D) projects portfolio, track and coordinate projects progress across our manufacturing sites globally. You will create and maintain well-organized portfolio overview for high level partners, including reporting.

Besides that, you will also:

• Develop presentation materials tailored for senior management, highlighting key insights and strategic recommendations

• Lead partner coordination and relationship management with production sites to ensure seamless collaboration and alignment on goals

• Automate and simplify reporting tools for A&D department to drive the effectivity of the team

• Provide hands-on training for team members to effectively use digital reporting tools

• Introduce new ideas to enhance the visualization of department results, making insights clearer and more accessible

• In the future stepping into the role of Digital Champion within the R&D group, working alongside the team to contribute to the digitization roadmap and fostering a culture of collective learning to acquire new skills and capabilities together

Preferably this is a full-time opportunity, however, we are open to part-time candidates as well (80% as a minimum).

No relocation assistance is offered for this position.

Play your part in our team succeeding

Our Research & Development, Packing and Packaging organization (R&D P&P) is located in Billund, DK and Kladno, CZ and consists of bunch of enthusiasts with innovative approach who assure our LEGO products are assembled and packed into newly developed sustainable packaging in the most efficient way. Our team has a global responsibility for all packing equipment, and we lead projects with partners across all LEGO production sites.

Automation and Digitalization (A&D) stream within R&D P&P drives affordable investment projects aiming at efficiency improvements within Packing operations through development and deployment of both new innovative technologies (automation through machinery advancement) and installation of digital tools enabling further insights into Pack operations, simplifying operators', maintenance staff's and other relevant teams lives (Digitalization).

Do you have what it takes?

• Proven project management experience, preferably in global environment due to daily communication in foreign language, dealing with diverse cultures, working across time zones

• Interest in modern technologies and innovative consumer trends

• MS Office 365 at advanced user level

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with a strong ability to manage relationships and connect with individuals on a global scale

• Systematic work approach, strong analytical attitude, and excellent coordination skills

• Willingness to travel up to 40 days / year

An advantage would be:

• Past experiences in technical development projects or technical background about machines / equipment

• Skills in advanced visual and reporting tools (Power Bi, …)

• Passion for digitization in the Manufacturing environment

• Czech language is a big advantage

#LI-HS2

#LI-Hybrid

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.