Strategy Partner for the Executive Leadership Team

Job Description

Bring your outstanding skills in business partnering, problem solving and communication to support a member of our Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and their leadership team on our strategic agenda!

Core Responsibilities

Partnering with one of the ELT members (called CXO for simplicity in this job description), the Strategy Partner will work closely with their leadership team and the broader organisation. They will help run the CXO Leadership Team meetings and support their strategic agenda, engaging with peer Strategy Partners to drive cross-functional collaboration and end-to-end thinking.

Specifically you will:

  • Collaborate with the other Strategy Partners and across functions to drive critical projects, strategy formulation and problem-solving
  • Constructively challenge and provide sparring to senior leaders on strategic challenges to improve leadership decisions
  • Translate strategic initiatives into simple and clear communication for the CXO to share with their leadership group and organisation
  • Prepare materials on behalf of the CXO that go to the Executive Leadership Team and Board of Directors for input and decision-making
  • Ensure strategic initiatives progress and track well
  • Support the CXO in ensuring their leadership team meetings are run well, as well as the broader leadership team of the respective area with preparation ahead of senior meetings

Play your part in our team succeeding

This individual will become a member of the Strategy Partner team which sits within the wider Strategy & Transformation function. The role reports into the VP, Strategy & Transformation. Each Strategy Partner plays an integral role in driving the strategic agenda for the ELT they support, which in turn helps shape the future Corporate Strategy of the LEGO Group.

Do you have what it takes?

  • Outstanding business partnering skills at an executive level and an ability to build a strong network within the organisation
  • Ability to break down complexity and communicate it to executive leaders as well as the larger organisation
  • Top-notch quantitative and analytical skills that allow you to extract logic, insights and meaningful conclusions from complex business problems
  • Time spent with an international company working with key partners across different markets, preferably in a strategic capacity
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with global colleagues including working with different cultures, in different time zones and in different formats (online and offline)
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to structure documents and quantitative analysis, turning them into convincing storylines and presentations for executive level interaction
  • A ‘can do’-attitude to ensure things are acted upon in a fast-paced environment

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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.

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.

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