Senior Product Managers, PLM solutions / PELM

Job Description

Are you ready to use your digital product management experience to shape the future of our Play Experiences and Product Lifecycle Management (PELM) at The LEGO Group?

We are seeking three seasoned Senior Product Management professionals with experience in existing PLM systems who combine a blend of traditional product management skills with practical digital transformation expertise. We are looking for individuals who enjoy being part of building a new team and thrive in evolving environments.

The ideal candidates will have a broad understanding of various PLM vendors, combining digital thread orchestration, Masterdata platforms, BOM management, and Engineering Change Management, ideally with a focus on consumer products and/or interactive experiences and connected services.

Core Responsibilities

Core Technical Responsibilities involve defining and maintaining the PLM systems architecture, which includes managing Masterdata and BOM structures. The roles also require managing and optimizing Engineering Change Management workflows, such as ECO, ECR, and ECN. Additionally, overseeing integration patterns and API management is crucial, along with implementing microservices architecture. Driving the development of event-driven systems and solutions for real-time data processing is another key aspect. Furthermore, coordinating CAD/CAM integration and maintaining technical specifications are essential responsibilities. The roles will cover the following areas of responsibility:

Domain Management

• Lead product development across physical and digital domains and drive manufacturing process improvements.

• Develop digital product strategies and oversee production specifications for resin and electronics.

• Manage licensed product timelines and maintain packaging and retail standards.

Process & Change Leadership

• Implement and optimize stage-gate processes and change approval workflows.

• Lead change impact assessments and coordinate complex change dependencies.

• Develop supplier change management processes.

Data & Systems Oversight

• Direct master data management and establish data quality protocols.

• Implement revision control and data security frameworks.

• Develop reporting and analytics frameworks.

Strategic Planning

• Develop digital-physical product integration strategies and platform enhancements.

• Create product roadmaps and digital business models.

• Monitor competitors and lead cost engineering initiatives.

Compliance & Regulatory Management

• Ensure compliance with safety standards and manage licensing workflows.

• Oversee compliance documentation and define material testing requirements.

• Establish audit trail procedures.

Core Product Management

• Lead partner engagement and build detailed product requirements.

• Prioritize feature development and balance agile with traditional cycles.

• Develop user adoption strategies.

Platform Management

• Oversee multi-tenant architecture and define supplier integration requirements.

• Develop specification management systems and optimize workflows.

• Monitor system performance.

Communication & Team Leadership

• Implement collaboration tools and design notification systems.

• Manage access control systems and lead cross-functional teams.

• Drive partner communication strategies.

Play your part in our team succeeding

These roles are integral to our global Digital Product organization sitting within Innovation Engagement team (and will work alongside focusing other PMs enabling Product Development functions at the LEGO Group). You will work with colleagues across our extended digital ecosystem - collaborating with product Trios and partners in Product Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Retail, and more—to ensure the full LEGO product lifecycle is considered and represented in our roadmap. Reporting to the Product Leader for PELM, and working closely with the Head of PELM Transformation, you'll balance hands-on Product Management with strategic oversight to accelerate the development of the future ecosystem, always focusing on data and the cross-business lifecycle experience.

Please note: The positions are based in Billund. Our flexible working model allows employees to work 2 days/week from home (3 days in the office). Relocation support is not offered for the roles!

Do you have what it takes?

• Extensive experience in Consumer Products Supply Chain or PLM sectors.

• Significant experience in consumer-packaged goods and digital content marketing.

• Proven expertise in product management and agile development with a successful track record.

• Ability to build and lead high-performing multi-disciplinary teams.

• Experience in driving transformational change and enhancing collaboration.

• Excellent communication skills for clearly articulating problems and solutions.

• Strong networking and partner management skills.

• Experience working in a matrix organization.

Preferred:

• Working experience with at least two main PLM technology vendors (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Siemens, PTC).

• Understanding of micro-electronics, IoT engineering, and knowledge of Circular PLM systems for sustainability.

• Experience of ECM across different factory set-ups, incorporating more human-supported assembly lines and heavily automated robotic plants.

Build your career brick by brick at the LEGO Group.

"These new Senior Product Manager roles are pivotal to ensuring our next generation PLM systems can handle all the complexities and variables that come with multiple factories, different market needs and new play experiences that bridge physical and digital worlds and infuse traditional sets with electronic enabled interactive play!"

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. For all candidates, 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.

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