Senior Director, Finance Business Partnering, Engineering & Workplace - Careers - LEGO.com

Senior Director, Finance Business Partnering, Engineering & Workplace Share on: Apply now Management Level Senior Director Job ID 0000035768 Category Finance Location Billund, Denmark Job Description Bring value to life through finance leadership. We are looking for a Senior Director of Finance Business Partnering to lead the finance agenda for our global Engineering & Workplace (E&W) organisation—a critical part of shaping the future of manufacturing at The LEGO Group . In this role, you will combine strategic insight, financial leadership, and people leadership to ensure strong decision-making, disciplined investments, and clear value creation across a complex global portfolio. This is an opportunity to i nfluence strategic decisions at scale , w ork at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing and finance , and b uild and lead a high-impact finance team . Core Responsibilities Partner to shape strategic direction Act as a trusted partner to the SVP, E&W and the E&W leadership team Translate strategy into clear financial priorities, trade-offs, and actions Drive transparency on cost, capacity, and investment choices Support decisions on footprint, scalability, and long-term competitiveness Lead investment and portfolio steering Oversee financial governance of a large, global capex portfolio, including manufacturing platform development, factory construction and expansion, and automation and digitalisation initiatives Ensure robust, fact-based business cases (NPV, ROI, scenarios) Strengthen prioritisation and resource allocation across competing initiatives Drive value realisation and post-investment follow-up Drive performance and transparency Lead planning, forecasting, and performance management Create clarity on cost base and key drivers, project performance and delivery, and productivity and utilisation Deliver simple, actionable insights to senior leadership Enable value through transformation Partner on key strategy initiatives on manufacturing A utomation and D igital i s ation and Product Innovation Ensure clear articulation and tracking of value creation Challenge assumptions to ensure technology investments deliver impact Promote a value-first mindset across engineering initiatives Lead and develop a high-performing team Build and lead a strong finance business partnering function Develop capabilities in strategic partnering, investment analysis, and project finance Create clarity, accountability, and consistency across the team Foster a culture of curiosity, courage, and continuous improvement Collaborate across the LEGO Group Work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing sites , Global Planning, Procurement, HR, Digital and Finance Ensure alignment between E&W KPIs and overall LEGO Group KPIs Contribute to key governance and decision forums Play your part in our team succeeding The E&W organisation of ~1.0 00 colleagues drive the development and optimisation of manufacturing platforms across more R&D areas (covering decoration and assembly, packing and packaging and l ogistics ), leads construction of new factories globally and operate and maintain the factory sites . Automation and digitalisation are key enablers in this journey. You will lead a team of 8 dedicated Finance Business Partners and act as a trusted partner to the SVP, E&W and E&W Leadership Team , helping balance today’s performance with tomorrow’s transformation. You will play a key role in shaping the future of manufacturing at The LEGO Group —ensuring that investments in platforms , technologies , factories, automation and digitalisation translate into real, measurable impact. Do you have what it takes? Senior finance leadership experience in global manufacturing, engineering, or industrial environments Proven track record in finance business partnering within complex, technical organisations Strong experience with c apex-heavy environments , l arge-scale projects (e.g. factory construction, technology/platform programs ), and i nvestment and portfolio management Experience with automation & digitalisation, and/ or transformation is advantageous Strong financial acumen , connect ing technical decisions to value Effective communicat ion with ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders Leads with integrity, builds trust, and fosters high performing teams Challenges the status quo while balancing long-term and short-term goals #LI-KR1 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.