remote type - Hybrid (approx. 3 days in office)
location - London, United Kingdom
time type - Full time
deadline - Not specified (rolling applications)
job id - 0000033065
THE BUSINESS
The LEGO Group is not just in the business of toys. It is in the business of imagination at scale. Increasingly, that imagination is being redirected toward sustainability, materials innovation, and long-term system change.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This role sits where influence meets infrastructure.
As Senior Manager, Sustainability, you will help shape how materials, partnerships, and external ecosystems evolve to enable a low-carbon future. Not internally alone, but across industries.
This is ecosystem strategy. Not just corporate sustainability.
THE ROLE
You will operate as a connector, strategist, and execution lead across complex sustainability initiatives.
You will:
Co-shape and drive 2 to 3 high-impact initiatives focused on decarbonizing materials.
Manage strategic partnerships with key external stakeholders.
Identify and engage emerging trends, technologies, and collaborators.
Support senior leadership, including the Chief Sustainability Officer, on high-level agendas and positioning.
Contribute to long-term system change strategies and sustainability roadmaps.
Collaborate across internal teams including materials strategy, public affairs, and communications.
CORE FOCUS
Materials Decarbonization
Support the transition away from virgin fossil carbon in materials.
Ecosystem Engagement
Build and manage partnerships that unlock system-wide change.
Strategic Foresight
Scout trends and align external developments with internal strategy.
Executive Enablement
Support leadership in shaping narratives and influencing global discussions.
WHAT THEY’RE LOOKING FOR
You are part strategist, part diplomat, part builder.
You likely have:
A master’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
Proven experience in multi-stakeholder partnerships and sustainability strategy.
Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management capabilities.
Excellent communication and storytelling skills across formats.
Strategic thinking with the ability to navigate complex market dynamics.
Negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
Confidence engaging senior stakeholders internally and externally.
Strong ownership mindset with project management capability.
Willingness to travel 40 to 60 days annually.
COMPENSATION
Not disclosed (aligned with senior manager roles in global consumer brands, London-based)
BENEFITS & PERKS
Enhanced family care and parental leave.
Life and disability insurance.
Comprehensive wellbeing support programs.
Generous employee discount on LEGO products.
Performance-based bonus scheme.
Hybrid work environment.
Inclusive and creative workplace culture.
WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS
Materials are the hidden backbone of emissions.
If you change materials, you change everything downstream.
This role is about removing fossil carbon from one of the world’s most iconic product ecosystems. Quiet work. Massive ripple effects.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
The LEGO Group is committed to diversity, inclusion, and safeguarding children’s rights globally.
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