Senior Manager, ESG Compliance

Job Description

Do you want to play a key role in shaping the LEGO Group’s global approach to Human Rights & ESG Compliance as part of the Corporate Sustainability team?

Join us to help define the strategic direction for ESG compliance, ensuring we are well-positioned to meet evolving regulatory requirements while enabling the business to implement effectively.

Please note that no relocation assistance is offered for this position.
 

Core Responsibilities

• Set the direction for ESG compliance by partnering with Legal, Governance & Public Affairs and other key partners to identify, interpret, and assess emerging ESG due diligence and human rights regulations

• Translate regulation into frameworks and guidance by developing enterprise-wide compliance roadmaps, policies, and governance structures in line with our human rights and sustainability strategy that enable business units to implement requirements effectively

• Orchestrate key ESG compliance roadmaps (such as Forced Labour regulations and EU Deforestation Regulations) overseeing progress, risks, and reporting – while mobilizing implementation and ensuring clear accountability sits within the business

• Act as a trusted advisor to the business, providing expert guidance to functions such as Procurement on ESG compliance requirements, value chain risks, expectations etc.

• Stay on top of external trends and evolutions of the regulatory landscape and global frameworks for human rights and ESG due diligence to anticipate future impacts on the business and guide needed improvements

• Enable effective cross-functional governance by supporting Responsible Sourcing Steering Committee and Working Group to ensure effective collaboration and execution of LEGO Group priorities and efforts to manage supply chain risks

Play your part in our team succeeding

Sustainability is a globally based team leading strategic planning and target setting, providing thought leadership and strong program governance to enable our high sustainability ambitions and drive impact both inside and outside the LEGO Group through a commercial logic. The team is led by our Chief Sustainability Officer reporting directly to the CEO.

This role sits within the Human Rights & ESG Compliance team, which defines the LEGO Group’s human rights strategy, policies, and drives the ESG compliance approach, ensuring strong governance, due diligence, and transparency across the organization.

As part of this central team, you will operate at a corporate level and in collaboration with the rest of the team, set direction and advise the business while enabling effective implementation through strong partnerships across functions. The role reports to the Senior Director, Human Rights & ESG Compliance.

Do you have what it takes?

• Master’s degree or other relevant degree such as law, social science, or business administration or equivalent experience

• Proven expertise within ESG and human rights regulations (e.g. EU CSDDD, EUDR, EUBR), corporate compliance & ethics, and sustainability

• Strong experience in designing compliance frameworks, governance models, and enterprise-level programs

• Demonstrated ability to influence and advise senior partners and drive alignment across complex, global organizations

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex regulation into clear, actionable guidance

• Strong analytical skills, including risk assessment and development of pragmatic, scalable solutions

• Experience working for a global brand and/or in global teams; highly proficient in both spoken and written English

• A strategic, structured, and pragmatic approach with a passion for shaping direction and enabling others to succeed

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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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