Senior AM Manager - AM Capability development

Job Description

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Do you have strong expertise in implementing emerging technologies and share our vision and curiosity to advance AM to the next level?

Leverage your project management and collaboration skills to join us on our journey of advancing and implementing new applications and possibilities with AM!

Core Responsibilities

As a Sr. AM Manager you will drive our Additive Manufacturing capability expansion by developing and aligning plans that will outline project scope, objectives, results, timelines, resources, risks, and assumptions. You will work closely with cross-functional teams across the LEGO Group, including design, engineering, and production, to integrate AM into our value chain. Moreover you will:

• Identify gaps in capabilities. Drive development and implementation of new AM applications and possibilities. Participate in cross-organizational initiatives and communities to improve our AM agenda.

• Pro-actively drive and provide clear and timely project updates, aligning with senior collaborators and communicating optimally.

• Cultivate a trustful collaboration across multi-functional teams, including designers, engineers, manufacturing technicians, and project managers.

• Coordinate and support the team in conducting experiments to improve build development capabilities and enhance AM process quality.

• Be part of People Development: Grow other people (professionally as well as personally) and see their development as an integrated part of strengthening performance and building a healthy organization.

Play your part in our team succeeding

Additive Design & Manufacturing (AD&M) is developing and maturing Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies. The department is focusing on the research and development of design methodologies and technologies, production technologies, materials, and applications.

We are mainly focusing on polymer AM production for different applications in close collaboration with various collaborators. The aim is pushing and driving the AM industry and its technologies towards true large-scale manufacturing!

You will be part of our AD&M Element Maturing team. The team focuses on three areas: delivering production setups for additively manufactured LEGO elements, developing AM capabilities for the LEGO portfolio, and integrating new technology from our technology maturing team into production.

Do you have what it takes?

We imagine you are an independent driven yet collaborative person with strong leadership skills. While there is no direct leadership in this role, it is vital to collaborate, and you naturally create a safe space for the team to contribute and encourages engagement and sharing within the team.

You are proactive and strive to succeed in an ever-changing and challenging environment with the ability to continuously learn and adapt to new technologies and processes. Moreover we expect:

• Strong Technical Expertise: curiosity in learning and understanding of the LEGO Group's chosen AM technologies, and quickly get a solid understanding of the tools and technologies relevant to a given project

• Proven experience with technology or product development Project Management

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; you have proficiency in presenting information in a succinct and digestible format for decision making, and communicating technical content to non-technical collaborators

• Skilled at identifying and solving problems that may occur during project execution, using critical thinking, analytical skills, and quick decision-making under pressure

• Proficiency in English written and verbally

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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