Head of OLA Studios and Partner Management, Our LEGO Agency

Job Description

Looking for a transformational creative studio leader who thrives on collaboration, creative and operational excellence.

Help shape the future of global content creation and experiences, craft and production, as well as taking our strategic partnerships to the next level as the leader of OLA Studios and Partner Management.

Core Responsibilities

We are the in-house creative agency leading all the global creative work, campaigns, digital assets, experiences and packaging for The LEGO Group. This important role will lead and manage the newly formed, cross-functional global OLA Studios and Partner Management Team. This team of over 100 people encompasses the production, finishing and delivery of our campaign and product tool-boxes, packaging, as well as selecting and managing our strategic creative and production partners. You are also a part of the leadership team of OLA and being based in Billund, play a significant role in the culture of our HQ agency location and work closely with the SVP Head of LEGO Agency.

This is a high profile and far-reaching role within Our LEGO Agency and the broader LEGO Group, responsible for a significant budget and diverse team with skillsets covering creative execution (packaging, core assets), production (film, experiences and digital) and delivery with project management.

This role interfaces daily with upstream teams within OLA such as Strategy Planning, Creative, Integrated Services, Commerce and Hubs within OLA, while also interacting regularly with the LEGO Product Groups, Operations on the Packaging, as well as the Digital Consumer Engagement team on content creation, production, Entertainment, Partners & Content team on talent, Brick Marketing, and with Procurement and Legal on the partner management side.

You are a transformational leader comfortable at driving both efficiency and productivity, as well as enabling creative excellence. You have a vision for the world of creative production and a deep knowledge of the latest creation and production tools, including AI.

Play your part in our team succeeding

As our global Head of Studios and Partner Management, you set the standard for creative excellence on time and have the spirit and practice of radical collaboration.

Do you have what it takes?

To excel in this role, you are the perfect balance of creative excellence and productivity. Passionate in equal parts about both, and radically collaborative and inclusive in your style. While a relevant degree is helpful, your proven track record in successful and positive agency and production leadership, is the most important.

Executive Business Operations: Creative execution & Production Operations executive leadership, Financial Forecasting, Planning, Strategic Resourcing, Processes, Tools & Systems, as well as Delivery & Compliance.

Holistic Production Understanding: broad knowledge across Production areas such as Content (Film & Photography), Experiential, Digital, Graphic/Product Design, and Packaging.

External Partner Management: the ability to lead teams responsible for managing relationships with external partners, ensuring strategic alignment and effective collaboration.

Experience as a Managing Director + for an external or in-house agency or content studio. Brand-side experience is essential to understand the business and navigate cross-functional complexities.

Global experience managing and leading diverse teams and cultures.

Proven transformation experience – in improving the quality of the work and the adoption and use of new tools, processes to achieve efficiencies including a deep understanding of AI.

Deeply passionate about creativity and adding value to our creative work.

Demonstratable efficiency and productivity contribution.

Excellent communication, negotiation and senior stakeholder management abilities.

Skilled in resolving conflicts and managing business-critical situations efficiently.

Naturally, collaborative and inclusive.

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.

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.

Just imagine building your dream career. Then make it real. Join the LEGO® team today.