Product Director, Talent Acquisition and People Development
the LEGO Group
Join the LEGO Group as a Principal Product Manager - Talent leading the digital products and experiences that support how we attract, hire and develop talent at the LEGO Group.
You’ll define product strategy and lead delivery across key talent products, partnering with People, Engineering and business leaders to create simpler, more effective and data-informed experiences for candidates, managers and colleagues.
Please note This is an individual contributor role at Director level, with scope to influence strategy, investment and product direction across a complex talent domain, and can be based either in Billund or Copenhagen.
Core Responsibilities
As Principal Product Manager for Talent, you will lead the product strategy for a critical part of our people ecosystem. Your scope spans the digital products, workflows and experiences that support how we attract, hire and develop talent. You will work across strategy and execution, shaping priorities, influencing senior stakeholders and driving product decisions that deliver measurable value.
- Define and drive product strategy across the talent domain, setting a clear long-term direction for your product area and aligning priorities to business and people goals.
- Identify opportunities to simplify and redesign existing talent journeys using AI to improve experience, speed and effectiveness.
- Turn strategy into execution by shaping priorities, making trade-offs and guiding delivery across the product roadmap.
- Work closely with colleagues, managers and People teams to translate business priorities and user needs into product opportunities that deliver measurable value.
- Balance business demand, user needs, technical constraints and strategic goals to make clear prioritisation decisions in a complex environment.
- Influence senior stakeholders across People, Product and Technology, using clear communication and strong judgement to align priorities and decisions without direct authority.
- Raise the quality of product thinking across the domain by modelling strong product practice, bringing structure to ambiguity and helping others work in a more outcome-led way.
- Use research and data to shape decisions and define success measures for your product area.
- Build strong working relationships across engineering, design and business teams, resolving issues and maintaining momentum across delivery.
- Stay current on market trends, vendor capability and emerging technology to inform product direction and investment choices.
You will lead through influence across the talent product space, working closely with engineering, design and our People, Places and Culture colleagues to scalable, high-value solutions. Success in this role depends on strong cross-functional collaboration, sharp prioritization and the ability to align diverse stakeholders around a clear product direction.
Do you have what it takes?
We are looking for a product leader with experience in complex enterprise environments, ideally within talent, HR or adjacent people-related domains. You will have a track record of defining product direction, navigating ambiguity and delivering products that improve user experience and business performance.
- Track record of defining product direction and translating strategy into delivery, ideally within talent, HR or adjacent people-related domains.
- Experience setting product vision, shaping roadmaps and making prioritisation decisions that balance user needs, business value and technical considerations.
- Previous experience moving products beyond incremental improvement to reimagine end-to-end journeys, using technology, automation and AI where appropriate to improve speed, quality and user experience.
- Deep knowledge of the HR technology vendor landscape, in particular Workday and other related people technology platforms.
- Proven ability to lead in ambiguity, creating clarity, direction and momentum in complex organisational settings.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complexity into clear decisions, priorities and narratives for different audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and build alignment around product decisions without direct authority.
- Command of modern product management practices and systems, and experience working effectively in product-led delivery environments.
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.
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