Assistant Project Manager, Greenfield Automation (Fixed Contract - 2 Years)

Job Description

This is a unique opportunity to bring your project management, coordination, support, and administrative skills into play and contribute to the success of the Greenfield Automation Program. 

Note: This temporary position is at a Professional level. No relocation assistance is offered.

In this newly established temporary position, you will support the Greenfield Automation Program, which is building the future automated packing and logistics flows for LEGO® Operations. Your responsibilities will span project management, coordination, administration, and program support. You will primarily support the Senior Director, the Program Team, and Program Owners, adapting your contributions to the needs of the different project phases. More specifically, you will:

• Provide project support, including document creation and maintenance, report administration, meeting and workshop preparation, calendar management, and the development of presentation materials with clear and impactful messaging.

• Track actions across program workstreams, coordinating progress with Project Directors and key stakeholders.

• Support program planning, scheduling, and coordination of activities.

• Follow up on timelines, project performance, status updates, and KPIs.

• Support the Program team in driving continuous improvement initiatives and implementing best practices based on project learnings.

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including LEGO® engineering teams, suppliers and external suppliers on assigned tasks and improvement initiatives.

You will join the Greenfield Automation team in Billund, consisting of five highly skilled and dedicated colleagues working in close collaboration with specialists from across the LEGO® value chain.

Across Pre-Pack, Final Pack, and Logistics, the team is defining the future automated processes and standards that will guide both new factories and existing production sites, beginning with our new manufacturing facility in Virginia (USA), scheduled to start production in January 2027.

The program has a high level of strategic visibility and delivery focus, and in this role as Assistant Project Manager, you will play a significant part in helping the team achieve its ambitious goals.

The ideal candidate brings relevant experience supporting project management through coordination, administration, planning, and structured execution. You are highly organized and thrive in an environment where priorities shift and collaboration is key. In addition, you bring:

• Experience organizing workshops, steering committee meetings, or coordinating smaller project workstreams is an advantage.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining structure, clarity, and attention to detail.

• Familiarity with SharePoint, Microsoft Office, Teams, and OneDrive with the curiosity and strong willingness to learn.

• Adaptability and resilience, thriving in a dynamic, fast-paced working environment.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to communicate effectively across a variety of audiences.

• A learning mindset, high level of service orientation, and a positive, self-driven, can-do attitude.

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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