Job Description
Are you ready to build, develop, and lead a legal operations function that delivers efficient and high-quality legal services In close collaboration with the Legal, Compliance, and Risk Management department, the newly established global BSO Tax & Legal Operations function is a key enabler of the LEGO Group's continued growth!
Core Responsibilities
As a
Senior Legal Operations Manager, you will lead the establishment and ongoing management of the APAC/China Legal Operations team within a new global function. Reporting to the Global Head of Tax & Legal Operations, you will build a scalable, efficient, and high-performing team that delivers legal services across multiple areas to the LEGO Group's APAC and China organization.
Your responsibilities will include
- Playing a key role in establishing a newly created global Legal Operations function
- Building and leading a scalable, high-performing legal operations team supporting APAC and China
- Developing processes, workflows, and governance structures for legal service delivery
- Leading change management initiatives to transition from current to a legal operations model
- Establishing clear, efficient, and standardized processes ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery
- Fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing
- Ensuring alignment with global legal operations practices and collaborating closely across regions
- Supporting global legal transformation initiatives and strategic projects
Play your part in our team succeeding
The BSO Tax & Legal Operations function is part of the global LEGO Business Service Operations (BSO) organization, designed to deliver high-quality, scalable, and efficient support services across the LEGO Group.
As part of this newly created function, you will help shape the future of how legal services are delivered across regions, supporting both day-to-day needs and long-term initiatives!
Do you have what it takes
- Leadership experience guiding legal and non-legal professionals, including people development
- Strong partner management and communication skills across seniority levels
- Expertise with legal contracts and a solid understanding of additional in-house legal practice areas
- Demonstrated experience leading change management initiatives
- Ability to find opportunities for standardization and develop clear workflows
- Understanding of legal tech platforms and process optimization
- Strong business sense with the ability to balance legal risk and commercial priorities
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, international, and multicultural environment
- Proven ability to manage complex workloads and deliver high-quality outcomes under pressure
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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