Prototype Studio Lead; Director

Position: Prototype Studio Lead (Director)
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** Job Title
** Design Director
** Management Level
** Director
* * Job Description
** Lead, Grow and Mentor the teams on failing fast, embracing challenges and working together to refine and deliver products and help realise ideas. Come and join the LEGO Group’s Play Discovery Team in the Creative Play Lab.

To lead the teams this role requires a proficient working knowledge of physical prototyping methodologies, technical machine understanding, and the creation of new machines, product development, design, and engineering through a multi-disciplinary approach.
** Core Responsibilities
** You are a thought leader with a makers mindset, you dream for a living and are driven by curiosity, iteration and playfulness. We would like the Prototype Studio Lead to:
* As a thought leader in problem-solving, you will inspire and guide your team with a hands-on maker mindset, approaching challenges with the curiosity and creativity of a child.
* Embracing a desire for continuous learning, you will champion discovery and iteration, fostering a fearless entrepreneurial spirit. By leading teams to seek innovative and unobvious solutions, you will ensure they stay abreast of the latest advancements in machinery, materials, and methodologies, creating powerful play experiences that surprise and delight children worldwide.
* Foster an environment where the prototyping team (25+) can bravely explore new pathways and thrive in the unknown while also iterating within familiar territories. Create spaces for teams to be courageous, challenge the status quo, and reinvent their approach to discover new dimensions of play.
* Create a Visionary Roadmap by developing a strategic 3+ year vision for the Prototype Studio, collaborating closely with the business to support strategic goals and inspire teams to exceed targets through innovative play prototypes that unlock significant play value.
* Keep the LEGO System-in-Play fresh and ever evolving to maintain the LEGO Group as the thought leaders in the toy industry.
* Be a Champion Operational Excellence:
Support the lead team to champion a stable production of prototypes (quality, quantity, and speed) as well as operational excellence of all prototyping deliveries across the business by continuously improving our technology platform, process’ and standards across the teams and driving creative leadership.
* Manage an Annual Operating Budget:
Oversee a 12M DKK PLUS operating budget and investment plan with an annual depreciation cap. Analise multiple data points, proactively build business cases, and present recommendations to senior management, delivering on a productivity target of 5% year on year.
* Build a Powerful Network:
Rather than addressing every challenge internally, leverage the right external partners at the right time to enhance efficiency, set industry standards, and foster innovative thinking. Lead exceptional freelancers, expert partners, and companies to their maximum potential by sharing common values and goals
** Play your part in our team succeeding**“To make the world a playground and create a life more playful, our job must be playground.” Play Discovery is a capability built on how kids play, and discovery is central to our purpose.

We are a world class, diverse team of Play Experts that play together with everyone and help elevate the Play Experiences across the world, Pioneers ready for any eventuality, inventing the future of prototyping, immersive storytelling, visual sensorial communication methods, collaboration and building that extra powerful sense of exploration.

This leadership role will inspire and guide teams to explore new avenues for discovering play, challenging conventional thinking, and pushing the boundaries of traditional formats, techniques, and mediums. By fostering a culture of creativity and experimentation, you will empower your team to engage audiences in fresh and exciting ways, encouraging them to think…