Licensing Manager Publishing, Licensing and Extended Line

Job Description

Are you ready to help shape the future of publishing and licensing? Can you drive commercial success through strategic partnerships? As our new Licensing Manager for Publishing, Licensing, and Extended Line (LEL), you will be at the heart of innovation and collaboration in Billund, Denmark.

Please note the work location is Billund, Denmark and no relocation assistance is offered for this role.

Core Responsibilities

The Account Manager oversees selected licensing partner relationships across three main areas:

Retail Development:

• Collaborate on Retail Strategy with Go-to-Market and licensing partners.

• Support pitching efforts to retail accounts.

Portfolio Development:

• Develop new product concepts with the Publishing Team.

• Secure timely partner publishing plans with the Editorial Manager.

• Assist in brick elements briefing with Design and Project Manager.

• Develop Business Cases for projects, collaborating with Licensing Manager.

• Prepare Gate presentations with the Publishing Team.

• Deliver final portfolio in Blueprint format with relevant teams.

Daily Business and Partner Management:

• Engage proactively with licensing partners and internal partners to drive strategy and achieve KPIs.

• Secure and update partner financial forecasts with market insights.

• Review NPS scores and act as needed.

• Facilitate partner onboarding and ensure compliance.

• Coordinate cross-functional communication and execution.

• Conduct business development and gap analysis with the Publishing Team.

• Manage rights and custom sales development and approval.

• Handle trade show presence and schedule.

• Approve marketing assets with Editorial and Global Marketing.

• Develop presentations as needed.

• Archive and distribute samples.

• Up to 10% of travel is required.

Play your part in our team succeeding

The Publishing team is part of the LEL organization which focuses on enriching and extending the LEGO portfolio to predominately non-brick categories, as we seek to deliver relevant products that surround LEGO play to foster creative play culture!

The Licensing Manager plays a critical role in the operations and success of the Publishing Team, participating in the decision-making process influencing both strategy and daily operations. Working in close collaboration with Head of Publishing, Licensing Manger and the entire Publishing Team and multiple internal partners.

Do you have what it takes?

To be successful in this Licensing Manager role, you should have:

• Extensive experience as Manager (Account, Retail Development) in a large, highly matrixed organization, ideally in the Publishing industry.

• Proven partner and customer management skills.

• Ability to drive important metric results and set priorities against deadlines.

• Strong organizational, communication, and collaboration skills.

• Proficient in English; advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.

• Willingness to travel up to 10% and participate in overseas calls outside working hours.

• Dedication to hybrid work policy: 3 days in-office, 2 days remote.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently in a dynamic environment.

Build your career brick by brick at the LEGO Group.

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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