Senior Compliance Manager at LEGO in Billund, South Denmark, Denmark

Senior Compliance Manager Location: Billund Job Description Are you a regulatory compliance expert ready to shape product safety standards and unlock market access for one of the world’s most beloved brands across a diverse and complex region? Bring your regulatory expertise to the LEGO Group and take ownership of product safety and compliance across EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) — ensuring every LEGO product is safe, market-ready, and built to exceed the highest global standards. Core Responsibilities Monitor upcoming external product regulatory requirements using relevant internal and external tools, and evaluate how new requirements may affect the LEGO Group's internal product safety and compliance standards. Ensure the timely update of relevant sections of the LEGO Group's Product Safety Handbook (PSH) and associated compliance documents, and communicate changes to affected stakeholders to ensure consistent implementation. Provide compliance support to a range of internal stakeholders, to ensure that LEGO products meet all in-country testing, certification, and labelling requirements within the region. Provide operational compliance support on the interpretation and implementation of national regulatory requirements across the region, and decide on corrective actions related to product safety and compliance as necessary. Apply balanced and ethical decision-making when evaluating compliance requirements against business needs, practicality, and sustainability considerations. Collaborate with internal departments to resolve issues relating to product regulatory requirements in the region. Engage in relevant standardisation activities and regional and/or local Industry Associations as agreed. Serve as co-owner and subject-matter expert of marking requirements for product packaging within the internal Product Safety Handbook. Play Your Part in Our Team Succeeding The Product Safety & Compliance team protects consumers, builds the LEGO Group's reputation, and facilitates market access by ensuring that LEGO® products are safe by design and meet or exceed applicable legal requirements globally. We establish internal rules for safe and compliant LEGO® products, approve all materials and elements used, and verify that they meet or exceed global legal requirements. In this role, you will serve as the regional compliance specialist for EMEA, playing a key part in ensuring that all LEGO products are safe, compliant, and have full market access across one of the world's most complex and diverse regulatory landscapes. You will work closely with a small group of colleagues who are regional compliance specialists in other regions, and together ensure global coverage. Do You Have What It Takes? Education A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent professional experience that has provided a comparable level of technical knowledge. Must-Have Qualifications 5 to 10 years of industry experience in regulatory compliance within the consumer products sector, preferably within the toy sector. Functional expertise in interpreting regulatory requirements from legislation and technical standards, and translating these into product-relevant internal requirements. Proven experience managing and collaborating with regulatory authorities, and other external stakeholders, as well as with multiple internal stakeholders up to VP level. Ability to ethically balance practicality, business needs, and compliance requirements in decision-making. Self-driven and used to working independently with a structured and systematic approach, understanding the importance of documenting decisions and conclusions Experience handling confidential documentation and sensitive regulatory material with discretion. A genuine passion for play and creativity, aligned with the LEGO Group's values. Advanced oral and written English proficiency (Level 13 / C1); proficiency in additional languages is an advantage. Nice-to-Have Qualifications Excellent analytical skills with a data-driven approach to problem-solving and decision-making. Skilled relationship builder with experience developing networks across diverse functional areas. Experience with Lean methodologies and/or continuous improvement activities. Proficiency in standard IT tools including MS Office and SAP. Prior experience in a project leadership role. #LI-CD2 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. Just imagine building your dream career. Then make it real. Join the LEGO® team today.