Sr. Software Engineering Manager - Competency Lead at LEGO · Billund

Sr. Software Engineering Manager - Competency Lead Location: Billund Job Description Are you a curious, collaborative and inspiring Leader ready to tackle your next exciting challenge? Then join our dynamic, multi-disciplinary team, and play your part in impacting how we work in the Supply and Demand Tech dept. space. You will be advocating technical awareness both by working on products and predominantly directing a team of engineers. *Please note that no relocation support is offered for this position* Core Responsibilities Lead a competency group of Software Engineers Work with people skills and opportunities for growth, improvement, and training Work closely with product teams to ensure good collaboration and ways of working Promote good engineering practices in product teams Drive technical excellence and DevSecOps culture and attitude Support Agile Methodologies and Continuous Improvement Attract diversity and talent See opportunities for improving workflows, increase throughout or in other ways optimize our day-to-day within the department Play your part in our team succeeding The Supply and Demand Technology department delivers solutions and technology that support the Supply Chain areas of the LEGO Group. In this role, you will balance people leadership and technical awareness, ensuring the right skills are in place, growing talent. Do you have what it takes? An engineering background you're proud of - several years of hands-on software development, with a deep understanding of modern practices A track record of taking initiative - you've seen something that needed doing and made it happen, without waiting to be asked A strategic lens on team growth - you think about motivation, skills, team performance, and culture as much as you think about code Curiosity about AI - you don't need to be an expert, but you're genuinely interested in how tools like GitHub Copilot (and Claude behind it) can change the way engineers work Experience in cloud-native development - with architecture patterns and services that scale Comfort in agile environments - and the ability to guide teams without a playbook A team-first approach - you embrace diversity, build trust, and lead with humility SAP experience - either on specific planning modules, hands configuration or ABAP development Knowledge around Supply Chain from a digital context would be a bonus Experience with modules around planning in SAP and knowledge in .NET development would also be beneficial Advanced English both written and verbal would be ideal as we are an internationally gathered team. Build your career brick by brick at the LEGO Group. "Bring your tech talent and people passion into play and become part of a big IT community and get the chance to spar with other specialists that share interest!" #LI-JB1 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.