Director, Employee Relations

Job Description

Shape the global employee experience at one of the world’s most iconic and purpose-led brands.

Step in as a highly skilled and experienced Director of Employee Relations to lead our Global Employee Relations strategy and initiatives, manage complex casework, and ensure compliance with international labor laws.

This is a chance to make a real global impact in a dynamic, inclusive culture that values creativity, innovation, and continuous learning – while offering plenty of room for professional growth.

Please note: This is an individual contributor role (Director Specialist level). Relocation support can be provided for this role.

Core Responsibilities

• Manage complex cases and investigations globally, including any escalations related to employee concerns and performance issues.

• Lead the employee relations community across multiple regions to drive capability, promote best practices and facilitate knowledge exchange among teams (informal leadership).

• Partner with Legal and Corporate Compliance teams to ensure all investigations adhere to regulatory requirements.

• Establish governance for all Employee Relations activities, excluding labor relations, ensuring consistency and fairness.

• Administer tools and processes associated with investigations, including relevant technology solutions to streamline operations.

• Conduct trend analyses and provide actionable recommendations to People Leaders and People Partners to enhance employee engagement and satisfaction.

• Implement and refine an Employee Relations tracking system to support data-driven decision-making and improve reporting capabilities.

• Enhance stakeholder engagement and management across all Employee Relations activities. Collaborate with thought leaders inside and outside the LEGO Group, including opportunities for external research partnerships.

Play your part in our team succeeding

The People, Places & Culture (PPC) organization is a diverse team that brings together expertise, passion and creativity to empower our people, our workplaces and our culture. The function delivers solutions and support for our colleagues, customers and community in areas including Talent, Reward, Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing, Partnering & Operations, Workplace Experience, People Insights & Analytics, Social Responsibility and Corporate Brand Communications. 

The Global People Partnering organization covers People Partnering (HR Business Partnering) as well as Employee Relations, Benefits, policies, and local execution. The Global Partnering organization is approximately 150 colleagues and is geographically spread.

Reporting to the Vice President of Global People Partnering, this global role will be instrumental in overseeing Employee Relations cases, driving capability development, and establishing governance for all Employee Relations activities.  We have approximately 30 Employee Relations professionals.

Do you have what it takes?

• Established and demonstrated global experience in Employee Relations, Human Resources, or a related field, with expertise in investigations, compliance, and a passion for fostering a positive workplace culture.

• Proficient knowledge of employment law and regulatory requirements.

• Proven leadership skills with the ability to influence and drive change across the organization.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a strong ability to build relationships and drive outcomes at all levels.

• Experience in data analysis and utilizing metrics, adept at influencing executive decision-making through academically grounded, data-driven insights.

• Proficiency in HR technology and case management systems.

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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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Join the LEGO® team today.