Licensing Manager

Job Description

Come and join one of the world’s most loved brands and bring your licensing expertise to a role that offers exposure to inspiring brand partnerships and globally recognised IPs.

The Inbound Licensing team brings outstanding brands and intellectual properties into the LEGO portfolio, strengthening our relevance and reach with diverse audiences around the world. We are passionate about building trusted, long-term partnerships and bringing value together!

We’re pleased to offer our hybrid working arrangement, Best of Both, with three days per week in our London office and two days working from home. Please note: relocation support is not available for this role.

Core Responsibilities

Primary responsibility in this role is managing the execution of a high volume of licensing contracts. You will collaborate with many stakeholders internally, including commercial, marking, legal, finance and compliance functions, together with working directly with the IP partner to agree terms.

• Lead end-to-end deal execution, taking agreements from negotiation through to signed contracts

• Drive critical path management to ensure contracts are prioritised and finalised ahead of production start dates

• Deliver on our partner promise by leading relationships with key inbound licensing partners and ensuring a consistent, high-quality collaboration experience across all business touchpoints

• Build strong internal and external networks to enable seamless collaboration and best-in-class partnership outcomes

• Approach challenges with curiosity and creativity, engaging stakeholders and navigating complexity to unlock solutions that create shared value for both the LEGO brand and IP partners

Do you have what it takes?

• Relevant professional experience in licensing, with strong exposure to contract management and execution

• Demonstrated negotiation capability and confidence handling contractual detail

• Strong numerical skills with excellent attention to detail

• Ability to manage a varied workload, balancing multiple priorities and deadlines effectively

• Highly organised , structured and proactive in approach

• A creative, forward-thinking attitude with the confidence to challenge constructively

• Clear and impactful written and verbal communication skills

• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions and seniority levels

• Analytical approach with a high level of accuracy and precision

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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