Director of Engineering, Customer Data Foundation

About the role

We are transforming how the LEGO Group leverages first-party customer data to power marketing, personalisation, and connected digital experiences. At the center of this transformation is a Customer Data Foundation, a set of core platforms and capabilities that span identity, consent, data ingestion, and audience creation. Together, these systems enable the LEGO Group to build a trusted, unified view of the customer and make that data available for activation across global channels. We are looking for a Director of Engineering to lead this domain, owning both the technical direction and the engineering organization responsible for making customer data reliable, scalable, and usable across the company. This is a critical leadership role operating across multiple teams (~5 teams), working at the intersection of data, platform engineering, and marketing technology.

Responsibilities

• Technical leadership of the domain
• You'll guide architecture, platform strategy, and delivery quality, ensuring the solutions we build are robust, scalable, and aligned to long-term needs.
• Engineering governance and standards
• You'll bring structure and clarity to how decisions are made, establishing strong practices and enabling teams to move forward with confidence.
• Business and technology alignment
• You'll partner with stakeholders to translate needs into pragmatic technical approaches, balancing speed, quality, and commercial impact.
• Developing engineering leaders
• You'll coach and support engineering managers and senior engineers, helping them grow into confident, proactive leaders and strengthening the overall capability of the organization.
• Data platform excellence
• You'll contribute to the evolution of data pipelines and platform reliability, helping ensure a strong, scalable foundation that supports continued growth and innovation.
• What you'll contribute to
• This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys going deep on complex systems, building strong teams, and delivering tangible outcomes in a high-impact space.

Requirements

• Experience leading engineering in customer data systems or related domains
• Strong technical depth, particularly in data architectures, data governance and identity management
• Experience working with commercial marketing teams
• Experience with event tracking standards across web, app, and engagement products
• A track record of developing people and building strong engineering cultures
• Confidence navigating complexity and balancing multiple perspectives to drive progress
• Familiarity with regulated data environments is beneficial
• What you're stepping into
• You'll join a leadership team with strong momentum and meaningful achievements, supported by a platform that plays a central role in delivering marketing and personalization impact globally.
• This is a chance to shape a critical part of the organization, build on a solid base, and help unlock the next phase of growth and impact.
• 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.
• Children are our role mod

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