Director, Communication Partners & Operations + **Location** Shanghai, Shanghai, China + **Job ID** 0000021736 + **Category** Sales, Marketing & Product Management **Job Description** We’re looking for someone to help us shape our account handling capability, in the China Hub of our in-house agency based in Shanghai. We’re looking for a Director with an ad agency background at a leadership level, so if you have strong people leader experience and top-level brand advertising agency experience this could be the role for you. This Director will lead a small team of Project Mangers (Account Handlers), who take responsibility for and champion the delivery of quality creative work,always thinking of the value we bring as an in-house agency.You will do so througha tireless passion for the LEGO brand,the effective management of your team and by meeting our marketing partners needs and addressing their business problems. You will work into the Head of the China & APAC Agency, ensuring an optimal operational set up, alongside a leadership team that is responsible for creating the setting where high quality thinking, great creative campaign work and our people can flourish. **Play your part in our team succeeding** Our LEGO Agency China is the regional hub within the LEGO in-house advertising agency. We are responsible for leading strategic and conceptual development, design, and maturing communication campaigns for the China region. Our role is to engage with children and the adults in their lives, with great ideas that drive commercial momentum for our Markets. We do this by combining Global campaign toolboxes with local market insight to deliver campaigns that are relevant for audiences in the region and coherent with global franchise strategy. We also develop bespoke campaigns targeted at regional specific consumer, shopper or customer opportunities. We aim to make the LEGO brand and its franchises engaging to all our audiences. **Core Responsibilities:** A natural navigator with experience in complex stakeholder landscapes, you will help guide the agency teams through the complexity of working with multiple stakeholders within The LEGO Group, reading the signals of the business, ensuring the China team is able to respond with agility. True partnership is about trust,as a leader of Communication Partners you will establish trust based onmutual respect and a deep level of understanding,whilst knowing the difference between what a marketing partner wants and what they need. Understanding our Marketing teams, understanding them as people, understanding their regions, their business and the environment in which they need to deliver. You will have overall responsibility for the Agency relationship with our China market. On the operational side, you will help us develop the best agency setup to respond to the evolving needs of the business and ambitions. Overseeing agency budget and the capacity planning model for the China team. Define, train and nurture the Communication partner team championing the LEGO Group People Promise in your leadership style. ACalming Influencewith a constant flow of enthusiasm and energy regardless of what’s goingon around us, you will keep a cool head. ​ **Do you have what it takes?** + 10 years and above advertising agency leadership experience, either external or in-house + You will be a proven leader with a nurturing, inclusive approach. You are extremely passionate and positive with boundless energy and determination. + You’ll show good business maturity, building strong relationships with our Regional Market partners, having gravitas that they buy into. + You will be an outstanding presenter of work, strong communication and influencing skills. + We are part of a Global Agency network so we would want you to be an excellent cross agency collaborator helping build bridges across the regional hubs and the Global team. + Demonstrable experience formulating and improving agency operations and ways of working process and team structure. + Able to travel internationally when required. You will be working as part of a Global Agency. In order to succeed, teamwork, collaboration and networking will be fundamental to your daily work. \#LI-SX1 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. Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. For all candidates, if you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply. 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.**