Core Responsibilities:

• Group wide ownership of matters related to environmental tax (incl. environmental levies, duties, fees etc.)

• Own the relationship with key stakeholders relevant to this area such as internal environmental & sustainability teams, Product Safety & Compliance, Business Service Operations (BSO), facilities teams, Strategy & Transformation etc.

• Design processes for mandatory reporting & compliance requirements to be performed by BSO & external outsourcing partner, for example, Extended Producer Responsibility, Plastic Packaging Tax

• Ownership and coordination of group-wide sustainability & environmental initiatives, provide subject matter input on a global level

• Act as first point of contact for environmental tax related queries as part of projects & day-to-day advisory work and to ensure compliant operations of the LEGO Group

• Prepare and provide regular updates on developments & impacts for the LEGO Group on this subject to Group CFO departments and various committees

• Monitor legislative changes and new proposals in close connection with Tax Policy & Controversy, support advocacy proposals e.g., on EU Commission level

Play your part in our team succeeding!

Global Strategic Tax & Customs (GSTC) is overall accountable for taxes across the LEGO Group, including Customs and Export Control as well as environmental tax. Within this global function there are 5 sub-departments: Business Advisory, Tax Policy & Controversy, Performance & Projects, Tax Governance and Planning & Structuring. In GSTC we have the ambition to be a strong partner to our stakeholders across the LEGO Group and to work towards our sustainability goals, which lead us to create this new role in our organization.

The Senior Manager Environmental Tax will report to the Director of Planning & Structuring, a team that mainly focus on strategic and global initiatives and combines expert knowledge in all relevant tax technical disciplines. To set this new role up for success, the Senior Manager Environmental Tax will be able to work with a support network across GSTC and colleagues from our Business Service Operations team (BSO) as well as outsourcing partners.

Do you have what it takes?

We are looking for a candidate who is an awesome team player and has great stakeholder management and collaboration skills and is used to working across different teams and regions.

In addition, we expect that you have:

• Background in environmental taxation or indirect tax background and a good understanding of indirect tax mechanisms, for example related to movement of goods, manufacturing, compliance reporting, legislative process/structure etc.

• Ability to translate (complex/new) legislation into concrete actions ensuring continuous compliance

• Curiosity around technology and how it can improve ways of working & compliance, preferable knowledge and working experience in reporting and compliance related software solutions

• Professional Services advisory background or in-house experience, ideally in environmental related industries or in the energy sector

• University degree or its equivalent preferably in Business or Law and/or have Certified Accounting or Tax qualifications.

You are adaptable, solution-oriented, well-organized, and analytical. You are confident in building and maintaining partnerships with external advisors and business service centers with integrity. You are highly motivated with a can-do attitude and willing to learn and operate independently. You are a great listener and are confident in communicating results and recommendations.

Join the global LEGO® team

What’s in it for you? Here are some of what to 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.

Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes run by local teams where you are based

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, you’ll be rewarded through our global bonus scheme.

Your workplace – Our offices will be your primary workplace with flexibility to work from home during your working week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of our hybrid work model, role eligibility and frequency with you.

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 proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”

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.

Build your career brick by brick at The LEGO Group.

These are exciting times for the LEGO Group as they look to build on their continued success. In their quest to reach the builders of tomorrow, they are looking to hire the best talent and have teamed up with awesome partners in the market, like us! This might mean you could be contacted by multiple people about different opportunities. Don’t worry though, this just means you have a really interesting profile! Be sure to let us know if you’re already speaking with The LEGO Group directly so we can make sure you’re always talking to the right people.

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