LEGO Education Senior Manager, Business Development Partnerships

LEGO • Boston, MA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Just imagine how you can drive impactful partnerships, transform the reach of LEGO Education, and make inclusive learning available to all students! LEGO® Education is a global leader in the education sector, offering playful learning experiences designed to help every student succeed. We are thrilled to announce a new position: Senior Manager of Business Development - Partnerships, joining our US Commercial Team. Please note: No relocation assistance is offered for this position. The role is based on our Boston HUB located at 1000 Boylston Street. Our hybrid working model is 3 days office/2 days home weekly.

Requirements

• Proven experience in a B2B, partnership, business development, or strategic commercial environment, ideally with a focus on building and scaling multi-stakeholder partnerships.
• Demonstrable experience in identifying, engaging, and closing strategic partnerships with corporates, foundations, NGOs, or large institutional partners.
• Preferred interest in education, edtech, STEM, technology, or social impactful learning initiatives.
• Shown success in navigating sophisticated partner ecosystems, demonstrating influence, negotiation, and trust-building skills at senior levels.
• Strong strategic and analytical capabilities, including market sizing, opportunity assessment, financial modeling, and revenue growth planning.
• Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced, matrixed environment, while driving clarity, alignment, and measurable outcomes.
• Effective communication abilities with the capacity to work collaboratively across cross-functional teams (sales, marketing, academy, legal, operations).
• High degree of commercial awareness, resilience, self-direction, and ownership mentality.
• Excellent proficiency with MS Office including Excel, Word and Power-point.
• Ability and willingness to travel when required (approx. 10-20% domestically and to Denmark on occasion).

Responsibilities

• Own the development and implementation of the private partnership strategy for LEGO Education in North America.
• Focus on the K12 market and build a scalable model to unlock new funding streams.
• Identify, prioritize, and secure strategic partnerships involving corporations, foundations, CSR organizations, and other private-sector partners.
• Develop partnership structures and value propositions that align corporate objectives with the goals of LEGO Education's educational programs, resulting in co-funded STEM and learning initiatives.
• Build and cultivate positive relationships across internal teams and external partners to ensure effective teamwork and delivery.
• Develop and document case studies and evidence of successful partnerships and initiatives to demonstrate impact and inform future strategies.
• Monitor market developments in corporate giving, philanthropy, CSR, and social-impact trends, identifying opportunities for growth.
• Track performance metrics and partnership outcomes, ensuring visibility, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• 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 you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs 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 and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees