Associate Manager, Budget Operations & Systems (Marketing)

Job Description

Are you passionate about balancing budgets and working with exciting new technology that will have a visible impact on commercial success? Join our marketing group as the budget operations & systems Associate Manager! In this temporary role, you'll work and learn alongside industry subject matter experts as we infuse our day-to-day lives with new systems and tech.

Note: This temporary role is expected to last through February, 2027 according to business need.

Core Responsibilities

• Support the onboarding and adoption of the Planini tool for the US Marketing team , serving as a day-to-day point of contact for user questions, troubleshooting, and guidance.

• Support month-end and year-end close processes , including accruals and reporting, in collaboration with Marketing and Finance partners.

• Assist in the development and maintenance of training materials and documentation to enable effective system onboarding and ongoing user support.

• Help ensure accuracy and completeness of marketing financial data , identifying discrepancies and working with partners to resolve issues during close cycles.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Finance, and Global teams , helping to maintain alignment and communication during system and process changes.

• Contribute to process improvement efforts , identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency in reporting, accruals, and system-related workflows.

Do your part in our team succeeding

The US Marketing Planning & Operations team turns business priorities into focused, actionable marketing plans that drive growth. This role plays a key part by ensuring our financial data is accurate, consistent, and ready to inform decisions. It also supports the rollout of a new financial reporting system—helping teams adopt the tool, troubleshoot issues, and establish effective ways of working. By strengthening reporting and enabling a smooth system transition, this role helps the organization plan smarter, track performance, and manage marketing investments with confidence. This role will help support the Manager of Marketing Planning during this system transition.

Do you have what it takes!

• Strong financial foundation, with experience supporting month-end and year-end close, accruals, and financial reporting, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Experience working with financial or planning systems, with a focus on maintaining reliable, consistent data.

• Quick learner of systems and tools, with the ability to build confidence quickly and support others as new processes and platforms are introduced.

• Strong collaborator, able to work effectively across Marketing, Finance, and other business teams to deliver shared outcomes.

• Curious and problem-focused approach, with the ability to spot data issues, ask the right questions, and work with others to resolve them.

• Comfortable navigating change, with a flexible approach and a positive mentality in fast-moving or evolving environments.

• Team-first mentality, with a willingness to support others, share knowledge, and contribute to a supportive and high-performing team environment.

• Experience supporting marketing or commercial finance, with familiarity in budgeting, campaign spend, or agency/vendor management.

• Exposure to system implementations, upgrades, or user onboarding/training efforts.

• Experience in a global or matrixed organization, with an understanding of how to navigate multiple collaborators and priorities.

Relocation

There is no relocation budget for this role.

Hybrid working model

Our workplace enables our LEGO colleagues to be and do their best at work. Introducing a flexible way of working is a great example of how we live up to our ambition. This 3 day in the office hybrid model will exemplify our People Promise by embracing the different life situations of our colleagues.

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Compensation

The salary for this position has a range of $84,488.00 - $126,732.00 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalisation of the employment offer.

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 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.

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

Your 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.

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, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

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.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

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