Senior Director, Head of Sustainable Materials Strategy & Standards

Job Description

Are you passionate about shaping the future of sustainable materials and turning complex sustainability challenges into clear strategic choices? Do you thrive at the intersection of business, sustainability and strategy?

Then join us to lead a critical agenda of defining how we transition to more sustainable materials while balancing environmental impact, technical feasibility and business needs.

In this role, you will lead our Sustainable Materials Strategy & Standards team and play a key role in shaping the future of materials across the LEGO Group. This is a unique opportunity to influence both the strategic direction and the standards that will guide our sustainable materials transition in the years ahead.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and continuously evolve the LEGO Group's Sustainable Materials Strategy, defining ambitions, targets and pathways across resin short- to mid-term and other priority materials including electronics and textiles

• Establish the strategic direction and decision principles for sustainable materials, balancing environmental impact, technical feasibility, commercial realities and scalability

• Own key materials-related policies, standards and positions, including feedstocks, recycling technologies, mass balance approaches, chain of custody, certification requirements and credible sustainability claims

• Translate emerging scientific, technical, regulatory and market developments into clear recommendations and actionable choices for senior decision-makers

• Build strong external networks and partnerships across industry, value chains and relevant initiatives to accelerate progress and gain outside-in perspectives

• Lead, inspire and develop a small high-performing team of strategy and materials specialists

• Drive cross-functional alignment across Sustainability, Operations, Product, Procurement, Commercial, Government & Public Affairs and other key functions

• Represent the LEGO Group in senior external forums and discussions relating to sustainable materials and industry standards

Play your part in our team succeeding

The role sits within the central Sustainability team and is leading the enterprise on this topic. This is a key sustainability priority with significant focus and support across the organization. You will report directly to the CSO and sit in the CSO Leadership Team.

Do you have what it takes

You are a strategic, influential and collaborative leader with deep sustainability expertise and strong business acumen. You are comfortable operating in ambiguity, making decisions where no perfect solution exists and guiding senior stakeholders through complex trade-offs. You know how to connect sustainability goals with business value and can translate highly technical material topics into clear, compelling strategic choices.

Most importantly, you are excited about the opportunity to shape not only where the LEGO Group goes, but also the principles and standards that help us get there.

• Significant senior leadership experience within sustainability, materials and strategy, ideally gained in a global organization

• Proven expertise in strategy development and execution, with the ability to balance sustainability ambition with commercial and operational considerations

• Strong understanding of sustainable materials and sufficient technical depth to engage credibly on alternative feedstocks, recycling technologies, certification systems and chain of custody approaches

• Demonstrated success influencing and aligning stakeholders across multiple functions and levels of an organization

• Experience building external partnerships and engaging across industries and value chains

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts and influence executive audiences

• A strong track record of leading and developing high-performing specialist teams while fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture

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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.

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.

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