Director, Sustainable Materials Strategy, Technical Lead on Resins

Job Description

Would you like to play your part in building a sustainable future? We are on a journey to make our products from more sustainable materials.
 

In this role you will be the technical expert on resin sustainability in a strategic context. The role sits at the intersection of sustainability ambition, deep materials science, and commercial reality.
 

You will shape and support the company’s sustainable resin strategy, translating complex technical topics into clear standards, recommendations, and decisions up to and including the executive leadership team. You will work closely with the Sustainable Materials Strategy Lead, and a wide network of internal and external partners.

Core Responsibilities

• Act as the technical lead on resins within Sustainable Materials Strategy, with a strong focus on sustainability, mass balance systems and other chain of custodies, and certification of sustainable materials and feedstocks

• Support the development and evolution of our sustainable resin strategy, ensuring alignment between sustainability goals, technical feasibility, and commercial logic

• Develop and deliver company standards, principles, and recommendations related to:

  • Sustainable feedstocks and sourcing pathways

  • Technologies and production processes

  • Measurement models, mass balance approaches, and traceability

  • Certification schemes and compliance requirements

• Lead and deliver cross-functional projects on complex, high-impact topics, from early exploration through to implementation recommendations

• Analyze, structure, and present complex trade-offs (technical, sustainability, cost, scalability, risk, etc.) to senior leaders, enabling clear and timely decisions

• Serve as a bridge between technical experts, sustainability specialists, commercial teams, and leadership, ensuring shared understanding and alignment

• Design and run internal learning sessions on deep technical topics for various internal audiences, translating complexity into clear, engaging narratives

• Represent the LEGO Group in external collaborations and dialogues related to sustainable resins, mass balance, certification frameworks, and more.

Play your part in our team succeeding

Sustainability is a globally based team leading the strategic-planning and target setting, and providing thought leadership and strong program management enabling our high sustainability ambitions and driving impact both inside and outside the LEGO Group. The team is led by our Chief Sustainability Officer reporting directly into the CEO. This role is anchored in the Sustainable Products & Packaging Strategy team, who is responsible for the setting the strategic directions and sustainability standards to deliver more sustainable products and packaging over time. The role will report into the Senior Director of Sustainable Products & Packaging Strategy.

Do you have what it takes?

• Extensive relevant work experience, preferably in a corporate setting

• Deep expertise in resins and polymer materials, with a strong track record in sustainability-related applications including deep understanding of a wide range of feedstocks

• Solid knowledge of mass balance systems, traceability models, and their practical application in industrial supply chains

• Strong understanding of certification schemes and standards for sustainable materials (e.g. bio-based, recycled, ISCC PLUS and other frameworks)

• Proven ability to connect sustainability ambitions with commercial and operational realities, including cost, scalability, and supply security

• Excellent collaboration skills, with experience working across highly complex, matrixed organisations

• Exceptional ability to translate complex technical topics into short, crisp, and compelling communication for non-expert audiences

• Strong project management capabilities, including structuring ambiguous problems, driving progress, and delivering outcomes

• High-level skills in PowerPoint, storytelling, and executive communication, including presenting difficult decisions and trade-offs to senior leaders

• Strong business understanding, able to balance sustainability ambition with profitability, scalability, and long-term value creation

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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.

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