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, focusing on sustainability, mass balance systems, 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.
Qualifications
- 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 and 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.
Benefits
- Family Care Leave – enhanced paid leave options.
- Insurances – life and disability insurance.
- Well‑being – resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental well‑being and build community.
- Colleague Discount – generous discount from day 1.
- Bonus – performance‑linked reward scheme.
- Workplace – hybrid policy of ~3 days in office; role eligibility will be discussed during recruitment.
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The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and encourages applicants from all backgrounds (e.g. gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion) to apply. The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Well‑being 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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