Director, Sustainable Materials Strategy, 12-month temporary position

the LEGO Group; Billund; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Life & disability insurance

Wellbeing resources

Colleague discount

Bonus program

Hybrid workplace policy

Job summary

The LEGO Group is seeking a strategic thinker to shape sustainable materials and resin guidance. You will influence senior leadership through clear pathways that balance environmental, technical and business priorities.

You will work across Sustainability, R&D, Procurement and Operations to drive progress, monitor industry developments and build external partnerships for greater impact on materials circularity.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in sustainability, sustainable materials, strategy or related fields.
• Degree in Business, Engineering, Materials Science, Sustainability or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic work on sustainable materials and resin, translating ambitions into pathways and recommendations.
• Assess trade-offs balancing environmental impact, technical feasibility, scalability and business priorities.
• Develop recommendations and decision materials for senior leaders on topics such as alternative feedstocks, advanced recycling, mass balance, certification and materials circularity.
• Define positions, standards, policies, and decision-making principles guiding sustainable materials.
• Collaborate with Sustainability, R&D, Procurement, Operations and other functions to align perspectives and drive progress.
• Monitor developments across the materials value chain and identify opportunities for collaboration and partnerships.
• Ensure the materials strategy remains ambitious, credible, and grounded in the latest science, technology, and market developments.
• Build networks and partnerships across industry and initiatives to accelerate progress.

Skills

Sustainability strategy

Stakeholder influence

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Education

Business degree

Engineering degree

Materials science degree

Sustainability degree

Tools

Life-cycle assessment (LCA)

Job description

Job Description

Are you passionate about sustainable materials and excited by the challenge of turning complex sustainability questions into clear strategic choices? Do you thrive at the intersection of business strategy, sustainability and materials innovation?

Then come join our Sustainable Products & Packaging Strategy team in a temporary position. In this role, you will help shape the LEGO Group's approach to sustainable materials, with a particular focus on resin, influencing strategic decisions that support one of our most important sustainability ambitions.

Please note that no relocation assistance is offered for this position.

Core Responsibilities

• Leading strategic work on sustainable materials and resin, translating sustainability ambitions, emerging technologies and market developments into clear pathways and recommendations


• Assessing complex trade-offs and identifying solutions that balance environmental impact, technical feasibility, scalability, and business priorities


• Developing recommendations and decision materials for senior leaders on topics such as alternative feedstocks, advanced recycling, mass balance, certification, and materials circularity


• Defining positions, standards, policies, and decision‑making principles that guide our approach to sustainable materials


• Collaborating closely with experts across Sustainability, R&D, Procurement, Operations, and other functions to align perspectives and drive progress


• Monitoring developments across the wider materials value chain and identifying opportunities for collaboration and strategic partnerships


• Ensuring our materials strategy remains ambitious, credible, and grounded in the latest science, technology, and market developments


• Building networks and partnerships across industry, value chains and relevant initiatives to accelerate progress and gain outside‑in perspectives

Do you have what it takes?

• Extensive relevant experience within sustainability, sustainable materials, strategy, or related fields


• A relevant degree in Business, Engineering, Materials Science, Sustainability, Environmental Science or a related discipline or similar experience


• Strong knowledge of sustainable materials and circularity, ideally with expertise in plastics and resin systems


• Familiarity with topics such as alternative feedstocks, advanced recycling, mass balance, certification schemes, and life-cycle assessment


• Experience developing strategies, positions and recommendations on complex sustainability topics and presenting them to senior decisionmakers


• Strong influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical, commercial and sustainability disciplines


• Experience from a complex global organisation and/or a leading management consultancy


• Excellent analytical, communication and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to translate complex technical topics into clear and actionable insights

What’s in it for you?

• 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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