Environmental Sustainability Lead

Synopsys, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a senior sustainability leader to shape and drive the company’s global sustainability strategy. You will lead climate programs, governance, and data-driven reporting across functions to ensure accountability and measurable impact.

The role requires 8+ years of experience in sustainability, with a proven ability to partner with stakeholders and translate complex requirements into actionable initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in sustainability, environmental science, business, engineering, supply chain, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in sustainability, environmental management, corporate responsibility, or related field.
• Experience leading cross-functional sustainability initiatives in a global organization.
• Experience managing sustainability reporting and regulatory readiness across multiple regions.
• Strong project management, analytical, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with supplier engagement and responsible supply chain programs.
• Advanced degree or certification in sustainability preferred.

Responsibilities

• Shape and execute the global sustainability strategy and roadmap.
• Drive climate programs, emissions management, and performance improvements.
• Manage cross-functional sustainability data collection, validation, and reporting.
• Lead sustainability reporting, CSRD readiness, and external disclosures.
• Develop governance and controls for external reporting.
• Partner with procurement to advance responsible supply chains.
• Monitor regulations and translate trends into business initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Stakeholder influence

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in sustainability or related field

Advanced degree or certification in sustainability

Job description

We Are

At Synopsys, our mission is to empower innovators to drive human advancement. We are a leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We partner closely with customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their research and development capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow.

Responsible Business at Synopsys provides the focus and structure for how we optimize our impact on the world and influence others to do the same. We collaborate across the company to advance sustainability priorities, strengthen governance and reporting, and integrate responsible business considerations into decision-making.

You Are

You are a sustainability professional who can translate business needs, stakeholder expectations, and evolving requirements into practical solutions. You are comfortable balancing strategy, execution, collaboration, data management, and measurable results.

You build strong relationships, exercise sound judgment, and work effectively across a global organization.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Help shape and execute Synopsys' global sustainability strategy, priorities, and roadmap.
• Drive climate-related programs, including greenhouse gas emissions management, environmental goals, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Manage cross-functional sustainability data collection, validation, and reporting processes.
• Lead sustainability reporting and regulatory readiness efforts, including CSRD-E1, climate-related disclosures, and other evolving sustainability requirements.
• Develop and enhance sustainability data governance, controls, and assurance-ready processes supporting external disclosures and reporting.
• Support sustainability, performance management and reporting processes, including tracking progress and forecasting against Synopsys' environmental sustainability commitments and responsible business priorities.
• Manage environmental sustainability disclosures, external and internal assessments, benchmarking activities, and executive-level reporting preparation.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and partnerships, supporting environmental sustainability ownership, accountability, milestones, and measures of success.
• Monitor and assess emerging sustainability regulations, reporting requirements, industry trends, standards, and stakeholder expectations, and help translate them into actionable business initiatives and recommendations.
• Partner with Procurement and other key stakeholders to advance responsible supply chain programs, supplier engagement, and sustainability due diligence.

The Impact You Will Have

• Strengthen the credibility and effectiveness of Synopsys' sustainability program.
• Enable informed decision-making through high-quality sustainability data, reporting, and insights.
• Advance Synopsys’ climate, environmental, and responsible supply chain priorities.
• Improve readiness for evolving sustainability-related requirements and stakeholder expectations.
• Build scalable governance, processes, and infrastructure that support long-term business resilience.
• Drive cross-functional alignment, accountability, and measurable results.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in sustainability, environmental science, business, engineering, supply chain, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in sustainability, environmental management, corporate responsibility, responsible sourcing, sustainability reporting, or related field.
• Experience leading cross-functional sustainability initiatives in a global organization.
• Experience managing sustainability reporting, disclosures, external assessments, or regulatory readiness across multiple countries, regions, or regulatory environments.
• Experience preparing materials, analyses, and recommendations to support senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of greenhouse gas accounting, climate targets, and environmental performance management.
• Familiarity with supplier engagement, due diligence, or responsible supply chain programs.
• Strong project management, analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-influence skills, including the ability to drive results without direct authority.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in the technology, semiconductor, software, electronics, or professional services industries.
• Hands-on experience using sustainability data management and reporting platforms and supporting ESG ratings, external reporting frameworks, reporting controls, or assurance readiness.
• Advanced degree or certification in sustainability, environmental management, business, or related field.

Who You Are

• You are practical, thoughtful, and comfortable working through detailed sustainability topics.
• You build strong working relationships and know how to bring people along.
• You are organized, detail-oriented, and proactive, with the ability to move work forward with limited guidance.
• You communicate clearly and can translate complex sustainability topics, data, and requirements into practical business decisions and next steps.

The Team You’ll Be Part Of

You will be part of the Responsible Business team and report to the Executive Director, Responsible Business. The team partners with leaders and stakeholders across Synopsys to advance sustainability priorities, strengthen reporting and governance, build resilience, and support the company’s broader responsible business objectives.