ESG Compliance Specialist

Otter Products, LLC; Fort Collins (CO); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Sharing Program

Comprehensive Benefits

Job summary

Otter Products, LLC is seeking an ESG Compliance Specialist to join our Compliance Team. Hybrid in Fort Collins, CO or fully remote in the U.S.

You will develop plans to meet environmental compliance standards, monitor regulations globally, and support reporting and certifications across jurisdictions for plastics, energy, packaging, and product materials. The role requires a background in ESG, regulatory monitoring, and sourcing oversight, with a focus on CSRD/EPR and related reporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Business, Law, or related field is required.
• Master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of three years in a global ESG role, including corporate settings.
• Familiarity with EPR frameworks and US state packaging laws preferred.

Responsibilities

• Regulatory Monitoring: track and ensure compliance with environmental regulations globally.
• Environmental Impact Assessment: monitor KPI’s on energy, water, waste and emissions.
• Environmental Reporting and Certifications: manage reporting and certifications across jurisdictions.
• Responsible Sourcing: support SMETA audits and oversight of responsible sourcing programs.

Skills

Global ESG experience

Regulatory monitoring

Sustainability reporting

EPR familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Business, Law, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

EPR reporting knowledge

ROHS/REACH knowledge

California Prop65 knowledge

Job description

Overview

Otter Products is currently seeking an ESG Compliance Specialist to join our Compliance Team! This position can be based at our Fort Collins, CO headquarters, working a hybrid schedule, or fully remote in the U.S.

As the Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Compliance Specialist, you’ll exercise judgement to develop plans and criteria toward setting and achieving objectives to ensure our products and/or processes follow the required legal compliance frameworks on a global scale. In this role you will plan, develop, implement, and maintain environmental regulatory compliance capabilities for Otter Products in accordance with local, national, and international standards, as related to our products. This role applies solid environmental law knowledge to discern and perform environmental impact reporting requirements across Otter Products’ product materials, including plastics, power, glass, and packaging materials.

If you have a curiosity to understand and predict where technologies and products are heading in the future with a focus on identifying and managing sustainability improvement initiatives for global businesses and/or production environments, keep reading!

About Otter Products

At Otter Products, we protect what’s important. From our founder’s garage in 1998 to the global technology leader we are today, Otter Products continues to drive growth through innovation and sense of purpose. Through our industry-leading brands – OtterBox and OtterCares – we provide our partners and customers the number one selling and most trusted products in our categories. Our commitment to excellence and our philanthropic spirit is the foundation on which we foster our partner relationships, allowing us to grow and to give - together. By way of our charitable arm, the OtterCares Foundation, we support our communities and invest in the future through education that inspires kids to change the world. Our founder’s core values are still at the heart of everything we do. We measure our success not just by business results, but by our ability to give back to our communities and strengthen opportunities for all. To learn more, visit www.otterbox.com/pages/careers.

Responsibilities

• Regulatory Monitoring
  • Anticipate, track, analyze, communicate, and ensure company compliance with environmental regulations, global market access requirements, company sustainability initiatives, and corresponding certifications.
  • Stay current on the latest environmental legislation and regulations in the US, UK, EU, CA and other countries/regions to ensure requirements are met before and after commercialization.
  • Communicate emerging environmental regulations to the business. Define and maintain environmental/regulatory roadmap to influence accurate corporate restriction timelines.
• Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Track business Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for sustainability and environmental impact, including company energy use, water use, waste, carbon emissions, recycled content, and more.
  • Complete corporate sustainability assessments and surveys, third-party audits, and regulatory disclosures such as CDP or EcoVadis for customers.
  • Prepare for upcoming regulatory requirements and ESG impact assessments such as CSRD, California SB 261: Climate-related Financial Risk Act, etc.
• Environmental Reporting and Certifications
  • Manage UL2809 Recycled Content Certification program across suppliers, third-party auditors, product engineers, packaging and marketing teams, and customers.
  • Oversee all global Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) reporting, registration, fee obligations, and compliance across applicable jurisdictions, including coordination with Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs).
  • Coordinate EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) compliance by working with suppliers, developing certificates of conformity, and working closely with Packaging teams to ensure that global environmental regulations are met.
  • Manage and maintain other business and regional-specific requirements for packaging and product recyclability, such as the Green Dot program, France Triman labeling program, US Battery Networking recycling, etc.
• Responsible Sourcing
  • Assist in the continued development of the company’s responsible sourcing program, including the review of SMETA audits, familiarity with the Responsible Business Alliance Code of Conduct, and oversight of forced labor compliance requirements in the US, CA, EU, and AU.
  • Assist in the company’s Restricted Substance compliance program including RoHS, REACH, and California Prop65.
  • Stay informed of new responsible sourcing regulations that will impact the company; determining if the company is in scope of regulations and what process changes need to be implemented to stay compliant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Business, Law, or related field is required. A master’s degree is preferred. Equivalent experience in addition to the required minimum may be considered.
• Minimum of three years of experience in a global ESG role, including in a corporate setting.
• Familiarity with EPR frameworks and reporting, and comparable US state-level packaging laws is strongly preferred.
• Experience maintaining corporate responsible sourcing program preferred.

EEO

Otter Products, LLC is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic or status protected by law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act and in accordance with all other applicable federal, state and local laws.

For US Based Roles Only - Base Compensation Range Minimum

USD $80,000.00/Yr.

For US Based Roles Only - Base Compensation Range Maximum

USD $102,000.00/Yr.

Additional Total Rewards

Otter Products offers a robust benefits package to eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, basic life, voluntary life, long-term and short-term disability, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and 401(k) retirement plan. Additionally, for eligible employees, we offer accrued paid time off based on seniority, volunteer time off, parental leave, bereavement leave, company holidays, and years of service awards. Check out www.otterbox.com/pages/careers for more info., Variable Incentive Program - This position is eligible for the Profit Sharing Program.