Product Sustainability Strategy Lead

Pentair Management Company; Golden Valley (MN); On-site; USD 96,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase program

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Job summary

You will partner with cross-functional teams to refresh frameworks, advance sustainability attributes, and quantify benefits such as carbon footprint and energy/water savings. This role emphasizes data-driven decisions, stakeholder influence, and global scope within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, sciences, marketing, or related degree.
• Master's degree (or above) in sustainability or sciences preferred.
• Previous experience in product development, engineering, or quality strongly desired.
• Experience in sustainability, engineering, or marketing.
• High level of attention to detail, ability to manage complex projects, and required outcomes to support business objectives.
• Self-motivated, and self-directed, and able to multi-task a large variety of projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Excellent communication skills (listening, writing, and speaking), ability to influence.
• Ability to actively participate in team development, team-oriented processes, and motivate others to do the same.
• Strong aptitude for organization, prioritization, and managing multiple tasks at the same time.
• Strong ethics, values, and a passion to preserve human life and the environment.

Responsibilities

• Advance Pentair's product sustainability strategy as the product sustainability lead, partnering with the VP of Sustainability and Pentair businesses to create a customer value-based product sustainability framework.
• Identify and partner with engineering teams to develop sustainable product claims, including scientific support and documentation.
• Evaluate potential value creation through quantification of product carbon footprint, life cycle analysis and environmental product declarations, and system certifications (i.e., ISO).
• Guide engineering teams in optimizing products' sustainability attributes, functionality, and considering future-proof regulatory requirements.
• Partner with ESG Finance to maintain Pentair's scope three carbon/GHG footprint.
• Lead business enablement for compliance with sustainability related regulations, such as extended producer responsibility (EPR).
• Manage corporate certification programs such as ENERGY STAR partner of the year and other submissions as needed.
• Utilize data analytics tools, including sustainability software platforms and PowerBI to create and maintain dashboards for key product sustainability portfolio views.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

You will partner with cross-functional teams to refresh frameworks, advance sustainability attributes, and quantify benefits such as carbon footprint and energy/water savings. This role emphasizes data-driven decisions, stakeholder influence, and global scope within a dynamic environment.