ESG Compliance Specialist

Otter Products, LLC•Fort Collins, CO

1d•$80,000 - $102,000•Hybrid

About The Position

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!

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with EPR frameworks and reporting, and comparable US state-level packaging laws is strongly preferred.
Experience maintaining corporate responsible sourcing program preferred.

Responsibilities

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.
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.
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.
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.