Environmental Sustainability Lead

Agriculture, Energy & Environment · Environmental Services · Sustainability

In short

Synopsys is seeking an Environmental Sustainability Lead to shape and execute its global sustainability strategy, focusing on climate programs, emissions management, and performance improvement. This role involves managing cross-functional data collection, validation, and reporting processes, ensuring readiness for evolving sustainability regulations and stakeholder expectations.

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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.

Desired 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.

Benefits

  • In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses.
  • Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package.

Skills

Greenhouse gas accountingSupply chain managementProject managementData governanceStakeholder engagement
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About Synopsys Inc

Smart, Secure Everything—From Silicon to Software Synopsys technology is at the heart of innovations that are changing the way we live and work. The Internet of Things. Autonomous cars. Wearables. Smart medical devices. Secure financial services. Machine learning and computer vision. These breakthroughs are ushering in the era of Smart, Secure Everything―where devices are getting smarter, everything’s connected, and everything must be secure. Powering this new era of technology are advanced silicon chips, which are made even smarter by the remarkable software that drives them. Synopsys is at…

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Company

Synopsys Inc

Job Posted

1 hour ago

Employment Type

Full Time

Work mode

On Site

Salary

US$179,000–269,000 / year

Experience Level

Senior

Locations

United States

Qualification

Bachelor, Master, Doctoral

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