Environmental Strategy Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Oversee regulatory sensing and analysis for designated environmental and product non-emissions regulatory sectors.

• Convert intricate technical, legal, and regulatory requirements into straightforward business guidance.

• Predict emerging regulatory changes and evaluate their technical, commercial, and strategic repercussions.

• Deliver actionable recommendations to leadership, technical specialists, and product teams.

• Formulate and manage the company's regulatory positions and advocacy strategies.

• Direct cross-functional regulatory advocacy initiatives from initiation to completion.

• Collaborate with Engineering, Compliance, Product, Legal, Government Relations, and other stakeholders.

• Establish and nurture relationships with regulators, industry associations, customers, and other external entities.

• Advocate for company interests across global markets and diverse audiences.

• Generate and disseminate regulatory intelligence, strategic recommendations, educational resources, and cohesive regulatory messages.

• Create strategic frameworks and analyses that support business strategy, product planning, compliance efforts, and decision-making processes.

• Oversee multiple cross-functional regulatory projects and continuous improvement endeavors.

• Manage project scope, timelines, risks, resources, tools, and processes.

• Identify process deficiencies, implement improvement strategies, and share lessons learned across teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Environmental Policy, Law, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Business, or a related technical or scientific field.

• Proven experience in environmental and/or regulatory policy.

• Strong comprehension of emerging product regulatory requirements and their implications for business and product strategies.

• Documented experience leading global projects and cross-functional teams.

• Experience working with EU policymakers, trade associations, and industry groups is highly preferred.

• Previous background in government, a trade association, or strategic regulatory development is an asset.

• Familiarity with major EU materials and product regulatory frameworks, including EU POPs, REACH, RoHS, WEEE, ESPR, and the EU Battery Regulation.

• Experience collaborating with in-house legal counsel to evaluate emerging product regulatory risks.

• Demonstrated capability in leading cross-functional subject matter expert teams and projects.

• Strong environmental knowledge covering air, exhaust, water, waste, sustainability, and/or materials.

• Ability to evaluate environmental data and its business implications.

• Strong strategic and analytical thinking abilities.

• Capacity to interpret complex and occasionally conflicting information, conduct gap analyses, benchmark current and desired states, and formulate actionable recommendations and strategies.

• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Robust planning, project, and risk management skills.

• Ability to develop and enhance systems and processes.

• Competence in eliminating inefficiencies, addressing obstacles, documenting workflows, and implementing sustainable solutions.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity policy.

• Off-site remote work arrangement.