Director of Sustainability

Land O'Lakes, Inc.

. Lead Land O’Lakes’ enterprise sustainability strategy .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeArden Hills • Minnesota • United StatesLead💰 $163,520 - $245,280 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading enterprise sustainability strategies, regulatory compliance, and carbon accounting, while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve sustainability goals and reporting accuracy.

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Sustainability Strategy LeadershipRegulatory Compliance ManagementCarbon Accounting ExpertiseStakeholder EngagementProgram Leadership

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Hard Skills

Sustainability ReportingGHG ProtocolSBTiLCA MethodologyEnvironmental RegulationData AnalysisQuantification Tools DevelopmentEmissions VerificationRisk AssessmentGovernance Frameworks

Soft Skills

Influence Without AuthorityFacilitation SkillsCoachingCommunicationCollaboration

Industry Keywords

Agricultural Industry ExperienceEnvironmental Reporting StandardsThird-Party VerificationSupply Chain ResilienceEnterprise Metrics

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead Land O’Lakes’ enterprise sustainability strategy
Partner with business units, corporate functions, and enterprise experts on customer requirements, regulatory obligations, emerging risks, and natural resource and supply chain resilience opportunities
Oversee complex, multi-state sustainability regulatory reporting, compliance, and internal governance
Convene stakeholders to ensure reporting accuracy
Represent Land O’Lakes in industry and national sustainability forums
Collaborate with internal and external partners on measurement, verification, and standard reporting practices
Define the enterprise sustainability strategy, goals, and roadmap
Define and refine internal governance and convene groups for education, collaboration, and action planning
Brief executive leadership with options, quantified impacts, and recommendations
Lead state-by-state sustainability compliance and quantify enterprise cost exposure
Govern public goals, progress statements, and disclosures with business unit, supply chain, legal, and communications teams
Advance carbon-accounting capability, including system-based emissions accounting, custom emission factors, and product carbon footprint and intervention models
Audit carbon-accounting processes and controls and strengthen the annual emissions verification cycle
Monitor, interpret, and participate in evolving standards
Advise leadership on cost, feasibility, and timing
Partner with supply chain to integrate business efforts and sustainability goals
Own enterprise metrics and progress reporting
Help business units meet customer sustainability requirements
Build customer-facing quantification tools and opportunity analyses with third-party partners
Support business unit growth
Represent Land O’Lakes in industry groups, peer networks, and technical working groups
Direct and coach the Senior Sustainability Manager accountable for EPR, regulatory reporting, and packaging goal measurement
Secure needed analytics and technical resources

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, environmental, engineering, or a scientific discipline required
10+ years of progressive experience in sustainability, regulatory compliance, or a related enterprise function
Experience leading enterprise-wide initiatives in a matrixed organization
Proven ability to lead strategic initiatives across an enterprise
Agricultural industry experience highly desired
Working knowledge of carbon accounting and environmental reporting standards, including GHG Protocol, SBTi and FLAG, LCA methodology, third-party verification and assurance, and environmental regulation
Ability to translate technical, regulatory, and data-heavy topics into clear executive recommendations, quantified tradeoffs, and defensible external statements
Proven influence without authority across business units, Legal, Finance, Government Relations, Supply Chain, Communications, and Data & Analytics
Credible representation with customers, industry bodies, and members
Strong governance, facilitation, and program leadership skills
Experience building capability and coaching senior individual contributors

Benefits

Comp & perks

Broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best
Reasonable accommodation support during the employment application process