Product Sustainability & Customer Engagement Lead

Sandisk • Milpitas, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Product Sustainability & Customer Engagement role leads strategic, customer‑facing sustainability initiatives that translate environmental goals into measurable, data‑driven outcomes. This role serves as the primary partner to customers on sustainability topics, helping them understand their impacts, quantify the value of sustainable solutions, and implement programs that advance both their objectives and our business strategy. It ensures customers receive accurate, complete, and traceable sustainability data, while guiding them through compliant claims, reporting standards, and emerging regulatory expectations.
This role also acts as the organizational connector between customers and internal teams—bringing together product, data/analytics, sales, and compliance to deliver consistent, credible, and scalable sustainability engagements. By converting customer insights into repeatable tools, case studies, and solution roadmaps, the role accelerates customer adoption, strengthens our market differentiation, and builds trust through evidence‑based sustainability performance. The Product Sustainability & Customer Engagement is ultimately responsible for executing customer‑facing sustainability programs to drive value creation, deepen partnerships, and enable credible, decision-grade sustainability outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Sustainability Science, Materials Science, or related technical field.
• 6-8 years of experience in quantitative sustainability workstreams, product development, lifecycle assessment, or environmental compliance.
• Strong understanding of LCA methodologies, product carbon accounting standards, and sustainability reporting frameworks.
• Proven experience with LCA tools, product data systems, and scaling across diverse product portfolios.
• Ability to translate complex technical information into clear recommendations for non‑technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated track record developing or governing product related claims, narratives, or communications in consultation with Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance partners
• Strong project management and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Sustainability Science, Engineering and/or relevant area of study
• Expert level understanding of eco- and/or sustainable product- design principles, circularity frameworks, material science, and/or product engineering.
• Deep understanding of EU ESPR, DPP, and EPR requirements, and product‑related ESG regulations.
• Familiarity with sustainable design risks, opportunities, and know-how in the semiconductor industry.
• Familiarity with supplier engagement or Scope 3 product-related categories and data accounting and analysis.
• Experience supporting external audits or EPD verification.

Responsibilities

• Product Sustainability Strategy & Governance
• Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) & Product Carbon Footprinting (PCF)
• Regulatory Compliance & Market Requirements
• Customer Sustainability Engagement & Communications
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration
• Data Management & Tools

Benefits

• You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance.
• Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan.
• RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level