Director of Sustainability Excellence

In the VELUX Group, we offer you a world of opportunities and the chance to create a bright future. From the forefront of the sustainable indoor living industry, we enable those who live, work and play under the roof transform their spaces and live a healthier everyday life with more daylight and fresh air.

The VELUX Group is an international, family-owned business with strong financial roots and each year we are able to create real impact by reinvesting in society, our employees and planet through our foundations.
Alongside the rest of our values, “courage” and “mutual respect” define our actions every day and how we wish to contribute to the world.

Are you ready to lead transformative sustainability initiatives which integrate circularity, ESG compliance, and innovative business practices? Do you thrive in driving cross-functional collaboration, developing actionable strategies, and influencing global sustainability transitions? If you are passionate about steering impactful change, you might be our new team member.

Your Challenges

As Director of Sustainability Excellence, you will lead VELUX’s efforts in both circularity, bioodiversity as well as the wider ESG implementation, playing an important role in the company's transition towards sustainable business models.

Reporting to the Head of Sustainability, you will manage a team of sustainability specialists and business partners. You will be responsible for driving circularity and biodiversity initiatives across the organization while also overseeing the integration of ESG requirements in line with emerging regulations and stakeholder expectations.

Your main responsibilities will be to:

• Manage a team of sustainability specialists and business partners, supporting functional leaders in developing annual sustainability business plans to integrate sustainability across key functions and line of business.

• Drive the company-wide strategic project to embed circularity along the value chain, thereby collaborating closely with the Products & Innovation function on R&D and innovation.

• Oversee the strategic project Biodiversity focusing on our own operations and our supply chain.

• Work closely with cross-functional teams such as Finance, Procurement, Logistics, and Product Development to ensure alignment of sustainability initiatives with business objectives.

• Track and ensure compliance with emerging ESG regulations, including the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and other future requirements.

• Lead internal training and communication efforts to embed ESG and circularity practices within the organization.

• Monitor and report on the success of circularity and ESG initiatives, providing insights and recommendations to senior leadership.

Your Qualifications

We are looking for a leader with a partnership mentality and a proven ability to navigate complex sustainability landscapes and drive meaningful change.

The ideal candidate is pragmatic, balancing ambition with a realistic understanding of the operational landscape. You should be an effective change agent, capable of inspiring teams and fostering alignment among senior stakeholders. A passion for sustainability transformation, combined with an ability to navigate regulatory complexity, will set you apart in this role

As a leader you are driven by the success of your employees and can foster a work environment recognized by psychological safety and a will to drive a high performance towards our strategic goals and the business we succeed with.

Furthermore, you will need:

• 8+ years of experience in sustainability, ESG, or circular economy roles, ideally in a global manufacturing or B2B environment.

• Strong understanding of circular economy principles, ESG reporting frameworks (e.g., CSRD , GRI, SASB), and regulatory landscapes.

• Proven experience leading teams and implementing cross-functional sustainability initiatives.

• Expertise in regulatory requirements and sustainability transitions, particularly in Europe (CSRD, CSDDD, EU Taxonomy).

• Strong project management skills with experience delivering complex, multi-stakeholder projects.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills

• Fluent in English, with additional languages being an advantage.

Your Opportunities
This is your chance to drive sustainability excellence in a global organization. By leading key projects and fostering partnerships, you’ll play a pivotal role in advancing our circularity goals while influencing dealer engagement strategies.

In addition to a dynamic and collaborative work environment, we offer the opportunity to make a tangible impact on circularity initiatives and sustainability innovation.

Application and contact

Learn more about the VELUX Group online at www.velux.com, where you can read more about working at our company and what to expect from our recruitment process.

We are looking forward to receiving your application and resume as soon as possible. We will review applications and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, so don’t wait to apply.

Equal Opportunity Employer
VELUX Residential is fully committed to the concept and practice of equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. To further our goal of equal employment opportunity for all employees and prospective employees, it is the policy of VELUX Residential to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. All employment decisions shall be consistent with the principle of equal employment opportunity and only job-related qualifications will be required.

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