ESG Compliance Specialist

Otter Products is currently seeking an ESG Compliance Specialist to join our Compliance Team! This position can be based at our Fort Collins, CO headquarters, working a hybrid schedule, or fully remote in the U.S.

As the Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Compliance Specialist, you’ll exercise judgement to develop plans and criteria toward setting and achieving objectives to ensure our products and/or processes follow the required legal compliance frameworks on a global scale. In this role you will plan, develop, implement, and maintain environmental regulatory compliance capabilities for Otter Products in accordance with local, national, and international standards, as related to our products.

This role applies solid environmental law knowledge to discern and perform environmental impact reporting requirements across Otter Products’ product materials, including plastics, power, glass, and packaging materials.

If you have a curiosity to understand and predict where technologies and products are heading in the future with a focus on identifying and managing sustainability improvement initiatives for global businesses and/or production environments, keep reading!

At Otter Products, we protect what’s important. From our founder’s garage in 1998 to the global technology leader we are today, Otter Products continues to drive growth through innovation and sense of purpose. Through our industry-leading brands – Otter Box and Otter Cares – we provide our partners and customers the number one selling and most trusted products in our categories.

Our commitment to excellence and our philanthropic spirit is the foundation on which we foster our partner relationships, allowing us to grow and to give - together. By way of our charitable arm, the Otter Cares Foundation, we support our communities and invest in the future through education that inspires kids to change the world. Our founder’s core values are still at the heart of everything we do.

We measure our success not just by business results, but by our ability to give back to our communities and strengthen opportunities for all. To learn more, visit

• Regulatory Monitoring
  • Anticipate, track, analyze, communicate, and ensure company compliance with environmental regulations, global market access requirements, company sustainability initiatives, and corresponding certifications.
  • Stay current on the latest environmental legislation and regulations in the US, UK, EU, CA and other countries/regions to ensure requirements are met before and after commercialization.
  • Communicate emerging environmental regulations to the business. Define and maintain environmental/regulatory roadmap to influence accurate corporate restriction timelines.
• Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Track business Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for sustainability and environmental impact, including company energy use, water use, waste, carbon emissions, recycled content, and more.
  • Complete corporate sustainability assessments and surveys, third-party audits, and regulatory disclosures such as CDP or Eco Vadis for customers.
  • Prepare for upcoming regulatory requirements and ESG impact assessments such as CSRD, California SB 261:
    Climate-related Financial Risk Act, etc.
• Environmental Reporting and Certifications
  • Manage UL2809 Recycled Content Certification program across suppliers, third-party auditors, product engineers, packaging and marketing teams, and customers.
  • Oversee all global Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) reporting, registration, fee obligations, and compliance across applicable jurisdictions, including coordination with Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs).
  • Coordinate EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)…