Decarbonization Strategy Lead
Description -
About the Role
HP has established 2030 SBTi validated reduction targets and a 2040 Net Zero ambition as part of its long-term business and sustainability strategy. Delivering on these commitments requires not only credible decarbonization pathways, but also robust climate data, lifecycle measurement capability, climate risk integration, and coordinated execution across the enterprise and wider value chain.
As the Decarbonization Strategy Lead, you will play a senior enterprise-level leadership role responsible for shaping HP’s decarbonization strategy while also integrating climate data, and regulatory readiness into HP’s core business and governance frameworks.
This role will report into the Climate and Responsible Sourcing within the corporate Global Product Compliance and Sustainable Impact organization under the Chief Sustainability Officer and will operate in close partnership with the Climate LCA Product Owner, Climate Data leads, and the Decarbonization PMO, ensuring tight alignment between strategy, measurement, execution, risk management, and disclosure.
The Climate Team operates as a tightly meshed, highly collaborative organization, with multiple interdependent workstreams spanning decarbonization execution, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), climate data platforms, supply chain engagement, corporate climate metrics, reporting, climate risk, and industry engagement.
The role will require the ability to act as a senior thought leader across HP and through our industry stakeholders.
Success in this role is measured not only by the strength of HP’s decarbonization strategy, but by the maturity, integration, and credibility of HP’s climate data, climate risk, and governance capabilities.
Responsibilities
Decarbonization Strategy Leadership (Primary Accountability)
- Develop and influence HP’s enterprise-wide decarbonization strategy and Net Zero transformation, serving as the senior strategic counterpart to the Decarbonization PMO and HP business partners.
- Ensure decarbonization pathways are science-based, measurable, and decision-useful, grounded in robust LCA and climate data.
- Translate external developments (SBTi, GHG Protocol, policy, market mechanisms) into clear strategic direction, tradeoffs, and decision points for leadership.
- Inform HP’s medium and long-term decarbonization direction, identifying strategic opportunities, risks, and dependencies across the value chain.
- Shape HP’s industry and advocacy strategy for decarbonization, working in close partnership with GBUs, Government Affairs, Supply Chain, and Sustainability leadership to influence external frameworks, policies, and industry approaches that enable value‑chain decarbonization at scale.
Carbon Leadership & Market Differentiation
- Shape HP’s strategy to differentiate through credible, data-driven carbon leadership.
- Represent HP in key industry forums, consortia, and partnerships to advance alignment, collaboration, and shared action on carbon accounting, decarbonization pathways, and Net Zero implementation.
- Work with Commercial, Communications, and Climate colleagues to translate decarbonization and LCA insights into customer-relevant value propositions.
- Help position HP as a trusted leader in carbon accounting, decarbonization, and climate risk transparency.
Integration of Decarbonization, Climate Data & LCA
- Act as a senior leader connecting decarbonization strategy and Climate Data / LCA capabilities.
- Ensure:
- Decarbonization levers are quantifiable through LCA and climate data products
- Measurement approaches align with strategic intent
- Data outputs are fit for use in decision-making, reporting, customer engagement, and risk assessment
- Partner closely with the Climate LCA Product Owner to align product roadmaps with strategic decarbonization and risk needs.
- Reinforce LCA as the measurement backbone for decarbonization and progress tracking.
Climate Transition Plan and Metrics
- Accountable for tracking and reporting HP’s decarbonization progress (metrics) against near, medium, and long-term targets, ensuring consistency across the decarbonization model, corporate reporting, and executive updates.
- Own the documentation, maintenance, and governance of HP’s Climate Transition Plan and Model
- Ensure the Transition Plan:
- Is consistent with HP’s decarbonization strategy and targets
- Is underpinned by credible LCA and climate data
- Reflects climate risk considerations and mitigation actions
- Develop executive-level‑ updates for ELT and senior leadership, translating complex data into clear insights, implications, and recommendations.
Climate Risk Assessment & Enterprise Risk Management Integration
- Guide the development and ongoing evolution of HP’s Climate Risk Assessment, including:
- Transition risk
- Physical risk
- Scenario-based analysis
- Drive the integration of climate risk into HP’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework, working closely with:
- Finance
- Enterprise Operations (EO)
- Corporate Financial Reporting (CFR)
- Supply Chain (SC)
- Risk and governance stakeholders
- Ensure climate risk insights are integrated into enterprise decision-making and governance processes
- Translate climate risk analysis into clear implications for strategy, operations, and financial planning.
Senior Team Leadership, Mentorship & Capability Building
- Act as a mentor and coach across the Climate Team, supporting growth of strategic, analytical, and technical capabilities.
- Build bench strength and resilience across decarbonization, climate data, LCA, reporting, and risk workstreams.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, shared ownership, trusted expertise, and clarity.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in Sustainability, Engineering, Environmental Science, Public Policy, Finance, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in Climate and Net Zero strategy, climate risk, sustainability management, or related fields.
- Deep understanding of:
- Value chain decarbonization
- Climate standards (SBTi, GHG Protocol)
- Corporate disclosures
- Climate risk frameworks and scenario analysis
- Demonstrated experience working with LCA and climate data and ability engage deeply with LCA, data models, documentation
- Demonstrated experience engaging with industry stakeholders and consortia to influence standardization, drive value chain action, and enable collaboration to address industrywide challenges
- Established network of industry stakeholders (e.g., peers, suppliers, NGOs, consortia, policymakers) is desirable.
- Experience integrating climate considerations into enterprise governance or ERM frameworks.
- Proven ability to operate as a senior advisor, mentor, and integrator in complex global organizations.
- Ability to balance strategic depth with a bias for action and delivery.
- Strong executive communication and influence skills and comfort engaging and presenting to senior executives
- Fluent in English; experienced in global, cross-cultural environments.
- Mission-driven mindset with strong accountability and ownership.
Sales & Services Entity
Job -
Engineering
Schedule -
Full time
Shift -
No shift premium (Spain)
Travel -
25%
Relocation -
No
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