Company Description

Assent empowers manufacturers and distributors with the intelligence to build sustainable products, meet global compliance requirements and drive better business outcomes.

At the center of our offering is the Assent Network, the industry’s most complete Product Intelligence Network, bringing together trusted parts and supplier intelligence, advanced AI and deep regulatory expertise to help organizations identify risk, make informed decisions and stay ahead of evolving requirements.

Trusted by more than 1,000 customers worldwide, Assent helps organizations stay ahead of evolving regulations across areas including responsible sourcing, human rights due diligence, PFAS reporting, Digital Product Passports, and other emerging requirements. Our platform empowers manufacturers to navigate change with confidence while building stronger supplier relationships and driving measurable business value.

With more than 1000 team members across India, North America, Malaysia, the European Union, and Kenya, Assent brings together global expertise, diverse perspectives, and a shared commitment to innovation. Our hybrid work model enables teams to collaborate across regions while staying connected to the communities where they live and work. As a certified B Corporation, we meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability, reflecting our commitment to creating lasting value for our customers, our people, and the planet.

People First. Technology Forward.

Our commitment to People, Culture & Community (PCC) is rooted in building a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing team. We recruit and retain team members with a range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, while fostering a culture of belonging where all Assentees are respected, supported, and empowered to contribute.

As we continue to embed AI into how we work, we do so thoughtfully, enhancing human potential, supporting better decision-making, and prioritizing appropriate oversight, privacy, and fairness.

At Assent, we value your privacy and are committed to maintaining transparency in how we handle your personal information. As part of our talent acquisition and management processes, we may use AI technologies to support activities such as resume screening, candidate communication, and talent analytics.

Job Description

This opportunity is open to candidates who are residing in the Netherlands, UK or Germany. Qualified candidates from North America could also be considered.

The Director, Product Management – Life Cycle Assessment is responsible for the vision, strategy, roadmap, and business outcomes for Assent’s LCA capabilities. This leader translates customer needs, life cycle assessment methodologies, evolving standards, market opportunities, and technical constraints into scalable B2B SaaS solutions.

This individual will lead and develop a team of Product Managers and work closely with sustainability and LCA subject-matter experts, Engineering, Data, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success. The Director will ensure that product decisions balance scientific credibility, customer usability, technical feasibility, commercial value, and the transparency and traceability required for defensible environmental information. This includes identifying opportunities to responsibly apply AI and machine learning to improve data collection, classification, calculation workflows, insight generation, and customer decision-making, while maintaining appropriate transparency, validation, human oversight, and scientific integrity.

The successful candidate combines strong product leadership with practical LCA knowledge, enabling them to challenge methodology decisions and communicate credibly with practitioners and customers.

Key Requirements & Responsibilities

Define the LCA product portfolio strategy, objectives, and investment priorities in alignment with Assent’s corporate strategy, customer needs, and commercial growth objectives
Own the success of Assent’s LCA solution, including customer value, adoption, commercial performance, methodological credibility, and integration with Assent’s broader platform
Build strategic relationships with customers, LCA practitioners, consultants, data providers, and industry partners to generate market insight, anticipate emerging needs, validate product priorities, and help shape product strategy and roadmap decisions
Ensure LCA capabilities provide appropriate calculation transparency, data lineage, source attribution, version control, quality indicators, and audit trails so that customers can understand and substantiate their results
Provide product leadership across end-to-end delivery, partnering with Engineering and Quality Assurance to ensure releases are timely, high-quality, and aligned with customer needs, product strategy, and business objectives
Define and monitor product success measures, including customer adoption, time to value, data coverage and quality, calculation completion, customer confidence, retention, expansion, and commercial performance
Monitor relevant LCA standards, methodologies, regulatory requirements, and market developments; assess their implications and translate them into product strategy, data requirements, roadmap priorities, and scalable software capabilities
Develop and evaluate business cases for LCA product investments using customer evidence, competitive analysis, data and methodology dependencies, delivery costs, commercial opportunities, and product risks
In collaboration with Marketing, Sales and Customer Success, establish go-to-market strategy for new products, including pricing, positioning and growth plans
Recruit, lead, coach, develop, and retain an engaged team of Product Managers, fostering accountability, continuous learning, and consistently strong performance
Establish clear goals, operating processes, and accountability for team execution; monitor progress, manage risks, and address barriers to achieving objectives
Lead evidence-based prioritization of product capabilities and build stakeholder alignment from discovery and validation through development, launch, adoption, and continuous improvement
Establish and coach the team on consistent product management practices, including discovery, user research, experimentation, delivery, and release management

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