Database Content Lead - Energy

We are looking for an ambitious and driven person to lead the work on energy systems and technologies within the Database Content team, with a passion for sustainability, enabling data-driven insights, and making a positive difference. The successful candidate thrives in a diverse collaborative team setting, and is able to engage effectively with database users, data providers, and other stakeholders. You are meticulous, open-minded, and committed to improving availability of high-quality environmental data for better insights and more sustainable decisions around the world. This role combines strategic thinking, technical expertise, and team leadership to ensure the quality, consistency, and impact of our data in the fast-evolving energy landscape.

Your Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and actively maintain the strategy for the Energy sector in the ecoinvent database, based on comprehensive analysis and stakeholder consultations.
• Support higher management and other Database Content Leads and Sector Managers in developing and implementing the database content strategy in alignment with the overall organizational goals, database product vision, and across sector strategies.
• Serve as the technical reference for energy topics within the Database Content team.
• Monitor trends and developments across relevant policies, regulations, and standardization initiatives (e.g., for Scope 2 / 3 in corporate carbon accounting) and methodologies (e.g., prospective LCA) to ensure that the ecoinvent database remains aligned with market needs and regulatory requirements.
• Actively define our position, prioritize, and engage with relevant stakeholders, standardization or industry initiatives, shaping the dialogue on sustainability data requirements and standards related to energy systems.

Operational Excellence

Team Leadership and Development

Resource and Budget Planning

Your Profile

Why ecoinvent?

As a fast-growing team based in Zürich with over twenty nationalities, we embrace diversity and promote a collaborative and adventurous mindset. We are committed to building an inspiring work culture that nurtures creative thinking, transparency, and reliability.

Our benefits include flexible and hybrid work, employee professional growth plans, and our most vital asset : our community. We value transparency, flexibility, and a diverse working environment that encourages learning and continuous improvement. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do. Join us and make an impact.

Our Mission

ecoinvent is an internationally active, mission-driven organization devoted to supporting high-quality, science-based environmental assessments. Its activities include publishing and maintaining the ecoinvent database—a comprehensive life cycle inventory database that provides reliable and transparent information on the environmental impacts of various products and services. It is used by companies, researchers, and policymakers to analyze the environmental impacts of their operations and make informed decisions.