Senior Analyst, Carbon Accounting and LCA

About the Role

The Senior Analyst, Carbon Accounting and LCA is a critical subject matter expert (SME) lead on greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting requirements, including GHG removals and MRV (monitoring, reporting, and validation). This role collaborates strategically with value chain and third-party partners to build and govern the impact factor pipeline, empower cross-functional teams to pioneer lower-footprint product innovations, and rapidly build Mars Snacking’s climate analytics capabilities. It requires deep technical sustainability expertise, advanced quantitative analysis, and strong project governance skills to turn rigorous data into resilient business action.

Responsibilities

• Enable GHG Delivery Through Accounting and Analytics
  • Lead Supplier-Specific GHG Impact Factor Creation: Project manage and provide GHG technical guidance in developing supplier-specific GHG impact factors, including engaging with sourcing teams on data collection, analyzing data with impact factor consultants, and integrating outputs into Mars’ GHG reporting processes.
  • Facilitate Methodology & LCA Reviews: Engage with external consultants to conduct farm tool methodology and life cycle assessment (LCA) reviews, ensuring credible and auditable integration of primary supply data into Mars’ GHG reporting.
  • Govern Impact Factor Database & Integration: Manage the end-to-end application, validation, and quality assurance of GHG impact factors for annual reporting, including mapping new raw materials and ingredients to ensure a complete and audit-ready database.
  • Drive Forward-Looking Scenario Analysis: Partner with climate program owners to design and run scenario analyses, scope feasibility, and quantify the projected impact of future GHG interventions.
  • Own Data-Driven Carbon Optimization Strategies: Identify and lead the execution of data improvement strategies to enhance carbon footprint accuracy and deliver measurable carbon reduction benefits.
  • Advise on Lower-Footprint Innovation: Provide guidance to Research & Development teams to evaluate new ingredients and formulation changes, supporting climate-smart innovation and product design decisions.
• Advise on Technical GHG Accounting Requirements
  • Monitor Evolving Standards: Proactively engage with internal and external industry experts to track, interpret, and maintain an advanced understanding of rapidly evolving global climate accounting standards and practices.
  • Serve as Segment Subject Matter Expert: Act as the segment SME on highly technical climate accounting areas, including GHG removals, farm project MRV, co-product allocation, mass-balance versus traceability approaches, and verification protocols.
  • Translate Complexity into Capability: Build technical capabilities of climate program owners by translating complex accounting rules into actionable guidelines embedded into program processes.
  • Shape Mars Incorporated Accounting Approaches: Champion Mars Snacking’s priorities on evolving technical accounting needs, collaborating across segments to align and standardize methodologies.
• Manage Performance and Risk Mitigation of Impact Factor Development
  • Lead Strategic Impact Factor Roadmapping & Performance: Own the end-to-end planning and execution of the yearly GHG impact factor development roadmap, securing program budgets, managing delivery timelines, and establishing mechanisms to track and report progress quarterly.
  • Govern Delivery Risk & Recovery: Proactively identify, monitor, and mitigate delivery risks across the impact factor pipeline; serve as the lead troubleshooter for off-schedule projects, designing and executing recovery plans to meet reporting deadlines.
• Optimize Systems, Tools, and Processes
  • Develop Future-Fit Healthy Planet Systems: Partner with broader sustainability data teams to support the development, testing, and implementation of new systems and tools to advance Healthy Planet data management.
  • Support the Healthy Planet Operating Model: Serve as a core technical enabler of the broader Healthy Planet operating model, embedding relevant processes, data governance, and integration pipelines that connect climate analytics to day-to-day business decisions.
  • Drive Process Automation & Integration: Identify continuous improvement opportunities to automate manual data collection and impact factor development processes, transitioning toward a more dynamic, scalable, and audit-ready climate accounting infrastructure.
• Support Strategic Initiatives
  • Pioneer Future Environmental Accounting and Resilience Frameworks: Partner with the broader Healthy Planet team to evolve next-generation accounting methodologies for emerging strategy or regulatory needs.

Qualifications

• Education & Professional Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in science/technical field, data science, sustainable management, supply chain, business, or equivalent.
  • MBA a plus.
• Knowledge / Experience
  • 5-7 years of experience in sustainability as a technical expert, including significant experience generating, tracking, and analyzing robust quantitative data.
  • Deep expertise in GHG measurement and accounting, working with MRV systems across relevant metrics (e.g., carbon, soil health, water, biodiversity) and knowledge of standards like the GHG Protocol.
  • Understanding of global supply chains.
  • Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize and manage multiple issues, scope, and risks.
  • Passionate about sustainability data and metrics; strong quantitative reasoning skills, including summarizing data into graphical or tabular forms.
  • Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills; proven ability to translate highly technical information into compelling narratives and drive fact-based decision-making at all organizational levels.
  • Ability to collaborate across multiple business functions.
  • Comfortable navigating digital systems for data management.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint for spreadsheet analytics and presentation development.

Benefits

• Work with diverse and talented associates guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose-driven company striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Strong focus on learning and development, including access to Mars University.
• Industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Pay

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is USD 108,160.00 - USD 148,720.00. The total compensation package includes variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in a 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.