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Assurance and Traceability Senior Director

Reports to: Chief Standards and Strategy Officer

Direct Reports: 3

Remote - North America, UK and Europe

About Us

Textile Exchange is a global non-profit driving positive impact on climate change across the fashion and textile industry. It guides a growing community of brands, manufacturers, and farmers towards more purposeful production from the very start of the supply chain.

By 2030, its goal is to guide the industry to achieve a 45% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions within fiber and raw material production. Its focus is holistic and interconnected, accelerating the adoption of practices that improve the state of our water, soil health, and biodiversity too.

For real change to happen, everyone needs a clear path to positive impact. That's why Textile Exchange believes that approachable, step-by-step instruction paired with collective action can change the system to make preferred materials and fibers an accessible default, mobilizing leaders through attainable strategies, proven solutions, and adriven community.

At Textile Exchange, materials matter. To learn more, visitTextileExchange.org.

Working at Textile Exchange

We work remotely with a teamlocatedin 20+ countries. We are a diverse group committed to harnessing the strengths of the global textile industry to accelerate change toward climate and other key environmental goals. We work collaboratively on important environmental issues around the world by working and interacting with farming groups, processors, brands, retailers, and environmental experts in the textile and fashion industries around the world. We offer an opportunity to join a cutting-edge global environmental nonprofit and to help strengthen the impact of our organization.

Position Summary

The Assurance and Traceability, Senior Director will have accountability for two pillars of the Textile Exchange standards system: our assurance system and digital tools. The Senior Director will shape the future of these pillars of the standards system through their knowledge and leadership. They will lead teams responsible for certification body oversight, monitoring, data collection and management, and digital tool/platform development. This leadership role will offer an opportunity to continue improving one of the industry's largest sustainability standards systems during a pivotal transition to a new standard: the Materials Matter Standard. The role demands a forward-thinker with the right knowledge and experience to navigate multiple outcomes amidst changes being implemented across a range of contexts.

Successful candidateshavedemonstratedleadershipoflarge, global teams androbust knowledge of certification systems, especially those that includethird-party certification, traceability, and advanceddigital platforms. They will haverobust knowledgeofassurance models with a knack forcommunicating to various audienceswith confidence.

Key Responsibilities

• Effective management ofhigh performing and highly engaged teams,contributing to the organizational culture.
• Accountable forrobust assuranceand traceability aspart ofanintegratedstandards systemthat is credible, scalable, and future-ready.
• Accountable fordigital tools and systemsthateffectivelyadvance thestandardssystem by supporting transparency, regulatory alignment,market confidence, and measurable impact across complex global supply chains.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Own the ongoing evolution ofassurance and traceability within thestandards system, ensuring that policies, processes, data, and governance function togetherin an integrated way.

• OverseetheAssuranceteam,responsible forcertificationbody management, monitoring and assessment, and all other certification activities.

• Oversee the Traceability andStandardsData teams, responsible for development and management of digital tools supporting Textile Exchange standards.

• Proactively evolve therelevant models andsystemsto strengthen the integrity of the standards system,balancing credibility, usability, cost, and innovationamid regulatory change, technological advancement, and shifting market expectations,ensuringlong-termstrategic success.

• Develop strategies tostrengthenproactive monitoring and responseto complaints or inquiries related to certification bodyperformance or user conformity across the system

• In partnership with thestandardsleadership team,define and advance Textile Exchange's strategic approach to traceability, including interoperability, scalability, and alignment with emerging regulatory and market expectations.

• Ensureappropriateriskmanagementwithin certification activities,includingappropriate organizationaltransparency, responsiveness, andconfidence.

• Guideprioritization decisions where trade-offs exist between rigor, scalability, cost, and adoption.

• Represent Textile Exchange externally as a thought leader on assuranceand traceability, with certification bodies,the ISEAL community, peer standards bodies, users, and strategic partners.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience insustainability relatedstandards and certificationschemes

• 10+ years of management experience,including global and remote teams

• Experience acrossa range of assurance models, includingnavigating implementation across diverse contexts

• Experienceof traceability and information management systems

• Experience in strategy developmentand ownership of system-level outcomes

• Commitment to contributing to a positive organizational culture

• Strong communicationskills, including comfort navigating between technical and high-levelaudiences

• Experience engaging incross-initiative alignment efforts, including across regulatory and voluntary contexts

• Experience leadingcomplex systemsthroughsignificant growthand dynamic contexts

• Experience in riskandperformance management within the context of certification

• Experiencewith chain of custody models

• Experience with data modeling and data management systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with an ISEAL member initiative
• Experience within the apparel, textile,or agriculture sectors

Employment Package

• Full-Time Position, 40 Hours a Week
• Required travel: between 35%
• Annual Salary Range: $160,000 - $200,000 USD