The Sustainability Reporting Project Management Office (PMO) will report to the Head of Sustainability Reporting and lead the end-to-end coordination and execution of the Sustainability Statement and Expanded Sustainability Statement preparation process and voluntary reporting, ensuring full compliance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) / European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), and other applicable regulatory frameworks. This role will serve as a central point of coordination across the Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) reporting network, external/internal auditors and support key initiatives to enhance reporting quality, governance, and stakeholder alignment.
Description of the responsibilities and main activities with related deliverables:
- Oversee the entire Sustainability Reporting annual project plan activities, milestones and deliverables based on detailed definition of the process, ensuring alignment with both internal and external reporting requirements
- Coordinate activities and communication with the ESG Office to ensure alignment
- Interact with External Reporting to ensure alignment with the external reporting calendar and activities for the preparation of the Annual Report
- Manage review process and approvals of the content (Management, Legal, EVPs)
- Prepare executive presentations which include but are not limited to Steering committees, Audit Committee, ESG Committee, leadership team updates, etc.
- Define activities and communication for the ESG network members and provide guidance as well as oversight
- Liaise and coordinate with cross-functional teams
- Prepare and present the status reports on workplan progress and timeline to various stakeholders ensuring alignment of all, alert in case of risks and roadblocks
- Manage design services of the Sustainability Statement and Expanded Sustainability Statement
- Support IT tools usage such as Workiva and AuditBoard
- Manage SR annual budget, expenses, external service providers contracts and invoices
- Engage with external stakeholders, including auditors, rating agencies, and regulatory bodies
- Monitor and benchmark sustainability reporting practices against industry peers
- Participate in business groups, forums, and training to stay updated on best practices and regulatory changes
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the quality and efficiency of sustainability reporting
- Support training and upskilling of the sustainability reporting team and ESG network
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related degree
- Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience
- Strong project management skills with experience manage multiple ongoing deliverables
- Strong presentation skills
- Detail oriented with excellent English written/oral communication skills
- Interest in sustainability topics and willingness to learn the most current ESG subjectmatter
Preferred Qualifications:
- Well-versed in existing global regulatory ESG reporting requirements (GRI, TCFD, CSRD, etc.)
- Experience in ESG content
- Big 4 Accounting Experience
- Ability to interface with management and work well in a team environment
- Languages: fluent in English, knowledge of another language is a plus (French, Italian, German)
- Agility and pragmatism
- Ability to manage a wide range of subjects simultaneously
- Automotive industry experience is a plus
