Sustainability Strategy Manager

Day to day, you're working at the intersection of sustainability and business strategy — conducting materiality assessments, setting science-based targets, developing multi-year sustainability roadmaps, and translating those roadmaps into executive conversations. Less time in program operations, more time in leadership rooms framing what sustainability commitments actually mean for the organization's business model.

The rhythm is more project-driven than cyclical. A materiality assessment might take a quarter; a science-based target process might span six months. Between strategic projects, you're advising on how sustainability considerations should shape capital allocation, M&A screening, or product development decisions — the integrative work of making sustainability real rather than aspirational.

The hard part is that sustainability strategy without operational follow-through remains aspiration. The role earns its value by translating strategic commitments into specific, accountable program plans — which means managing the tension between ambitious framing for executives and realistic implementation pathways for operations teams.