Sustainability Lead

Sustainability Lead

Sustainability Lead1

Role Overview

As a TE6 Enterprise Technical Sustainability Lead, you will serve as the technical authority driving the design, architecture, and technology execution of enterprise-wide ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and sustainability platforms. Operating at the intersection of green software engineering, modern data infrastructure, and climate technology, you will own the end-to-end technical strategy for tracking, measuring, reporting, and optimizing corporate environmental impact.

At the TE6 level, you will architect solutions to capture Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, establish green cloud computing standards, integrate automated reporting frameworks, and lead cross-functional engineering teams to embed sustainability into core business systems.

Key Responsibilities

• ESG Data & Architecture Strategy:

  • Design and deploy automated enterprise-wide ESG data platforms (Lakehouses/Data Warehouses) to ingest, normalize, and validate complex environmental metrics across cloud, supply chain, facility, and operational systems.

  • Build real-time carbon accounting engines and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) telemetry to measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption.

• Regulatory Reporting & Compliance Tech:

  • Architect automated data reporting solutions compliant with global regulations and frameworks (e.g., CSRD, SEC ESG Disclosures, BRSR, GRI, TCFD, and GHG Protocol).

  • Implement automated auditability, data lineage, and validation pipelines for third-party ESG assurance and compliance reviews.

• Sustainable Tech & Green Engineering:

  • Lead sustainable IT initiatives—including cloud carbon footprint optimization (FinOps + GreenOps), green software development practices, and carbon-aware workload scheduling.

  • Partner with procurement and supply chain engineering to integrate Scope 3 vendor emissions tracking into supplier onboarding systems.

• Leadership & Stakeholder Alignment:

  • Translate complex climate science, regulatory standards, and ESG requirements into technical software specifications and execution roadmaps.

  • Advise C-suite leadership, Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs), and product executives on technical risks, energy efficiency investments, and decarbonization technology opportunities.

Qualifications & Experience

AreaRequirement

Experience12–16+ years of total software engineering/data architecture experience, with 4+ years leading technical sustainability, carbon accounting platforms, or enterprise ESG data pipelines.

EducationBachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Environmental Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.

ESG Tech StackHands-on experience with ESG suites (e.g., Microsoft Sustainability Manager, Salesforce Net Zero Cloud, IBM Envizi, SAP Sustainability Control Tower, or custom data platforms).

Data & CloudDeep technical expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), SQL/Python, ETL/ELT pipelines, Snowflake, Databricks, and carbon accounting APIs.

FrameworksThorough knowledge of GHG Protocol standards, CSRD, GRI, TCFD, and ISO 14064 metrics integration.

Experience Level

Senior Level