Sustainable Development Manager

ArcelorMittal•Schererville, IN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

ArcelorMittal North America is seeking a Sustainable Development Manager to provide leadership, governance, and cross-functional guidance to drive ESG regulatory compliance and sustainability performance across the segment. This role will manage ESG regulatory reporting and the implementation of sustainability strategies, working with North America teams and operations. The position will oversee the preparation, implementation, and delivery of the company’s ESG regulatory disclosures, including CSRD and SEC, and will work across ArcelorMittal project delivery teams. The goal is to manage the delivery, governance, and reporting of ArcelorMittal’s sustainability development strategy within the North America segment, helping to position the organization as an industry leader in its region. The role reports into the North America leadership team, working with business units and functions to drive sustainable change through influencing and supporting senior colleagues to integrate sustainable development into day-to-day business. The position will collaborate closely with the global group level sustainable development and related functions (finance, environment, health & safety, compliance, human resources, etc.) to contribute to the overall sustainability development strategy for the global group and ensure its integration throughout the North America segment.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in sustainability, environmental management or similar
5 to 10 years’ experience in the area
Membership in, or working towards, a relevant professional institution
Demonstrable experience of involvement in the development and successful execution of corporate strategy, programs, and initiatives in a large global/multinational or similar organization
Experience in building strong, collaborative business relationships to influence sustainable change and drive delivery sustainability programs
Strong knowledge of current sustainability best practice, initiatives and key market drivers including but not limited to carbon net zero, circular economy and human rights
Strong data analyses, analytical thinking, and benchmarking skills

Nice To Haves

Postgraduate level or equivalent qualifications in sustainability, environmental management or similar
Experience in mining or heavy industry in a corporate or consulting role
Experience working with government agencies on sustainability
Demonstrated experience of change management, performance improvement and project
Experience in managing and delivering large scale, cross functional projects in complex matrix organizations
Strategic view
Problem solving skills
Excellent communication skills

Responsibilities

Adhere to the company’s health & safety culture and guidelines to maintain a safe working environment; follow all safety protocols during daily activities and promptly report any unsafe conditions or hazards encountered.
Provide support to business units in implementing Group level compliance requirements for CSRD, CS3D, EU Taxonomy, California Regulation and SEC climate reporting requirements and provide focal point for feeding requisite information.
Monitor competitor, peer and customer sustainability strategies, targets, requirements, and performance to ensure that the North America segment’s sustainable development positioning allows it to lead in its core markets.
Conduct materiality assessments for the North America segment.
Be a member of the global group sustainable development network and contribute to development and implementation of global group level sustainability development policy, strategy, and targets, including science-based targets for climate and nature (air, water, land, biodiversity).
Cascade the corporate sustainable development strategy to the business units and support them in its implementation.
Drive the governance and decision-making processes for North America segment leadership and the corresponding decision-making bodies, including creating presentations, progress on project’s deliverables and execution.
Manage the preparation, implementation, and delivery of the segment’s business units responses to the ESG regulatory disclosures, including CSRD and SEC.
Oversee CSRD-related internal audits across business units, supporting the units throughout the process and ensuring the implementation of action plans when necessary.
Manage matrixed teams across business units, engage with key subject matter experts to deliver on expectations and scope, including the identification and support of any key areas of identified risk.
Work with North America segment leadership to drive continuous improvement towards segment sustainability development performance targets that are aligned with Group level targets.
Act as business unit ‘business partner’ for sustainability development, providing senior level advice and support as needed, connecting business units leads with technical leads in sustainability as appropriate and ensuring business units alignment with corporate strategic plans and objectives.