Corporate Sustainability Contractor
Corporate Sustainability Contractor
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Job Title: Corporate Sustainability Contractor
Duties: Role Overview:
Okta is seeking a Contractor to join our ESG & Sustainability team focusing on our science based target for vendor engagement. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in enhancing our sustainable vendorrelated initiatives supporting ESG disclosures/climate reporting and will help with other projects as needed. This role will require strong project management skills as you will be leading and supporting multiple sustainability initiatives. While not required expertise in contractual negotiation as it pertains to sustainability clauses is a plus.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Sustainable Vendor Engagement
Work with Oktas procurement team to embed sustainability into Oktas operational processes Track annual quarterly vendor sustainability metrics around engagement & compliance Support the development of RFPs and contracts including drafting language that aligns with ESG and sustainability goals and managing vendor responses to ensure they meet compliance standards.
Assist in automating dashboards and reporting tools to track and monitor supply chain vendors compliance with Oktas sustainability requirements Develop resources and programs to engage vendors on sustainability and drive meaningful decarbonization across the value chain Provide guidance on how to embed ESG principles into vendor agreements ensuring accountability and transparency within the supply chain.
Prepare quarterly updates on environmental metrics for leadership focusing on supply chain and vendorrelated emissions data.
2. Regulation Readiness & Climate Data
Work closely with Oktas legal teams to ensure Oktas compliance with ESG reporting frameworks both domestic and international (e.g. regulatory frameworks such as EU CSRD CSDDD SEC and TCFD CASB219) Regularly refresh and develop gap assessments and benchmarking against peers to ensure alignment with regulation & climate/ESG programs Implement internal controls and processes to strengthen Oktas ESG data governance Support in tracking reporting and analyzing Oktas GHG/carbon footprint 3. Customer Engagement Assist with responses to customer ESGrelated inquiries particularly focusing on environmental and climate metrics Assist with customer research and additional project management around customer engagement 4. General support for Sr Director of ESG and Sustainability This could include research preparing briefings and presentations etc.
HM is in Eastern Time. Preference for a candidate who is local to the NYC or SF office and can be available to work inperson for collaboration but not opposed to a 100% remote candidate anywhere in the U.S.
Potential to convert to perm and option to extend for 1 year
Skills: Qualifications:
4 years of ESG & Sustainability experience with a strong focus on legal and contractual negotiations in supply chain and vendor management.
Proven experience working in corporate sustainability or ESG preferably within a technology or SaaS company.
Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as EU CSRD CSDDD SEC TCFD and third party assessment such as EcoVadis Highly skilled in data analysis automation and developing efficient processes for managing vendor ESG & Sustainability data.
Exceptional project management skills with an ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop clear effective presentations.
Ability to work independently and as part of a crossfunctional team in a fastpaced environment. Proactive and positive attitude.
Additional qualifications (not required):
Expertise in legal negotiations related to ESG including drafting and negotiating contract clauses focused on sustainability compliance and environmental sustainability.
Desired Skills:
Experience in human rights risk assessments within supply chains.
Familiarity with supply chain transparency tools and ESG reporting platforms.
Familiarity with Watershed reporting software Strong data visualization skills for reporting and communicating ESG metrics to stakeholders.
Keywords:
Education: N/A
Skills and Experience:
Required Skills:
SEC
DRAFTING
DATA ANALYSIS
VENDOR MANAGEMENT
Additional Skills:
OKTA
REPORTING TOOLS
VENDOR AGREEMENTS
SUPPLY CHAIN
PROCUREMENT
INTERNAL CONTROLS
DISCLOSURES
LEGAL NEGOTIATIONS
RISK ASSESSMENTS
EMISSIONS
CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT
HYDROLOGY
METRICS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
MARKETING ANALYSIS
DATA VISUALIZATION
EXCELLENT WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE DATA GOVERNANCE CONTRACTS
Languages:
English
Read
Write
Speak
Minimum Degree Required: Bachelors Degree
Employment Type
Full Time
