Sustainability Manager

at  Volvo Group

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
The Global Headquarters for Volvo Financial Services is seeking a Sustainability Manager for the Marketing, Communications & Sustainability department.

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE BELIEVE IN

Our focus on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity allows each of us the opportunity to bring our full authentic self to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment, free of harassment and discrimination. We are committed to removing the barriers to entry, which is why we ask that even if you feel you may not meet every qualification on the job description, please apply and let us decide.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group’s leading brands and entities.
At Volvo Financial Services, we are working together to shape the world we want to live in. As the captive finance arm of the Volvo Group, VFS provides financial services and solutions that meet the needs of our customers’ evolving business. Through our dedication to innovation, we support society in its adoption of sustainable transport and equipment solutions. VFS is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA and serves Volvo Group customers and dealers in more than 50 markets

WHAT YOU WILL DO

ESG & Sustainability is a critical component of the Volvo Financial Services’ transforming together strategy.
The VFS ESG & Sustainability program, fully aligned with the Volvo Group Sustainability strategy, aims to influence positive change by implementing actions and initiatives engaged with our customers, business partners and colleagues. This includes the speed at which we combat climate change, the way we use the planet’s limited resources and how respect individuals and collaborate.
Together we are evolving, innovating, and shaping the world we want to live in by embedding our ESG & Sustainability agenda into the heart of our business strategy and core processes.
As the Sustainability Manager you will contribute to collaborating in the VFS’s program to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals – the world’s agenda for a better planet.

Your starting point will be to, together with your colleagues at VFS and in the broad cross-functional network at the Volvo Group, take responsibilities in the following areas:

• Conduct ESG Materiality Assessments, aligning sustainability strategy with VFS business strategy and stakeholder expectations. Focus the efforts on the most impactful sustainability issues and allocate adequate resources on them.
• Further develop the program and execution plan for achieving VFS Sustainability commitments
• Identify, summarize and share relevant focus areas from the Volvo Group and VFS markets to keep abreast of the rapidly changing ESG & Sustainability landscape and to maintain compliance.
• Continue developing the VFS ESG & Sustainability culture and awareness
• Create data models and timeframes to support sustainability initiatives for VFS across multiple functions
• Foster a responsible culture, communicate and train, VFS colleagues in the ESG & Sustainability policies, directives and guidelines
• Lead and coordinate global corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs, engaging VFS employees, and assuring an active and positive social role in the world around us.
• Build global network to accelerate implementation of sustainability initiatives in the markets.
• Monitor Corporate Social Activism trends and identify opportunities to take public stances aligned with Volvo Group and VFS priorities.
• Review and improve operational and organizational design to embed ESG & Sustainability in our core processes
• Develop risk assessment tools to identify ESG & Sustainability gaps and areas for improvement
• Work with regional and market management to support the implementation of the VFS ESG & Sustainability program
• International travel may be required

Qualifications likely required to be successful in this role include:

• You are someone who truly wants to contribute to a better world
• University degree or equivalent required
• 6+ years of experience in sustainability
• Strong presentation and communication skills, teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Expert skills in collaboration and engagement
• Knowledge and perspective on sustainability/ESG challenges
• Business-to-business (B2B) customer experience, experience in financial institutions is a plus
• Fluent in English and other language skills preferre