Corporate Sustainability Project Manager

Are you passionate about creating sustainability strategies? Interested in fully immersing yourself within this field? This could be the role you’ve been looking for! At Aon, helping clients manage risk — including corporate sustainability and environmental, social and governance risk — is at the core of what we do. We see significant opportunity in both enhancing our own impact and delivering innovative solutions to clients and the wider market.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

As the Corporate Sustainability (CS) Project Manager, you will support the development and operations of Aon’s global CS strategy. The successful candidate will play a key role in Aon’s internal and external sustainability reporting, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounting, ESG ratings and disclosure strategy, and client engagement. This role is critical to advancing Aon’s global sustainability strategy through data-driven insights, reporting excellence, and cross-functional collaboration.

This position offers a unique opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and contribute directly to Aon’s sustainability narrative and impact.

• Project manage the annual Aon Impact Report, including timelines, stakeholder engagement, content development, and review processes.
• Manage the end-to-end greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting processand review GHG inventory, assumptions, estimates, and related disclosures.
• Spearhead data collection of material quantitative metrics by leveraging third-party ESG data management tool.
• Partner with ESG Controllership to implement process and controls and remediate gaps in preparation for assurance readiness.
• Coordinate stakeholders across Sustainability, Finance, Legal, HR/People, and other functions to support sustainability reporting requirements.
• Support ESG questionnaire and rating indices engagement, tracking, consistency and excellence (e.g., CDP, Eco Vadis, MSCI, ISS, Sustainalytics etc.).
• Coordinate client sustainability-related RFP and questionnaire communications, ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• Support executive materials related to sustainability performance and regulatory developments.
• Contribute to strategic sustainability initiatives, such as Aon’s net-zero goal, engagement and wellbeing program, community metrics, colleague and supply chain sustainability engagement.

• 5+ years of relevant experience in corporate sustainability reporting or facilities-related sustainability data management (large public company preferred).
• Knowledge of relevant GHG standards and reporting frameworks (e.g., GHG Protocol, CDP, SASB, GRI, TCFD).
• Ability to analyze data and generate insights to drive sustainability initiatives.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with different teams; comfortable with engaging directly with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrates good judgement, enabling the ability to work independently and be proactive in a dynamic environment.
• Passion for sustainability and environmental stewardship.
• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Business Administration, or a related field.

For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances.

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