Director, Corporate Sustainability & ESG

Director Of Corporate Sustainability & Esg

Location:

Novi
- Michigan, USA
- Cabot Drive Additional

Location:

Carlsbad – California, USA

About the Role

The Director of Corporate Sustainability & ESG ("Director") is responsible for building and implementing HARMAN's ESG strategy and corporate global sustainability program; which is committed to measuring and reducing HARMAN's climate impact, implementing best practices to identify and mitigate climate-related risks, overseeing due diligence related to social matters such as human rights, and ensuring compliance with all regulatory reporting requirements. The Director serves as HARMAN's lead subject matter expert on ESG and sustainability.

The position is responsible for cross-functional collaboration with internal stakeholders and senior leadership to develop and progress HARMAN's strategic sustainability goals and program. The Director will also identify trends, opportunities, and potential threats to meeting HARMAN's corporate sustainability and ESG objectives.

Your Team

The Director leads a team of direct reports and multiple dotted-line sustainability professionals, and is responsible for coaching, mentoring, performance management, and professional development.

What You Will Do

Strategy and Governance

• Build and implement HARMAN's long term corporate sustainability and ESG strategy and goals, based on a regular impact, risk & opportunities assessment process.
• Lead and accelerate the company's progress toward each ESG initiative and goal – including the efficacy of HARMAN's decarbonization strategy and progress toward established GHG reduction goals.
• Advise and inform the HARMAN ESG Committee and other internal leaders on the priority of sustainability issues and overall sustainability program performance.
• Drive consideration for ESG matters in corporate enterprise risk management processes and ensure action plans are in place to mitigate identified risks.
• Lead the budgeting process for HARMAN's corporate sustainability program, including the development of business cases, adherence to assigned annual budget(s), and opportunities to enhance spend efficiency.
• Manage HARMAN's relationship with external sustainability strategy and reporting consultants.

Cross-departmental Collaboration

• Align internal stakeholders such as Business Division Sustainability Leads, Supply Chain Risk Management, Procurement, and Manufacturing to track and accelerate the progress and efficacy of HARMAN's sustainability program.
• Create and manage global ESG program governance forums and mechanisms to drive progress toward sustainability initiatives, and ensure regular and effective cross-functional coordination, communication, and visibility into our sustainability strategy and priorities.
• Enhance employee engagement through training and communications initiatives across divisions and functions, to educate on sustainability best practices and drive a culture of sustainability within HARMAN.
• Serve as the dedicated interface between HARMAN and parent company Samsung on ESG and sustainability program synergy and alignment opportunities.

Compliance

• Collaborate across the business to ensure appropriate supply chain and internal due diligence mechanisms are in place regarding social matters such as human rights (e.g., child/forced labor, working conditions), and that the company is compliant with all related disclosure regulations.
• Identify, advise on, and ensure compliance with all global sustainability & ESG disclosure laws and regulations.
• Maintain a view of industry and peer best practice, and regulatory requirements, to ensure sufficient coverage and action across HARMAN's current and future sustainability & ESG policies.

Reporting

• Lead all external ESG reporting and disclosure activities. Oversee the continuous improvement of data quality and reliability, efficiency of data collection systems and processes, internal controls, and audit/verification processes (as applicable) for all ESG data.
• Develop HARMAN's expertise and accuracy with regard to environmental data and carbon accounting practices, including the management of corporate environmental dashboards to enhance decision-useful…