Senior Manager, Corporate Sustainability

Are you passionate about creating cohesive and focused sustainability strategies? Interested in fully immersing yourself within this field? This could be the role you have be looking for.

At Aon, helping clients manage risk — including corporate sustainability (CS) 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 Senior Manager of Corporate Sustainability, you will support the development and implementation of our global CS strategy. This role involves working closely with various stakeholders to ensure that sustainability initiatives are integrated into all aspects of the business.

The Senior Manager will be responsible for driving sustainability goals, managing sustainability reporting including Aon’s annual Impact Report, and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. You will report into the Head of Strategic Finance & Corporate Sustainability.

• Support and execute our sustainability strategy in alignment with our parent company goals
• Lead climate initiatives across the organization, including ongoing measurement and management of Aon’s global greenhouse gas emissions and related emissions reduction efforts
• Collaborate with teams such as communications, real estate, controllership, operations, account management and procurement to integrate sustainability into business processes
• Support client and investor requests, including client calls, and respond to contracts, questionnaires and RFPs related to corporate sustainability
• Manage sustainability reporting and ensure compliance with global and regional related regulations and frameworks including but not limited to SASB, TCFD and GRI
• Monitor and report on sustainability performance, including key performance indicators (KPIs) to leadership
• Engage with stakeholders, including colleagues, clients and suppliers, to support Aon’s and stakeholder’s broader sustainability goals
• Develop clear and compelling materials for the CS Steering Committee and Net Zero Committee in addition to other executive meetings, and participate in and/or lead internal working groups
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices and deliver useful insights to support strategic planning for environmental, social & governance initiatives
• Oversee CS questionnaire and rating indices engagement, tracking, consistency and excellence (e.g., CDP, Eco Vadis, MSCI, ISS, Sustainalytics etc.)

• 7+ years of relevant experience, with 3-5+ years of corporate sustainability-related experience at a large public company preferred
• Strong understanding of corporate sustainability (CS) and environmental, social, and governance global landscape
• Experience in GHG emissions accounting, sustainability audits/assurance, and ESG/CS reporting required (e.g., GHG Protocol, CDP, SASB, GRI)
• 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
• Experience balancing multiple concurrent projects with strong attention to detail and accountability to high…