New 
Sustainability Insights and Strategy Business Manager
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Jan 11, 2025 | |
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OverviewGlobal corporate sustainability is a rapidly evolving areawithabundant opportunityand high demandfor environmental solutions in carbon, water, waste, and biodiversity.With this backdrop,Microsoft's Corporate External and Legal Affairs (CELA) Environmental Sustainability (ES) team coordinates overall science-based, measurable, and scalable sustainability investments and outcomes across the company - engaging with business groups to set goals for reducing the environmental impacts of business operations and increasing positive environmental outcomes from technology and policy development.This team is focused on driving progress in global sustainability by enabling Microsoft, customers, and the world to achieve critical environmental outcomes. As a Sustainability Insights & Strategy Business Manager, you will be a key member of the Commitments and Data & Reporting team with the opportunity to influence the broader strategic and operational needs within CELA ES team and its partners. We are looking for someone who can be creative and innovative in analyzing business priorities and challenges and have organizational and execution skills to take ideas from concept to implementation. CELA ES works at a fast pace, within a complex matrix and is responsible for some of the most critical environmental decisions. To be successful, candidates should love variety in their day-to-day work, be keen to stretch their skills and their minds, be comfortable working in dynamic and ambiguous situations, and able to juggle multiple projects simultaneously. This role will be based in our Redmond, WA office location. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positivelyimpactour culture every day.
Responsibilities Apply financial and economic acumen to ensure we are quantifying our investments and driving a positive Return on Investment (ROI) for each business case Provide strategic counsel and technicalexpertiseto the Commitments and Data & Reporting team on all aspects of the sustainability agenda, including goal setting, program development, technical standards, and reporting. Stay current on the latest developments in sustainability, including monitoring and analyzing the competitive and regulatory landscape,identifyingbest practices, tracking emerging trends, and surfacing opportunities for improvement. Responsible for supporting the responses to stakeholder questions/communications Advance impact through stakeholder engagement. Establish review mechanism of insight, metrics and actions contributing to business and team performance Identify business priorities that align with the evolving sustainability landscape and determine the best ways to engage with our finance counterparts Lead the evolution of the team culture with an aim of achieving best-in-class organizational health Embody our Culture and Values | |