Background Are you passionate about leveraging digital technologies to help Fortune 500 companies to transform their ESG programs? Have you helped clients or ESG groups to collect data to support their ESG KPI calculations and annual ESG report? Do you have experience partnering with ESG groups to make this data collection process more efficient and traceable? If the answer to these questions is “yes” then we have an opportunity that might pique your interest. Our North America Sustainability team is searching for a Sustainability Advisor focused on ESG data leadership. This person is a unique combination of a business strategist and digital technologist, with a strong understanding of data collection methodologies required to enable efficient, accurate ESG KPI calculations. At Cognizant, you would be a member of Cognizant’s rapidly growing Sustainability Practice, where we help clients to identify and deploy technology solutions that enable them to more accurately and more efficiently monitor their ESG KPIs. Following are key details about this role: Responsibilities - Lead client-facing conversations around optimal data collection methodologies to enable efficient, accurate, traceable ESG data collection.
- Serve as an expert around industry best practices for ESG data collection to enable regulatory compliance (e.g. CSRD, EUDR, CA SB 261/253).
- Have a high-level understanding of data repository solutions that could be used for a disparate set of ESG data sources and that trade-offs for each of these.
- Be an integral part of a team that develops highly strategic deliverables that will set the direction of our Fortune 500 clients for years to come.
- Serve as the domain expert for ESG data collection to Fortune 500 ESG leaders as a part of Cognizant’s digital transformation projects. This requires the ability to understand client pain points and then to recommend a digital solution that best meets the client’s needs.
- Encourage forward thinking solutions and a collaborative communication environment to achieve business buy in.
- Support internal business development and sales teams in formulating the value propositions around ESG data collection and data management to unlock new outcomes for clients.
- Develop key partnerships with ESG software solution providers to enhance Cognizant’s partnerships and solution offerings.
- Partner with Cognizant’s sustainability team to create accelerators and high value reusable assets (e.g. content, thought leadership) to enhance Cognizant’s value proposition in the ESG space.
| Qualifications - Hands on experience collecting data required to calculate ESG KPIs as a part of annual reporting for Fortune 500 companies.
- Understanding of the key advantages of various data repository solutions.
- High level understanding of ESG software solutions, such as Salesforce Net Zero Cloud, IBM Envizi, Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability, Sphera.
- Proven success engaging with clients and development teams to identify opportunities for digital technology to help clients to achieve their sustainability goals.
- Client focused, detail-oriented, organized and independent thinker.
- Working knowledge of the GHG Protocol and carbon emissions reporting frameworks (e.g. GRI, SASB, TCFD, CSRD)
- Experience influencing across organization levels, including with senior management
- Exceptional listening, written and verbal communication skills
- Over 5 years professional experience leveraging technology to achieve innovative outcomes in the sustainability sector.
- Preferred: experience working in an organization with a highly diverse supply chain.
- BS/MS in a sustainability related area of study. MBA preferred
Location: this role can be located anywhere in the USA, Canada or Mexico. Expected travel: 15% | |