Weinreb Group Sustainability & ESG recruiting:
Daily Sustainability Job Post
Affirm
Senior Environmental, Social and Governance Program Manager
San Francisco, CA (remote)
For more details and to apply, please visit:
https://boards.greenhouse.io/affirm/jobs/5400492003
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Position Overview:
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. Affirm proudly includes Returnly.
We’re looking for an innovative, collaborative and hardworking professional to join Affirm’s Corporate Affairs team! This individual will join the Securities, Corporate Governance & ESG team and support all facets of Affirm’s Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) program, including working cross-functionally to develop ESG strategy, coordinating the collection of emissions data and leading our reporting efforts into various ESG frameworks. The ideal team member will have a strong background and knowledge of ESG reporting with a demonstrated ability to work closely with both internal and external stakeholders.
What you’ll do:
- Work closely with cross-functional team to develop, implement and evolve Affirm’s ESG strategy
- Establish a clear, prioritized activity roadmap that successfully delivers Affirm’s ESG vision, including adoption of policies and/or processes and alignment with external benchmarks
- Coordinate continuous data collection efforts to generate key environmental performance metrics at regular reporting intervals, including the adoption of an environmental management system
- Lead ESG reporting efforts, including submissions into TCFD, CDP and other reporting frameworks, creation of annual standalone ESG reports, and oversight over inclusion of ESG disclosure in Affirm’s SEC filings
- Work cross-functionally with communications and investor relations teams to develop clear, consistent and effective messaging regarding the company’s ESG strategy, objectives and progress
- Proactively engage key external stakeholders, including proxy advisory firms and rating agencies, to ensure that Affirm’s ESG program and disclosures are meeting expectations
- Collaborate with Associate General Counsel to prepare materials to update Affirm’s board of directors and its committees on progress towards various ESG objectives
- Develop and manage ESG website content
- Manage external resources to provide subject-matter expertise, where necessary
What we look for:
- B.S. in business, the sciences, sustainability, or a related area
- 7+ total years of experience at a publicly traded company
- 4+ years of experience working directly in ESG, sustainability, and/or investor relations, including substantive knowledge of various external stakeholder expectations (i.e. regulators, investors, proxy advisory firms and rating agencies)
- Experience with coordinating reporting into various ESG frameworks, including TCFD and CDP
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and successfully execute long-term projects
- Ability to influence at senior levels across the organization and experience interacting with a public company board of directors
- Effective written and oral communications
Location – Remote U.S.
Grade: USA30
Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and can be located anywhere in the U.S. and Canada (with the exception of the U.S. Territories, Quebec, Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories) unless the job indicates a different global location. We are currently building operations in Spain, Poland, and Australia. Employees in remote roles have the option of working remotely or from an Affirm office in their country of hire, and may occasionally travel to an Affirm office or elsewhere for required meetings or team-building events. Our offices in Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Toronto will remain operational and accessible for anyone to use on a voluntary basis, subject to local COVID-19 guidelines.
[For U.S. Candidates] All full-time jobs at Affirm (excluding interns and apprentices) are tied to a transparent grade-based pay range taking location into account. The grade for this position is noted above and in accordance with various U.S. pay transparency laws, we provide the base pay range and benefits for our U.S.-based positions in the links below:
At Affirm, People Come First is one of our core values, and that’s why diversity and inclusion are vital to our priorities as an equal opportunity employer. You can read about our D&I program here and our progress thus far in our 2021 DEI Report.
We also believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.
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