Director, ESG Reporting

American Express • New York, NY

389d • $130,000 - $205,000

About The Position

The Director of ESG Reporting at American Express is responsible for leading the company's efforts in navigating the evolving global regulatory ESG reporting landscape. This role requires a combination of strategic oversight and hands-on expertise in regulatory reporting, internal controls, and process improvement. The successful candidate will collaborate with various internal teams to ensure compliance with ESG reporting requirements and will lead a global team to enhance the company's ESG reporting framework.

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant ESG work experience such as ESG reporting, Carbon accounting, ESG risk assessment, ESG assurance.
• Experience in working with ESG reporting standards and frameworks such as GRI, SASB, TCFD, etc.
• Strong executive presence and proficiency in written and verbal communications.
• People leadership experience and ability to work collaboratively across teams and geographies.
• Strong understanding of ESG issues and willingness to keep up to date with the latest ESG guidelines and developments.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and change, while remaining focused on end goals.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively while maintaining accuracy and adhering to deadlines.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel proficiency.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree required and Masters/MBA preferred.
• Big 4 experience and/or financial services exposure are pluses.
• Relevant professional certifications such as CPA, CFA, Certified Sustainability Practitioner (CSP), Greenhouse Gas Management Institute diploma, or equivalent are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the evolving global regulatory ESG reporting landscape and provide thought leadership on how to evolve our ESG reporting framework to meet existing and future requirements.
• Evaluate the applicability of new mandatory ESG reporting regulations globally based on deterministic thresholds, in partnership with the Legal team, to identify relevant disclosures.
• Build capabilities in terms of people, processes, internal controls, and systems to meet all mandatory ESG reporting requirements globally.
• Build a reporting process to construct mandatory enterprise level ESG reports.
• Develop and operationalize standardized policies and processes regarding sustainability reporting.
• Collaborate with key internal control and compliance teams to ensure that ESG data processes include the right level of controls and governance.
• Coordinate readiness assessments and assurance activities over ESG disclosures, where required.
• Work with data provider teams around the organization to collect the data required to support mandatory ESG disclosures.
• Support the production of the Greenhouse Gas Inventory.
• Build cross-functional partnerships within American Express, particularly with Enterprise ESG, Legal, HR, Climate Risk, Real Estate, Treasury, and Controllership stakeholders.
• Participate in external ESG forums and engage with other public registrants on ESG disclosure and reporting matters.
• Conduct ESG benchmarking and develop recommendations to enhance ESG reporting.
• Lead a global team of colleagues and contractors based in India and the US.

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree