Sr. Specialist, ESG Reporting and Programs

Teradata Operations - Indianapolis, IN

Full-time - Mid Level

Indianapolis, IN

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The ESG Manager at Teradata will play a crucial role in enhancing the company's Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) function. This position focuses on global ESG rulemaking, compliance, and reporting, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards and stakeholder expectations. The role involves leading cross-functional teams to prepare ESG disclosures, manage compliance with evolving regulations, and communicate ESG initiatives effectively to various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Head cross-functional team to prepare annual ESG report and various other ESG disclosures required.
• Create and publish ESG disclosures in line with existing regulations and frameworks including GRI, SASB, TCFD, Conflict Minerals, and Modern Slavery Statements.
• Manage Teradata's ESG compliance and reporting with new requirements such as EU CSRD, EU CSDDD, EU Taxonomy, California Climate disclosures, and SEC disclosure.
• Develop and deploy an ESG data collection process.
• Develop processes to ensure accuracy and completeness of ESG data.
• Develop controls to ensure ESG data is ready and available to be reviewed and assured.
• Partner with Teradata's Enterprise Risk and Internal Audit function to manage the review and assurance processes.
• Lead the creation and manage responses of ESG information to key stakeholders - shareholders, raters & rankers, regulators, customer, and employees.
• Lead cross-functional team to complete investor and customer surveys, ratings/rankings like CDP, ISS, Sustainalytics, MSCI, Dow Jones Sustainability index, EcoVadis and others, and work to improve scores as applicable.
• Partner with Communications function and customer facing roles to develop timeline and process for amplifying Teradata's ESG story to customers, suppliers, and other internal and external audiences.
• Manage ESG communications in various forms, such as dashboards, scorecards, infographics, and across multiple internal and external channels, including corporate website, digital platforms, and press releases.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in areas relevant to ESG.
• Expertise in some or all of the areas relevant to ESG, such as carbon emissions, supplier engagement, human rights, technology sustainability, and/or ethics.
• Proven ability to assess, implement, train, and develop compliance with global regulations and laws.
• Experience creating ESG-focused reporting.
• Familiarity with the ESG regulatory landscape, reporting frameworks, policy, and ratings methodologies.
• Excellent writing skills, particularly with developing reports and communications.
• Proven track record of delivering highly coordinated projects on time along with proven ability to drive effective collaboration across many functions/teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Detail-oriented and ability to manage accurate data collection.
• Ability to develop productive cross-functional relationships and work independently with diverse stakeholders.
• Proven self-starter who is highly skilled at applying intuition, leaning in, and asking questions to better understand, and quickly connecting the dots across various initiatives and teams.
• Passion for distilling large sets of data into simple insights or reports.
• Ability to inspire and influence, collaborate, and manage internal relationships without formal authority, and cultivate partnerships to accomplish company-wide goals.

Benefits

• Flexible work model
• People-first culture
• Focus on well-being
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion commitment
• Competitive Total Rewards package