Sustainability Sr. Manager

Senior Sustainability Manager 

Remote - Global 

Description 

Stok leads organizations to decarbonize now. We integrate expertise across ESG and sustainability consulting, carbon, energy engineering, commissioning, and project delivery. From the enterprise to asset level, we provide clients with strategy, management, and technical support to translate bold commitments into impact. Stok is a Certified B Corp and ILFI Just organization, and has been recognized as a Top Impact Company and Best Workplace. Our global team delivers on client ambitions across programs and projects worldwide. 

Stok is seeking a Senior Sustainability Manager to join our ESG team. As a consultant at Stok, you will work with some of the world’s most innovative companies, including those influencing iconic corporate climate programs and real estate projects for positive impact. Ideal candidates have a background in ESG/sustainability strategy development and implementation, commercial real estate, ESG and sustainability frameworks including GRESB, IFRS, and EU’s CSRD. Candidates should also be detail-oriented and able to communicate complex ideas, strategies, and data to technical and non-technical audiences. Together we will deliver high-performance real estate in pursuit of Stok’s purpose: to boldly catalyze an environmentally restorative and socially equitable world. 

At Stok, We Seek Culture Add, Not Culture Fit.  

Our Values-Aligned Team Members: 

• Craft innovative ideas and have a say in how the firm operates. We have built self-management and distributive governance into our organizational structure to enable every team member to share input on policies and procedures. 

• Strive for a better way to do business and create a positive impact through their work. Stok believes in business as a force for good and is a certified B Corp, demonstrating our commitment to maximizing social and environmental impacts, in addition to profit. 

• Give back in a meaningful way. We donate 3% of profits to causes we believe in through a combination of pro-bono services and donations. 

• Advocate for a level playing field. Stok has intentionally baked social justice into our operations, which we hold ourselves accountable to through our International Living Future Institute JUST Label. 

Our purpose is to boldly catalyze an environmentally restorative and socially equitable world, and Stok needs you to fulfill it! 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Manage all aspects of ESG/corporate sustainability client engagements, including setting client goals, establishing project schedules, leading meetings, issuing regular project updates, and guiding the creation of deliverables with minimal guidance. May be responsible for multiple client engagements at the same time and in various stages. 

• Establish and maintain effective client relationships. 

• Set and manage project expectations. 

• Effectively deliver project scopes within budget allocated. 

• Create and implement bespoke ESG/corporate sustainability programs which may include materiality and/or needs assessments, goal setting, ESG/corporate sustainability roadmap development, data benchmarking, resilience and climate change analysis, health and well-being strategies, stakeholder engagement, ESG reporting, and other ESG topics identified by client. 

• Analyze sector, regional, and economic factors that could impact a client's ESG/corporate sustainability strategy. 

• Understand nuances in ESG/corporate sustainability strategy by property type including key challenges to implementation for certain property types. 

• Conduct ESG/corporate sustainability research and analysis of current and pending regulations and industry trends/requirements. 

• Assist in the creation of internal and external communications for clients related to ESG/corporate sustainability programs and successes, including ESG/sustainability reports. 

• Manage the submission process to leading ESG/sustainability frameworks and regulations. Preference for experience with the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and/or GRESB reporting. 

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration within client organizations to ensure buy-in. 

• Facilitate and manage cross-functional collaboration within Stok to ensure proper subject matter experts support ESG/corporate sustainability scopes and are budgeted into projects as necessary. 

• Act as an adviser on several accounts managed by less senior team members to provide additional guidance and industry insight. 

• Contribute to the build out of Stok’s ESG services including creating tools, case studies, best practices, and mentoring other team members, as necessary. 

• Support Service Line Director with business development including sales calls and proposal development, as needed. 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, real estate, public policy, environmental science, engineering, energy, or related field.  

• 7+ years’ experience working in the ESG/sustainability consulting field, with a focus on the built environment and commercial real estate. Preference for experience with diversified property types and/or regulations such as IFRS and EU’s CSRD. 

• Experience working with the leading ESG frameworks and ratings including GRESB, SASB, TCFD, IFRS, UN SDG’s, EU’s CSRD, etc. 

• Understanding of common ESG/sustainability metrics, data collection methods, and tools. 

• Interest and experience in implementing best practices covering environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and governance of environmental and social topics. 

• Strong research, writing, analytical, communications, and organizational skills; demonstrated project management and time management skills. 

What you’ll need to be successful in this role:  

• Strong organizational skills and program management skills – possesses the ability to successfully manage multiple projects/deadlines simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.  

• An innate attention to detail. 

• A team player that gets the job done and sees no task as too small 

• Thrives on building and managing relationships with clients as well as team members. 

• Requires minimal guidance and possesses the ability to find solutions via research and/or connect with the appropriate resources. 

• Proactive, and with a solutions-oriented mindset.  

• A passion for sustainability and climate action. 

Additional experience we’d be excited for you to bring (not required, but a bonus to our team and our clients):  

• General knowledge of GHG protocol and carbon accounting. 

• General knowledge of climate strategies. 

• Development of sustainable supply chain 

• Development of biodiversity programs 

How We Support You 

Family is important. You can’t be your best self without knowing that your family is getting what they need to thrive, which is why Stok offers: 

• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision benefits for every team member. We also provide 70% paid medical coverage for your dependents. 

• Paid parental leave so you can focus on your family during one of the most important times in your life. 

• Life and AD&D insurance, because we like to be prepared for anything. 

Autonomy is structured into Stok’s culture by design. We value self-management practices. That’s why we offer: 

• Flexible work schedules. We all work best in different ways, so empower you to find yours. 

• Flexible Personal Time Off. We provide a guaranteed 10 paid holidays and 4 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) but don’t cap the amount of time you can take off. We know taking time for ourselves is healthy and fosters growth. We trust you to ensure expectations for your role are met, so take time off when you need it. 

Social and environmental justice are critical to our vision, so we bake them into everything we do. We offer: 

• The world’s first fossil fuel-free and gun-free 401(k) plan so you can invest in a future you believe in. 

• Paid volunteer time each year so you can give back to your community and the causes that matter most to you! 

Bonus Benefits 

• Transparent, objective, merit-based compensation and profit distribution policies 

• $750 annual professional development stipend 

• $250 work-from-home (WFH) stipend to support remote ergonomics 

• Cell phone reimbursement 

• Personal company credit card 

• Annual National Parks Pass 

Benefits listed are applicable to U.S. residents only. International and Canadian applicants will receive information regarding their specific benefits packages directly from a People Operations Specialist during the recruitment and hiring process. 

Stok will not require team members to be in an office, but our office locations are open for them to collaborate.  

COMPENSATION RANGE: $80,000-$160,000 USD based on market location and experience.