Director of Sustainability Impact, Transparency and Engagement
- Employer
- Zalando
- Location
- Berlin
- Closing date
- 22 Jun 2022
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- Function
- Strategy & Business Intelligence
- Level
- Director / President / C Suite
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Job Details
THE ROLE & THE TEAM
Reporting to our Global Executive Leader Sustainability, you will lead the center of excellence that is the operational backbone of Zalando's Sustainability work.
Supported by a team of +20 people working among Strategic Project Management Office (PMO), Data, Analytics & Transparency, and Sustainability Engagement, you will work closely with all of our sustainability experts, as well as our internal and external stakeholders to provide stewardship and steering across the business towards achieving our Sustainability goals and strategies
The main responsibilities are:
At Zalando, our vision is to be the starting point for fashion - one that is inclusive by design. We only assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, personal expressions, racial identities, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and disability statuses.
We only want to know why you're great for this role, so please avoid including your picture, age, and marital status in your CV as well.We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Please feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support and assist you throughout the hiring process.
do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion
Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion/our-employee-resource-groups
WHY YOU SHOULD BE INTERESTED...
Career Development
Wellbeing
Flexibility
Financial
Family
Reporting to our Global Executive Leader Sustainability, you will lead the center of excellence that is the operational backbone of Zalando's Sustainability work.
Supported by a team of +20 people working among Strategic Project Management Office (PMO), Data, Analytics & Transparency, and Sustainability Engagement, you will work closely with all of our sustainability experts, as well as our internal and external stakeholders to provide stewardship and steering across the business towards achieving our Sustainability goals and strategies
The main responsibilities are:
- Lead updated Sustainability Operations Team strategy and organisation (organize, set-up and manage changes)
- Develop and lead Zalando's transparency strategy
- Develop and lead Zalando's sustainability compliance governance
- Develop and lead Zalando's ESG strategy
- Oversee internal governance structure (Sustainability Forum) support, data & impact measurement, reporting and engagement obligations
- Engage and drive industry participation; acting as lead on specific transformational activities (ie: developing an industry standard, etc)
At Zalando, our vision is to be the starting point for fashion - one that is inclusive by design. We only assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, personal expressions, racial identities, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and disability statuses.
We only want to know why you're great for this role, so please avoid including your picture, age, and marital status in your CV as well.We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Please feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support and assist you throughout the hiring process.
do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion
Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion/our-employee-resource-groups
WHY YOU SHOULD BE INTERESTED...
- You define the vision for how Zalando will govern the enablement of our sustainability strategy, and your teams provide the tools, resources and talent to ensure that is accomplished;
- You oversee the Sustainability PMO office, which is responsible for governance and driving of our public sustainability goals; and the Data, Impact & Transparency team as we push ourselves and our partners to transform the industry to have a positive impact;
- You guide the Sustainability Engagement work to position Zalando as a credible sustainability leader within the fashion, tech and logistics industries;
- You develop and lead the Sustainability Compliance governance, partnering closely with senior business leaders throughout the company to actively address our compliance obligations;
- You act as a thought leader with internal partners, helping them to solve sustainability challenges; you advise the Management Board on relevant sustainability topics;
- You monitor emerging global sustainability trends, innovation and regulation direction, and develop solutions to position Zalando as a sustainability leader.
- You have sustainability knowledge and 15+ years of experience in the field of sustainability and leading complex topics across various business units.
- You have proven ability to analyse complex problems and develop solutions that are industry-leading.
- You have relevant experience in performance management, ESG and impact analysis.
- You are recognized as a sustainability leader, with a strong network of thought leaders across business, academics, NGO and civil society.
- You have a Can-do attitude and used to working under pressure while delivering high-quality results.
- You have marked strong customer orientation skills, ability to successfully engage on senior leadership level internally and externally across multiple stakeholder functions.
- You speak the language of business and drives towards solutions that will create sustainable changes in the industry.
- You have outstanding communication skills and influencing skills and is extremely credible to both hands-on practitioners and executives, including our Management Board.
- You have proven examples of success supporting tech and product departments in adapting and evolving partner services or solutions.
- You have a pronounced focus on talent and leadership development.
Career Development
- We offer peer-to-peer performance reviews twice a year
- Learn and develop through our extensive Zalando training platform
- Join regular all-hands, team meetings, Q&A-sessions, and quarterly anonymous employee surveys to ask your questions and provide your feedback
- Support from an international team of experts; mentoring and professional development opportunities
Wellbeing
- 2 days paid leave per year for volunteering
- Minimum of 27 holiday days per calendar year
- Online sports courses, wellbeing, and nutrition advice offered by Humanoo personal wellbeing coach app
- Mental wellbeing support by our Employee Assistance Program and professional consultants to help you find health resources
Flexibility
- Flexible working hours
- Relocation assistance for internationals
- If you work from an office in your role, a choice of office equipment to be delivered to you, to support you working from home due to COVID-19 safety
Financial
- Access to the employee shares program
- 40% shopping discount on products shipped and sold by Zalando, and 30% discount on Zalando Lounge
- Discounts from a wide range of external partners
Family
- Employee parents' forums and employee resource group
- Supported transition into and out of parental leave, with a buddy and re-onboarding plan
- 3 fully-paid child sick days per year
- Free counselling, assistance, and referral service for all matters concerning yourself and your family via the Fürstenberg Institute
Company
Zalando is Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle. Founded in Berlin in 2008, we bring head-to-toe fashion to 35 million active customers in 17 markets, offering clothing, footwear, accessories and beauty from over 3,000 international brands.
Our platform is a one-stop fashion destination for inspiration, innovation and interaction. As Europe’s most fashionable tech company, we work hard to find digital solutions for every aspect of the fashion journey: for our customers, partners and every valuable player in the Zalando story.
Our goal is to become the starting point for fashion. We focus on the fashion industry and therefore operate in a variety of business areas.
- Fashion Store
Zalando online shops are tailored to local customers’ needs in 17 different European markets. The range extends from renowned global brands and fast fashion to local brands and is supplemented by our private labels.
- Offprice
The Offprice business of Zalando serves the sale of previous season’s assortments. As part of a shopping club, the Zalando Lounge offers registered members exclusive sales campaigns at discounted prices.
- Zalando's Private Labels
Zalando’s private label assortment includes shoes, clothing and accessories for women, men and children. With a total of six private labels, Zalando creates its own products, covering the entire value chain from design to sales.
- Zalon
Zalon is our style advice service, via which customers can consult and get inspiration from selected stylists regarding individualized purchases.
- Zalando Marketing Services
The entirety of Zalando’s expertise and scope is bundled in Zalando Marketing Services, which now offers personalized marketing solutions for our brand partners.
- Zalando Fulfilment Solutions
Zalando makes its own logistics capabilities available to external partners, so they do not have to be concerned with infrastructure issues but can concentrate fully on their core competence in the fashion business.
- Zalando Partner Services
Zalando helps other players in the industry to be successful in the digital world. For example, by connecting warehouse stocks with multiple retailers, by digitizing processes involved in fashion wholesale and by integrating offline businesses into our Zalando platform.
With a strong workforce of around 14,000 employees of over 130 different nationalities, Zalando unites diverse people, capabilities and concepts. Consolidating our effort and ideas scales our impact as an innovator in Fashion, Technology, Digital Marketing and Logistics Operations.
Company info
- Website
- https://jobs.zalando.com/
- Telephone
- +49 (0)30 2759 4693
- Location
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Zalando SE
Valeska-Gert-Straße 5
Berlin
Germany
10243
Germany
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