Vp, Sustainability

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Canada Life Assurance Company Full time

**Job Description**:
Reporting to Lifeco’s Global Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer, the VP Sustainability and ESG Strategy will help deliver priority ESG initiatives across the company’s various divisions, businesses, and affiliates.

This role will provide a central hub, to ensure activities are well coordinated and tracked over multi-year project timelines to deliver against the company’s ambitious environmental, social and governance commitments, and ultimately disclose our results using industry best practice.

In this role, you will work closely with department peers in Global Investments, Finance, Strategy, Compliance, Governance, and those responsible for sustainability and social impact programs.

The ideal profile will have considerable experience in project management and reporting functions, with an appreciation for governance in a large, multi-operating company, publicly traded enterprise.

**What you will do**:

- Demonstrate a passion for contributing to Lifeco’s purpose and the company’s commitments to fight climate change and advance social equity.
- Contribute to a centre of excellence, relating to best-practice ESG activities, commitments, and reporting, as Lifeco’s ESG program evolves.
- Construct a multi-year vision for the program, advancing reporting and disclosure activities to meet best practice across operating regions.
- Lead a small team. Convene partners business-wide.
- Provide a central office and oversight to coordinate key working groups that embed and deliver ESG commitments in Lifeco’s various operating companies and affiliates.
- Support project planning and delivery through information and resource coordination, problem and impact analysis, solution proposals, and more.
- Collaborate on working group performance management, including establishing commitments, metrics, stage gates, and tracking.
- Ensure that ESG programs are well understood and well reported amongst company leadership and across operating companies, functions, and affiliates.
- Manage and maintain a regular reporting cycle for the company’s Management Committee and Board of Directors, including dashboard progress updates and review of formal ESG disclosures and reports.
- Create a modern system for ESG management and reporting - i.e. manage data and information gathering, audit, and disclosure processes, in close coordination with the company’s Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance, External Financial Reporting and Legal functions; manage data and information reporting and disclosure in close coordination with the company’s Communications, Sustainability, and Investor Relations functions.
- Support ESG-related company communication to a range of stakeholders, including regulators, investors, colleagues, and policymakers.
- Play a lead role on Lifeco’s ESG Steering Committee, comprised of various company executives.
- Drive continuous improvement, introducing new strategies and techniques.

**What you will bring**:

- 10+ years of relevant experience in a large, complex enterprise organization
- Superior project management experience
- Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills, ideally developed in a large organization
- Passion for sustainability and social impact.
- Financial, insurance, or investment experience will be an asset
- Excellent communications skills with the ability to convey and deliver strong presentations to company leadership, Senior Executives and Board member

Great-West Lifeco Inc. is a leading international financial services holding company headquartered in Canada with interests in life insurance, health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management, and reinsurance businesses. It operates in Canada, the United States, and Europe under the brands: Canada Life, Canada Life Germany, Canada Life UK, Canada Life Reinsurance, Empower Retirement, Putnam Investments and Irish Life.

In Canada, Great-West Lifeco operates under the Canada Life brand, offering a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions and serves the financial security needs of more than 12 million customers. Globally our combined companies have approximately 24,500 employees, 205,000 advisor relationships, and thousands of distribution partners - all serving more than 30 million customer relationships across these regions.

Being a part of our organization means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.

You can be your best here. You are part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.

**We are one of Canada's top 100 employers**
- We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicate

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