Sustainability Program Manager

In this high-impact role, you will support the Equifax enterprise ESG and shareholder engagement teams, helping to maintain and develop positive relationships with Equifax’s institutional investors, customers and other stakeholders on matters related to Equifax’s Responsible Business Priorities . You will be part of a team that is responsible for listening to and understanding stakeholder concerns regarding sustainability topics, accurately communicating those concerns to senior management and developing Equifax’s Responsible Business Priorities.

You will collaborate with teams across the business and assist with the execution of our Responsible Business initiatives and governance-focused stakeholder engagement activities, including completing survey responses, managing projects, conducting research, producing documents and reports, organizing meetings, and maintaining accurate team records.

This role reports to the Senior Vice President, Office of Corporate Secretary, and will be a hybrid workplace model offering the flexibility to work remotely as well as in our newly-renovated global corporate HQ building in Midtown! (This is not a fully-remote role)

What you’ll do :

• Arrange, prepare for and participate in meetings with Equifax shareholders, customers and other stakeholders on matters related to sustainability and corporate governance; keep detailed notes of each meeting.
• Document stakeholder feedback and help develop, implement, maintain and track progress of Equifax’s Responsible Business initiatives. Frequently collaborate with colleagues across Equifax to help produce disclosures and reports on company initiatives and progress related to sustainability and governance.
• Take a leadership role in developing Equifax’s annual environmental reporting and disclosures, including our CDP survey responses.
• Help maintain and update the Responsible Business Priorities portions of the Equifax website.
• Participate in the cross-functional Equifax Environmental Management Committee, which facilitates collaboration across the company to promote environmental initiatives and meets regularly to develop recommendations, track progress, support the collection and analysis of data, and create communications materials.
• Maintain the investor contact list and assist with the distribution of selected materials to Equifax investors; monitor incoming emails and other inquiries from investors and other stakeholders, direct as appropriate and ensure timely follow-up.
• Perform research to identify market trends and peer practices related to governance and sustainability/CSR topics.
• Gather information for and prepare investor communication materials and internal memos, slide decks and reports; maintain well-organized archive of investor feedback and research; help to prepare regular updates on shareholder engagement activities for review by senior management and the Equifax board.
  
  

What experience you need:

• A four-year Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of two-three years’ directly related experience in an equivalent role in a business environment that provides the knowledge, experience and skills needed for the functional duties of the job.
• Highly-developed planning, project-management and organizational skills; ability to prioritize tasks and meet critical deadlines; keen attention to detail; ability to anticipate and solve logistical problems.
• Self-motivated and able to work both independently and in close collaboration with others; discrete and professional in handling confidential information; demonstrates the presence, confidence and experience to interact independently with shareholders while representing Equifax's interest is a must.
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills. Effective public speaker who communicates ideas in a clear, succinct manner. Able to tailor written and oral communications, as appropriate, depending on the audience and intended use.
• Some work outside normal business hours and travel (5-10%) is required.
  
  

What could set you apart:

• Prior experience working in shareholder engagement, sustainability or ESG/corporate governance at a public company or an institutional investor
• Investor Relations experience
• Graphic design and communications experience
• Experience with preparing C-suite or board-level presentations and documentation