Director, ESG & Sustainability, PagerDuty.org

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We’re building an inclusive workplace that represents the real, everyday people we support around the world. From how we build our teams to who sits in the boardroom, we hope you can see yourself at PagerDuty.

Why We Need You

At PagerDuty, we believe that technology can transform how we work and how we do good. Our social impact function, PagerDuty.org, directs PagerDuty’s most important assets—our platform, funds, people, and voice—to support our customers and grantees in meeting urgent needs faster. We believe companies have a responsibility not just to shareholders, but to all stakeholders—employees, customers, investors, communities, and the environment. That’s why PagerDuty is formalizing an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) program.

As PagerDuty’s first dedicated position focused exclusively on ESG and Sustainability, the ESG & Sustainability Director will lead the build out of an ESG program under the company-wide Social Impact function. A highly cross-functional role, the ESG & Sustainability Director will play a critical role to establish the direction and implement, measure, and report on PagerDuty’s ESG initiatives, in close collaboration across multiple departments and key internal stakeholders. This person will be responsible for monitoring the ESG landscape, evaluating how ESG trends and requirements will impact PagerDuty, and recommending and prioritizing key strategies, performance indicators, and programs to improve ESG and sustainability outcomes. The ESG & Sustainability Director will be both strategic and able to execute with independence, and will serve as the ESG reporting expert for the company. A key success factor for this role is interest and ability to bridge across industry sectors, cultures, and communities, and internally at PagerDuty, and to drive impact that is both integrated in and reflective of the business and the company’s holistic vision for social impact.

What You’ll Do

The ESG & Sustainability Director will define, build alignment for, and advance company-wide ESG and environmental sustainability goals. You will take the lead in defining the strategic vision and roadmap and drive alignment, execution, and reporting for this vision. Successful candidates will demonstrate a commitment to social and environmental impact and stakeholder engagement, and can operate and scale an entrepreneurial role within a high-growth company.

ESG Strategy, Integration and Performance

    • Own the development of PagerDuty’s long-term ESG & Sustainability strategy and roadmap that is integrated with PagerDuty’s social impact strategy, company purpose, and business objectives
    • Work across a diverse group of stakeholders (Investor Relations, Legal, Finance, People and Places, Security, and Social Impact) to define goals for each business unit, and partner effectively to implement and track progress against these goals
    • Continuously monitor ESG developments, industry standards, and regulations that may affect the company, adapting the program as appropriate

Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting

    • Apply relevant standards and frameworks (e.g. SASB, GRI, SDGs) to PagerDuty’s ESG and environmental sustainability effort; use data, benchmarks and insights from evolving ESG standards to evaluate company performance
    • Lead and coordinate company-wide tools for ESG measurement and monitoring; monitor compliance with ESG-related policies
    • Own reporting and tracking for ESG metrics and environmental sustainability
    • Partner with Investor Relations, Legal, Sales, and Communications teams to gather, verify, and prepare data for investor, customer, and board reports and presentations

Operations and Cross-functional Management

    • Manage PagerDuty’s cross-functional ESG committee, including annual cadence for reporting and disclosures and financial planning for ESG and environmental sustainability investments; effectively manage outside consultants/vendors
    • Develop and implement stakeholder engagement and communications strategies to align stakeholder involvement with PagerDuty’s roadmap and progress

Communications

    • Develop the overall narrative for PagerDuty’s ESG & Sustainability efforts in partnership with the Marketing team, including internal and external communication strategies
    • Represent PagerDuty externally with relevant industry coalitions and internally to employees and executives

Who You Are

    • 10+ years of experience in ESG, environmental sustainability, or CSR, with experience in ESG strategy development and reporting
    • Deep knowledge in sustainability, climate change, ESG topics, and current trends
    • Past ownership over the creation of ESG or sustainability reports
    • Exceptional cross-functional management skills; ability to bring people together around a common goal and lead by influence
    • Highly skilled in data analysis and building smart and efficient cross-functional processes
    • Strong written and presentation skills for high-visibility storytelling, both internally and externally; adept at synthesizing complex inputs from multiple stakeholders
    • A passion for stakeholder capitalism and a strong desire to evolve the relationship between business and society
    • A desire to build
    • Bachelors’ degree required, advanced degree preferred
    • Prior experience with high-growth companies preferred
Meet the Manager
Olivia Khalili is the Vice President of Global Social Impact at PagerDuty.


PagerDuty Offers:

- Competitive salaries and company equity
- Comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental, and vision plans for you, your spouse and family
- Generous parental leave
- Paid vacation (3 weeks vacation your first year, 4 weeks afterwards) in addition to paid holidays and ample sick leave
- Opportunities to get involved in PagerDuty's Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and other diversity initiatives. ERGs are self-organized, employee-run communities focused on advancing a sense of belonging and inclusion for all - members, advocates, and allies.
- Paid employee volunteer time - 20 hours per year
- Bi-annual company wide hack weeks

PagerDuty is committed to creating a diverse environment and is an equal opportunity employer. PagerDuty does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or disability status.
PagerDuty is for people. Meaning, we extend opportunities to a broad array of candidates, including those with diverse workplace experiences and backgrounds. Whether you're new to the corporate world, returning to work after a gap in employment, or simply looking to transition or take the next step in your career path, we are excited to connect with you.

PagerDuty is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application process. Should you require accommodation, please email accommodation@pagerduty.com and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

Our stewardship of the data of many thousands of customers means that a background check is required to join PagerDuty. We will, nonetheless, consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with local requirements.

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To all recruitment agencies: PagerDuty does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, PagerDuty employees or any other company location. PagerDuty is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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