ESG Project Manager

We are looking for an ESG Project Manager to support responsible business programs and enterprise governance activities in Westerville, Ohio. This Long-term Contract position will guide planning, coordination, and reporting efforts tied to sustainability, disclosure, and corporate responsibility priorities. The role will partner with leaders and cross-functional teams to improve operating processes, strengthen oversight, and keep strategic commitments on track.

Responsibilities:
• Drive execution of responsible business initiatives by organizing priorities, milestones, and enterprise-level commitments.
• Administer governance routines through structured workplans, tracking tools, status reporting, and documented follow-up actions.
• Bring together partners across functions to manage interdependencies, surface risks early, and help resolve project roadblocks.
• Design and refine repeatable processes, templates, and oversight models that improve operational consistency and team effectiveness.
• Lead process enhancement efforts that increase the scalability, efficiency, and maturity of governance and responsible business operations.
• Support preparation and coordination for the annual Responsible Business Report and other disclosure-related activities, including stakeholder alignment and timeline management.
• Provide leadership with clear visibility into objectives, progress, outstanding actions, and key decision points.
• Coordinate enterprise readiness efforts related to sustainability, climate, supply chain, governance, and corporate responsibility requirements.
• Assist with implementation planning, consultant coordination, readiness reviews, communications, and reporting connected to regulatory obligations.
• Foster collaboration across Legal, Finance, Procurement, Operations, HR, Communications, and other business teams to advance shared compliance and reporting goals.• Proven project management experience supporting cross-functional initiatives in governance, operations, sustainability, or related business functions.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to prepare reports, presentations, and updates for leadership and diverse stakeholders.
• Experience building project plans, maintaining trackers and action logs, and monitoring progress against deadlines and commitments.
• Ability to improve business processes by creating practical frameworks, tools, and operating methods that support scale and consistency.
• Working knowledge of disclosure, governance, policy, or regulatory readiness activities within a corporate environment.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate with teams such as Finance, Procurement, Operations, HR, and Legal to move initiatives forward.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with attention to risk tracking, issue management, and implementation follow-through.
• Familiarity with budget processes, stakeholder coordination, and vendor or consultant management is preferred.