Global ESG & Social Impact Director

Atos Group; Sint-Joost-ten-Node; Hybride; EUR 150 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Home working up to 50%

Competitive salary package with meal &

Company car with charging card

Learning & development opportunities

Multicultural environment

Résumé du poste

Ageas is seeking a Sustainability Director to lead the ESG strategy across Europe and Asia, delivering a long-term roadmap and governance for ESG products, DEI and social impact. You will partner with Finance, Risk and HR to drive accountability and value creation.

The role requires 15+ years of experience, executive-level communication, and the ability to mobilise senior leaders across borders while traveling as needed. A Master’s degree and fluent English are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree combined with recognised thought leadership in sustainability and the authority to connect ESG priorities with Group strategy, insurance products, underwriting, financial resilience and long-term value creation.
• Passioned by the human (“Social”) dimension of sustainability.
• At least 15 years of relevant professional experience, including substantial responsibility for Group-wide or enterprise-level sustainability strategy, business transformation, insurance products or underwriting, and regular engagement with Board and Executive Committee stakeholders.
• Enterprise-level strategic thinker with a proven ability to solve unprecedented, business-critical challenges, translate ambiguity into a compelling long-term vision and transformation roadmap, and take clear positions on complex strategic trade-offs.
• Demonstrated leadership of complex, cross-border transformation agendas, with the gravitas to mobilise senior leaders and operating companies without relying on hierarchical authority.
• Positive, pragmatic and creative mindset, combined with high standards for quality, governance and reporting.
• Executive-level communicator and negotiator who can act as a primary strategic partner to Board, Executive Committee and Business Committee members, constructively challenge senior decision-makers, build durable Group-wide commitment and maintain an influential external network.
• Comfortable with reporting, digital tools and AI-enabled ways of working.
• Fluent in English and willing to travel when necessary.

Responsabilités

• Own and define the long-term ESG Products ambition as a core pillar of the Ageas sustainability and business strategy, setting the Group-wide strategic direction, priorities, frameworks and transformation roadmap for operating companies in Europe and Asia.
• Together with Finance, define the Group-wide ESG Products performance framework, recommend targets and strategic trade-offs, and ensure transparent accountability for delivery and impact.
• Together with Risk, define the Group strategy and governance for embedding ESG in underwriting, setting binding Group-wide principles and advising the Executive Committee on business-critical sustainability choices, risk appetite and long-term financial resilience.
• Together with HR, own the Group-level vision and strategic framework for social sustainability, belonging, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), integrating these priorities into Ageas’ business strategy, governance, leadership expectations, culture and external positioning.
• Define the Group’s long-term social impact ambition and lead a portfolio of initiatives that strengthen inclusiveness, accessibility, community resilience and sustainable value creation across Ageas.
• Shape the overall effectiveness, governance and thought leadership of Group Sustainability, acting as the deputy and strategic sparring partner to the Group Director Sustainability for the assigned domains.

Connaissances

Sustainability leadership

Board engagement

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Cross-border governance

AI-enabled tools

Fluent English

Formation

Master’s degree

Outils

AI-enabled platforms

Description du poste

Ageas is seeking a Sustainability Director to lead the ESG strategy across Europe and Asia, delivering a long-term roadmap and governance for ESG products, DEI and social impact. You will partner with Finance, Risk and HR to drive accountability and value creation.

The role requires 15+ years of experience, executive-level communication, and the ability to mobilise senior leaders across borders while traveling as needed. A Master’s degree and fluent English are essential.