Senior ESG Governance & Reporting Lead (EMEA)

Berlin Packaging EMEA; Trezzano sul Naviglio; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Berlin Packaging EMEA seeks a Senior ESG Governance & Reporting Lead to strengthen ESG governance, sustainability reporting and performance management across the EMEA region.

You will coordinate CSRD and ESRS readiness, data governance, and audit readiness, translating regulatory requirements into clear governance, reliable data and actionable plans. Collaborate with Finance, Legal, Procurement, HR and QHSE to support executive reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in ESG governance and sustainability reporting.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional programs in international environments.
• Knowledge of CSRD, ESRS and EU Taxonomy is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate ESG governance and sustainability reporting across EMEA, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities and reporting requirements.
• Lead CSRD and ESRS readiness, data collection, gap analysis, action planning and documentation.
• Define and maintain ESG reporting governance, data ownership, validation steps and calendars.
• Ensure consistency and traceability of sustainability information across entities and reporting cycles.
• Coordinate EU Taxonomy eligibility and alignment activities with Finance and stakeholders.
• Prepare sustainability disclosures and internal/external reporting outputs in collaboration with contributors.

Skills

ESG governance

Sustainability reporting

Data governance

CSRD & ESRS

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Sustainability or related

Tools

ESG reporting software

Job description

Berlin Packaging is the world’s largest Hybrid Packaging Supplier®, providing packaging solutions in glass, plastic, and metal to companies across a wide range of industries, including food & beverage, beauty, healthcare, and industrial markets. As a “one-stop shop,” we combine design & innovation, manufacturing services, and supply chain capabilities to help customers bring their products to market in the most efficient and impactful way. With more than a century of experience in the packaging industry, Berlin Packaging operates on a global scale, supported by an extensive network of suppliers, warehouses, and commercial teams. This unique hybrid model allows the company to offer both standard and highly customized solutions, helping customers increase sales, reduce costs, and improve productivity through smarter packaging.

What sets Berlin Packaging apart is its entrepreneurial mindset and strong customer focus. Employees are encouraged to think like owners, act decisively, and collaborate across functions and geographies to deliver measurable results.

Core Beliefs

The company’s culture is built around innovation, creativity, speed, and a continuous drive to “help customers become greater, faster,” making it a dynamic environment for people who want to make an impact.

We are looking for Senior ESG Governance & Reporting Lead (EMEA)

Job Purpose

The Senior ESG Governance & Reporting Lead plays a critical role in strengthening Berlin Packaging's ESG governance, sustainability reporting and performance management capabilities across EMEA.

This senior-level position leads the coordination and execution of the EMEA sustainability reporting roadmap, with a particular focus on CSRD and ESRS requirements, ESG data governance, audit readiness and reporting consistency.

Working closely with Finance, Legal, Procurement, HR, QHSE, and other relevant functions, the position supports the EMEA Sustainability Manager in translating sustainability regulatory requirements into clear governance, reliable data, measurable targets and actionable plans.

Key Responsibilities

ESG Governance & Sustainability Reporting:

• Lead the coordination and execution of the EMEA sustainability reporting roadmap, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities and applicable reporting requirements.
• Coordinate CSRD and ESRS readiness and implementation activities, including governance, data collection, gap analysis, action planning, documentation and reporting deliverables.
• Define and maintain clear ESG reporting governance, including roles and responsibilities, data ownership, validation steps, approval flows, reporting calendars and escalation mechanisms.
• Ensure consistency, traceability and completeness of sustainability information across the EMEA legal entities, functions and reporting cycles.
• Coordinate EU Taxonomy eligibility and alignment assessment activities, including data collection, methodology development and cross-functional alignment with Finance and other relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate the preparation of sustainability disclosures, management updates and other internal or external ESG reporting outputs in collaboration with relevant contributors.

ESG Data Management

• Lead the set-up, deployment and continuous improvement of the ESGeo reporting platform across EMEA.
• Coordinate system requirements, user roles, data workflows, reporting templates and contributor onboarding with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Establish and maintain ESG data definitions, methodologies, calculation rules, supporting documentation and quality-control procedures (also in alignment with the US team).
• Monitor data completeness and quality, follow up on gaps or inconsistencies and drive timely remediation with data owners and validators.
• Promote the progressive standardization and automation of ESG data collection and reporting processes.
• Coordinate ESG governance reporting processes across EMEA, supporting periodic updates to SteerCo, Executive Leadership and Board-level audiences while ensuring alignment with global sustainability priorities and the US team.

Sustainability Performance Management

• Support the EMEA Sustainability Manager in translating EMEA sustainability priorities into measurable objectives, KPIs, targets, roadmaps and action plans in coordination with the relevant functions.
• Develop and maintain a structured sustainability performance-management framework to monitor progress, identify gaps and support accountability.
• Coordinate periodic performance reviews with business and functional owners and support the definition of corrective or improvement actions.
• Support the integration of sustainability metrics into business planning, governance and management reporting processes.
• Facilitate cross-functional working sessions, clarify expectations and translate technical reporting requirements into practical actions for contributors.

Audit Readiness, Internal Controls & Assurance

• Coordinate ESG audit and assurance readiness across EMEA, ensuring that reported information is supported by clear methodologies, evidence and control documentation.
• Support the design, implementation and continuous improvement of internal controls over sustainability information.
• Maintain an organized audit trail and coordinate evidence collection, review and follow-up with data owners and control owners.
• Act as the primary day-to-day interface for external consultants, auditors and assurance providers within the assigned scope.
• Track findings, recommendations and remediation actions, ensuring clear ownership and timely closure.
• Coordinate with Global Sustainability and other relevant corporate teams to support alignment of definitions, methodologies, priorities and reporting outputs.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Education & Professional Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Sustainability, Political Science, Environmental Management, Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5/7 years of relevant professional experience in sustainability reporting, ESG governance, non financial reporting, corporate sustainability, audit or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating complex, cross-functional reporting or transformation programs in an international environment.
• Hands-on experience with ESG data collection, consolidation, validation and reporting processes; experience with sustainability reporting platforms is strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting audit, assurance or internal-control processes related to sustainability information is a strong advantage.

Technical Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of sustainability reporting frameworks and regulatory requirements, including CSRD, ESRS and EU Taxonomy
• Strong understanding of ESG data governance, reporting controls, audit trails, evidence management and assurance readiness.
• Ability to define KPIs, reporting methodologies, data-quality checks and performance-monitoring frameworks.
• Strong analytical skills; familiarity with ESG reporting and business-intelligence tools is an advantage.

Language Skills

• Fluency in English is required
• Additional European languages such as Italian, French, Spanish and/or German are considered a strong advantage.

Soft Skills & Mindset

• Structured, analytical and detail-oriented, with a strong focus on data quality, consistency and delivery.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to make complex regulatory and technical topics clear and actionable for different audiences.
• Proactive, pragmatic and solution-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently.
• Collaborative and comfortable operating in a rapidly evolving regulatory and organizational environment.

Working Environment

Office Environment

Smart working policy in place, with the possibility to work remotely up to two days per week and additional flexibility based on business needs and manager approval.

Compensation: 50.000 - 60.000 EUR annual gross.