Senior ESG Strategy & Activation Lead (Netherlands)

Sopra Steria; Nieuwegein; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% holiday allowance

27 paid vacation days

Mobility budget

Job summary

Sopra Steria in the Netherlands is seeking a Corporate Sustainability Officer to advance the company’s ESG agenda locally. You will translate global commitments into practical priorities, measurable initiatives and broad employee engagement across leadership, business units and support functions.

This senior role blends strategic influence with hands-on delivery, building relationships and turning plans into action while ensuring governance and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Translate Group sustainability commitments into a local ESG programme with clear priorities, actions, responsibilities and measurable outcomes.
• Build an active internal network and engage colleagues in sustainability initiatives, including where you have no direct authority.
• Embed sustainability into decisions, operations, client solutions and value creation.
• Coordinate ESG governance, sustainability reporting, regulatory compliance and performance management, including CSRD, EU Taxonomy and double materiality.

Responsibilities

• Drive initiatives across climate, environment, inclusion and workforce, responsible digital and societal engagement.
• Communicate progress clearly, address resistance constructively and raise risks or decisions with stakeholders in time.
• Work with leadership and business teams to turn plans into action and measurable results.
• Build relationships across the organisation and engage senior leadership in sustainability priorities.

Skills

ESG strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Governance & reporting

Regulatory compliance (CSRD)

Data, KPIs & dashboards

Job description

Sopra Steria in the Netherlands is seeking a Corporate Sustainability Officer to advance the company’s ESG agenda locally. You will translate global commitments into practical priorities, measurable initiatives and broad employee engagement across leadership, business units and support functions.

This senior role blends strategic influence with hands-on delivery, building relationships and turning plans into action while ensuring governance and regulatory compliance.