Sustainability Manager

AIG; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AIG in New York seeks a Sustainability Manager to lead the greenhouse gas inventory and carbon accounting program across its operations, ensuring accurate data, governance, regulatory alignment, and readiness for external reporting and assurance.

The role partners with cross-functional teams to drive climate strategy, measure performance, and translate technical topics into clear business insights for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years corporate sustainability experience.
• Strong knowledge of GHG emissions accounting methodologies and reporting requirements.
• Familiarity with decarbonization strategies and renewable energy procurement.

Responsibilities

• Own the annual operations GHG emissions inventory, including methodology, boundaries, assumptions and emissions factors.
• Manage the carbon accounting platform vendor and ensure data quality and system performance.
• Partner with Operations and Sustainability teams to define roles, timelines and documentation standards.
• Coordinate data collection with sustainability data providers and third-party vendors for timely reporting.
• Review inventory results for data quality and year-over-year changes.
• Support GHG reporting controls, audit evidence and external assurance.
• Stay abreast of evolving GHG accounting standards and improve governance of carbon accounting processes.
• Translate sustainability strategy into actionable business insights and senior stakeholder communications.

Skills

GHG accounting

Sustainability strategy

Data analysis

Stakeholder comms

Job description

Sustainability Manager, Carbon Accounting and Performance

Purpose : The Sustainability Manager will lead the company's greenhouse gas inventory and carbon accounting program for AIG's operations, ensuring accurate data, strong governance, regulatory alignment, and readiness for external reporting and assurance. The role will also track sustainability performance, support climate strategy, manage cross-functional programs, and translate technical topics into clear business insights and stakeholder communications. The ideal candidate brings strong sustainability and GHG expertise, analytical and project management skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• GHG Inventory Governance & Operations Oversight - 50%
  • Own the annual operations GHG emissions inventory, including methodology, boundaries, assumptions and emissions factors and maintain a transparent, consistent and well-documented Inventory Management Plan that is ready for external reporting and assurance.
  • Manage the company's carbon accounting platform vendor, including system performance, data quality, enhancements and issue resolution.
  • Partner with the Operations lead and Sustainability Controller to establish clear roles, requirements, timelines, review protocols and documentation standards.
  • Partner with the Operations lead, sustainability data providers and third-party vendors to ensure timely, accurate and complete data collection and reporting.
  • Review and validate inventory results, including data quality, reasonableness, year-over-year changes and significant assumptions.
  • Oversee tracking, monitoring and reporting of GHG emissions regulatory requirements across legal entities and review legal entity GHG reporting for consistency and alignment with Group.
  • Partner with the Sustainability Controller to support GHG reporting controls, documentation, audit evidence and external assurance.
  • Monitor evolving GHG accounting standards and reporting expectations, assess their implications and improve the efficiency, consistency and governance of carbon accounting processes.
• Sustainability Performance Management - 20%
  • Build cross-functional partnerships to align sustainability priorities, targets and performance measurement with business objectives.
  • Develop dashboards, scorecards and other tools to track sustainability performance and support reporting, communications and decision-making.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of sustainability programs against business goals, stakeholder expectations and relevant industry benchmarks.
  • Apply credible frameworks, emissions pathways and industry methodologies to support the company's climate strategy and net zero commitments.
  • Provide subject-matter expertise to Sustainability Working Groups and help business and functional teams identify opportunities to advance sustainability and decarbonization priorities and integrate sustainability in business decision-making processes.
  • Monitor emerging sustainability developments, industry practices and stakeholder expectations to inform strategy and performance benchmarks.
• Engagement and Program Delivery - 20%
  • Manage the development and execution of the company's sustainability engagement strategy.
  • Guide and support Sustainability Working Groups, business champions and the Employee Sustainability Network in advancing shared priorities.
  • Support the identification and management of external partnerships with industry groups, NGOs, academic institutions and other organizations aligned with the sustainability strategy.
  • Translate sustainability strategy and technical topics into clear, business-relevant messages, recommendations and actions.
  • Develop events, thought leadership, sponsorships and engagement initiatives that strengthen the Sustainability Office's visibility and support stakeholder expectations.
  • Measure the reach and impact of sustainability engagement activities and recommend improvements.
  • Manage cross-functional projects from planning through delivery, coordinating contributors, timelines, risks, deliverables and senior-management updates.
• Additional Responsibilities - 10%
  • Develop clear presentations, disclosures and other materials that communicate sustainability priorities, performance and progress internally and externally (e.g., leadership meetings, CDP Climate Change Questionnaire, Ecovadis, content for annual sustainability report, ad-hoc requests)
  • Lead research and analysis on priority topics, including materiality, climate and GHG reporting, and present actionable insights to senior stakeholders.
  • Promote the Sustainability Office's visibility across the enterprise.
  • Support additional sustainability priorities and special projects as business needs evolve .

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of corporate sustainability experience.
• Strong knowledge of GHG emissions accounting, methodologies and reporting requirements, and decarbonization strategies including renewable energy procurement.
• Familiarity with ev