Data Stewardship & Program Delivery:
- Lead and optimize the end-to-end global data workflow, ensuring accurate collection, verification, and assurance audits for sustainability programs and cost benchmarking.
- Consolidate and streamline data sources, address integrity issues, and advise on tools and models for improved reporting.
Cross-Functional Leadership:
- Lead cross-functional teams, including data analysts and program managers, to deliver impactful data solutions aligned with business goals.
- Facilitate adoption of data collection techniques through training, workshops, and stakeholder engagement.
Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement:
- Drive process improvements, efficiency tracking, and contingency planning to resolve challenges and support business continuity as this pertains to our Sustainability Initiatives.
Sustainability Data Management:
- Oversee the collection and assurance of sustainability data for annual reporting, ensuring data quality and compliance with standards.
- Lead a team of quality assurance analysts to maintain data integrity and continuously enhance data tools and dashboards.
- Support comprehensive sustainability strategies and quantitative impact assessment.
- Evaluate industry and regulatory trends to inform GWS strategies and maintain awareness of global objectives.
- Foster partnerships and coordinate regularly with internal stakeholders to advance sustainability initiatives.
- Serve as support and backup to the GWS Global Sustainability Lead, as needed.
Tooling & Reporting Enhancement:
- Lead selection and implementation of data collection and reporting tools to increase efficiency and accuracy.
- Build dashboards for real-time resource usage insights across the organization, define success metrics, and apply business intelligence to guide strategic decisions.
- Build and maintain a centralized platform to monitor sustainability commitments and inform decision-making.
- Ensure seamless data sharing and alignment with related programs.
Strategic Direction & Change Management:
- Formulate and execute long-term data management strategies in line with Microsoft’s sustainability goals.
- Drive initiatives to improve data quality and scalability, utilizing solutions like Power BI, Excel, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft Sustainability Manager.
- Integrate data collection processes with broader organizational systems to increase efficiency and reduce redundancies.
- Lead change management efforts to promote adoption of new tools, dashboards, and governance practices.
- Engage stakeholders to gather requirements, address challenges, and align solutions with organizational objectives.
- Develop contingency plans to ensure continuity during system transitions or data discrepancies.
- Communicate complex data systems and insights clearly to support informed stakeholder decisions.