Senior Manager IT Project ESG Domain

Job description

Your role @ Chanel

At a time of significant social and environmental challenges, Chanel is transforming its business so that high quality products continue to be created while seeking to respect our natural environment and the communities in our value chain.

Chanel is therefore committed to Sustainability, with the ambition to be exemplary.

The mission of the ESG Corporate IT Team, in strong partnership with the Sustainability team (in charge of the strategy) and the Sustainability performance team (in charge of the reporting) in the Corporate functions, is to provide strategic vision, advise on technology roadmap and deliver the technology services that will support the Sustainability House ambitions.

One of the key strategic initiatives is related to measure, track, report and analyse the environmental, social and governance impacts of the company and its value chain and disclose the relevant data following the various frameworks of the industry (CSRD, CDP, etc). The initiatives aim to implement systems and other technologies to streamline the House reporting consolidation and to forecast the impact of local and global initiatives against the company commitments regarding topics such as Climate change, pollution, water resources, nature & biodiversity and circularity

We are looking for a Senior Manager IT Projects specialized on ESG Domain that can work in close partnership with the Sustainability team and the Sustainability performance team, in coordination with the various cross-functional and cross-technical teams, to coordinate all technical activities in the applications and projects, worldwide.

The impact you can create at Chanel

Drawing on a passion for sustainability matters and desire to create positive change, the Senior Manager IT Projects ESG Domain will show strong expertise in project and stakeholders management and have the ability to keep multiple workstreams moving forward at the same time.

Thriving working in a fast-paced environment, the senior manager will report to the Head of ESG IT Domain and work in close relationships with the Sustainability and Sustainability performance department stakeholders and with the senior manager in charge of implementing the new ESG solution for data collection, calculation and forecasting.

Among other responsibilities, the Senior Manager IT Projects ESG Domain will:

·  In short term, manage the enhancements and the activities relative to the legacy system used for the House carbon footprint until decommission.
·  Collaborate with the BI teams and proactively piloting the changes impacting the BI
·  Lead the selection of the tool required for the disclosure of the House reports
·  Manage the implementation of the select tool for disclosure
·  Ensure coordination with all IT contributors to the projects in charge
·  Manage follow-up of third-party vendors activities (Implementation partners, solution providers…)
·  Collaborate with global, regional and divisional teams to monitor and expand project scope, monitor project requirements/plans/processes/tools, assign/guide/update external project staff, and ensure project success. 
·  Provide expert project guidance/support proactively through project completion.
·  Manage IT budgets for the overall projects under his/her supervision
·  Report appropriately to his/her IT and Business management on the progress, risks, and key decisions to make.
·  Define and prepare the target support model for such technologies, in collaboration with the IT ESG Domain lead, the Business application manager and Expert functions, the Business stakeholders, and any other relevant contributors.
·  Maintain an external watch on the evolution of the sustainability technologies, to bring innovative perspective to the roadmap

What you will bring

·  Excellent project planning and implementation skills with significant experience
·  Experience in direct/indirect people management
·  Excellent organizational, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
·  Excellent communication skills with the ability to teach others
·  Abilities in managing several topics in parallel, with different stakeholders involved. 
·  An understanding of business and ability to propose and to have the right solution and approach. 
·  Customer oriented with ability to challenge, prioritize, and arbitrate with short term result having in mind the target vision.
·  A great collaborative and team spirit and strong interpersonal and influencing skills to enable you to propose the right choice, validate the good decision, build community, … within the multiple partners in the company.
·  Passionate, openminded and motivated.

Requirements

·  Proven project management experience
·  Experience with sustainability technologies (Carbon Emissions accounting, ESG risks and carbon initiatives) and having a data-oriented mindset
·  Experienced with Sustainability reporting frameworks (CSRD, SASB, CDP, etc)
·  Ability to manage stakeholder expectations professionally
·  Ability to work independently, with general direction and guidance
·  Must work well within and across teams
·  Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, project management and collaboration tools
·  Financial acumen
·  Experience with Enablon Metrics and PowerBI is a plus
·  Experience in a worldwide organization and/or in retail is a plus.
·  Ability to succeed in a dynamic, results-oriented environment.
·  English will be the main working language. Proficiency in other languages, and/or exposure to several cultures and ways of working is a plus.

Leveraging your unique experiences, Chanel will enable you to

·  Be a key partner for Business and IT corporate domains, Divisions and regions Data and Analytics teams, as well as many internal partners within Global, Corporate services and regions. 
·  Collaborate with many internal partners at Corporate, divisional and Regional levels

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to Chanel.