Senior Sustainability Program Manager

Senior Sustainability Program Manager

Senior Sustainability Program Manager

  

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Job Description:

   

HPE Operations is our innovative IT services organization. It provides the expertise to advise, integrate, and accelerate our customers’ outcomes from their digital transformation. Our teams collaborate to transform insight into innovation. In today’s fast paced, hybrid IT world, being at business speed means overcoming IT complexity to match the speed of actions to the speed of opportunities. Deploy the right technology to respond quickly to market possibilities. Join us and redefine what’s next for you.

HPE has committed to ambitious climate goals, including reducing Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 70%, reducing Scope 3 emissions by 42% by 2030 (2020 baseline), and achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by 2040. This role will play a critical part in enabling the data, systems, reporting, and operational programs needed to achieve these targets.

What You’ll Do:

Lead and manage a small global team supporting sustainability data management, reporting, analytics, and tool development initiatives across HPE Operations.
Drive execution of sustainability reporting and emissions measurement programs across manufacturing, logistics, fulfillment, packaging, supplier operations, and purchased goods & services.
Partner with Digital Transformation and business stakeholders to develop and scale sustainability reporting tools, dashboards, automation capabilities, and data governance processes.
Support development and operationalization of HPE’s sustainability data platforms including carbon measurement, supplier reporting, product carbon footprint (PCF), and operational sustainability tools.
Establish scalable processes for sustainability data collection, validation, governance, and reporting across multiple business units and operational functions.
Lead cross-functional initiatives focused on operational carbon reduction, renewable energy strategy support, energy efficiency, circularity, and supply chain decarbonization.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to improve transparency, reporting accuracy, and sustainability performance tracking aligned with corporate sustainability commitments.
Translate complex sustainability and operational data into executive-ready insights, business recommendations, and strategic decision-making support.
Manage multiple strategic programs simultaneously while driving alignment across Operations, Corporate Sustainability, DT, Finance, Procurement, and Supply Chain organizations.
Support roadmap development for future sustainability capabilities including automation, predictive analytics, digitalization, and enterprise sustainability reporting.
Mentor and develop team members while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.


What You Need to Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Sustainability, Environmental Sciences, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred in Sustainability, Engineering, Business Administration, Environmental Management, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in sustainability, supply chain operations, manufacturing operations, logistics, procurement, or enterprise sustainability program management.
• 2+ years of people management or team leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of corporate sustainability reporting, carbon accounting methodologies, Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions measurement, and operational sustainability programs.
• Experience working across global operations, supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, or procurement organizations.
• Experience leading cross-functional programs involving data, reporting, analytics, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills with ability to structure and drive complex initiatives independently.
• Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership and translate technical concepts into business value and operational impact.
• Experience working with sustainability reporting systems, dashboards, data visualization tools, and enterprise reporting platforms.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills across geographically distributed teams.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, drive execution, and influence without direct authority across matrixed organizations.

Knowledge & Skills

• Sustainability Strategy & Execution
• Scope 1, 2 & 3 Carbon Accounting
• Supply Chain & Operations Sustainability
• Sustainability Data Management & Governance
• Sustainability Reporting & Analytics
• Program & Portfolio Management
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Digital Transformation & Tool Development
• Executive Communications & Storytelling
• Business Acumen & Strategic Thinking
• Process Improvement & Operational Excellence
• Change Management & Stakeholder Engagement
• Power BI, Excel, Data Visualization & Reporting Tools
• Supplier Sustainability & Decarbonization Programs
• Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) & Environmental Reporting

Additional Skills

Accountability, strategic thinking, analytical problem solving, systems thinking, collaboration, influencing skills, executive presence, customer-centric mindset, sustainability leadership, operational rigor, innovation mindset, communication skills, adaptability, and continuous improvement orientation.

Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning, Active Listening, Bias, Coaching, Commercial Acumen, Complex Project Management, Contract Management, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Customer Experience Strategy, Data Science, Design Thinking, Empathy, Engineering Product Development, Financial Acumen, Follow-Through, Global Sourcing, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity, Manufacturing Supply Chain, Negotiation {+ 4 more}

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

Job:

Supply Chain & Operations

Job Level:

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.

   

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Experience Level

Senior Level