Director, Global Sustainability Data & Controls

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!

Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.

Primary Purpose of this Position: 

This position is responsible for Ball's global sustainability data management and reporting thereof. It brings financial reporting discipline to sustainability data and creates robust processes, systems and internal controls to ensure that sustainability disclosures are complete and accurate and pass assurance levels in line with requirements of regulations and stakeholder expectations. It drives the integration of sustainability goals and sustainability-related risks and opportunities into operational business functions and establishes effective relationships with decision-makers across the company.

What will you be responsible for? 

• Data Management:
  • Manages and oversees Ball’s global sustainability data inventories for monthly, quarterly and annual reporting needs
  • Embeds sustainability data into Ball’s strategy and execution through data-driven intel, analysis and modelling
  • Serves as key liaison between IT, GSS, Engineering and other internal stakeholders to develop and implement a sustainability data and technology strategy for effective sustainability data management and reporting
  • Responsible for key aspects of the Sustainability compliance program, including external assurance requirements.
  • Maintains relationships with internal and external auditors to coordinate their review, oversight, and assurance of sustainability metrics and disclosures
  • Builds and maintains effective relationships with Finance, Internal Audit and Internal Controls to ensure accurate and consistent data flows
  • Understands sustainability and financial data to identify synergies between both disciplines
  • Leads collaboration between the Sustainability and Sustainability Engineering teams
  • Leads strategic status meetings with stakeholders to monitor and manage project progress and enhance transparency among attendees.
• Internal Controls:
  • Establishes and maintains global process documentation and internal controls for all material sustainability metrics, aligning with COSO guidance
  • Implements governance frameworks to manage sustainability-related risks and ensure compliance with mandatory reporting requirements
  • Proactively identifies areas for improvement, and collaborates with stakeholders to design, implement, and ensure operating effectiveness of solutions
  • Assist internal departments in optimizing processes (both systematic and manual), data flows, and controls
  • Responsible for the development and delivery of various internal trainings to communicate requirements and upskill stakeholders around sustainability-related controls
  • Serves as the key liaison between business stakeholders, external/internal audit, and upper management with regards to sustainability-related controls
  • Leads effort with process owners on remediation plans for design or operating effectiveness control deficiencies