Director, ESG Regulatory Reporting

Prologis, Inc. is the global leader in logistics real estate. In partnership with our customers and our communities, we develop modern, high-quality properties that set the standard for innovative building design and sustainability. Prologis owns or has investments in properties and development projects of ~1.2 billion square feet in 19 countries and enables 2.8% of the world’s GDP. We have committed to achieve net zero emissions by 2040. Beyond real estate, our Essentials platform optimizes the company’s global asset portfolio to provide our customers solutions that address today’s warehouse and shipping challenges. Prologis Ventures invests in logistics innovation and technology companies to modernize supply chains worldwide.

Job Title:

Director, ESG Regulatory Reporting

Company:

Prologis

A day in the life

Prologis is seeking a Director, ESG Regulatory Reporting to play a key role in advancing the company’s ESG disclosure strategy. This role involves monitoring emerging global ESG disclosure regulations and standards, implementing and strengthening ESG data collection and automation and designing and leading ESG regulatory reporting processes. As an industry leader in ESG and sustainability, ranked #2 for installed onsite solar capacity in the U.S., Prologis is committed to achieving net-zero emissions across our value chain by 2040. We are leveraging our 1.2 billion square foot portfolio to benefit our customers and deliver decarbonization solutions at scale. Prologis is also committed to building resilient communities where we operate through innovative social impact programs, collaborative partnerships and employee engagement activities.

Prologis has a long history of transparency and reporting on our ESG and sustainability performance, and we continuously work to improve our processes and reporting based on investor and stakeholder feedback. We are looking for an experienced leader with deep knowledge of ESG regulations and reporting frameworks, supported by strong accounting expertise, to join our team and help us further advance our industry leadership. This position will be a director-level role and will report to the VP, Global ESG with a matrixed reporting line to the VP, SEC Reporting.

Key responsibilities include:

• Regulated ESG Reporting. Lead, manage and develop a full understanding of the reporting requirements for certain regulated ESG disclosures, including the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and California climate disclosure regulations. Support the SEC Reporting team with SEC-regulated ESG disclosures and review, as required. 
• ESG Data Collection and Automation. Evaluate current data and information available for CSRD and California regulations, assess gaps, and collaborate with Prologis teams who are leading our global ESG data processes, systems and automation strategies to ensure the new requirements are covered through our global data strategy.

• Support of Internal Controls and Audit Readiness. Work with SEC Reporting to develop and implement new internal controls for new and existing ESG data, metrics and reporting processes, in collaboration with additional key internal stakeholders including Internal Audit, ESG, IT, Operational Excellence, and Legal teams. Partner with internal accounting team on audit-readiness of ESG data, confirming documentation required for key metrics, assessing completeness and accuracy, and outlining decision-making processes and governance oversight.

• Report Assurance and Materiality Assessments. Partner with internal accounting team assurance engagements of ESG disclosures for new global ESG regulations and voluntary reporting. Manage key aspects of the double materiality process required for CSRD compliance.
• Voluntary ESG and SEC Reporting Support. Contribute regulation expertise to our ESG team members who lead our voluntary ESG disclosures and annual GHG Inventory process. Review data and documentation and identify process improvement opportunities and ensure alignment and consistency in data across global ESG reporting, including corporate, SEC-filed and voluntary reports.
• Regulation Trends Monitoring. Monitor and maintain a deep understanding of the evolving ESG reporting and disclosure landscape, including frameworks, standards, and regulations. Create an internal tracker/dashboard to ensure alignment across internal teams (e.g., Government Affairs, ESG, Global Accounting, and Local real estate teams).
• Action Plans. Develop governance framework and action plans to close gaps and meet new compliance requirements, including analysis of ROI of options and process requirements. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enh