Sr. Director - Sustainability Strategy and Reporting

Eli Lilly and Company is seeking a Sr. Director of Sustainability Strategy and Reporting in Indianapolis, IN. This role involves leading the sustainability reporting process, aligning with regulatory standards, and collaborating with senior leaders and external stakeholders. Responsibilities include developing the annual sustainability report strategy, ensuring compliance with disclosures, streamlining reporting processes, and communicating Lilly's sustainability goals and progress to stakeholders.
At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first.

We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
Responsibilities:

This position reports to the Associate VP of Sustainability and collaborates with senior leaders, various functions throughout the company, external stakeholders such as large investors, and external advisors. The role encompasses both strategic and operational responsibilities.

This is an exciting role that will lead the sustainability reporting process and oversee report production, encompassing both strategic and operational aspects. This includes identifying reporting requirements and evolving the reporting process to align with emerging regulatory standards, such as the CSRD.
The successful candidate will:
• Lead Sustainability Reporting
• Develop and oversee the strategy for the annual sustainability report, ensuring comprehensive stakeholder communication and alignment across functions.
• Provide guidance on the disclosures that will be required in the report, based on regulation and Lilly’s sustainability commitments.
• Work with subject matter experts (SMEs) to align on Lilly’s relevant disclosures and mechanisms by which the disclosures will be prepared for reporting.
• Work with SMEs to obtain detailed qualitative and quantitative information needed for report disclosure.
• Synthesize information gained from SMEs into report disclosure.
• Collaborate with the broader Sustainability team and SMEs to develop plans and timelines for disclosure and report preparation and publication.
• Implement necessary processes for data gathering, reviews, approvals and report production.
• Consult external advisors, legal and benchmarks to validate CSRD report content and format against regulation requirements.
• Work with external assurance providers in the assurance process that will be required for the CSRD report.
• Institutionalize Sustainability Reporting Processes
• Develop and implement processes to streamline future report preparation and enhance SME accountability.
• Provide input to digital enablement activities to support efficient sustainability reporting.
• Lead efforts to evolve voluntary reporting as appropriate in the more highly regulated future state.
• Track external sustainability trends and focus areas, influencing external reporting standards and benchmark trends to inform the company's overall strategy.
• Develop approaches to comply with future regulations
• Identify interdependencies, inconsistencies or possible conflicts across regulations and develop efficient compliance strategies.
• Communicate Lilly Sustainability Strategy to Stakeholders
• Assist in communicating and championing Lilly’s sustainability strategy, priorities, goals, metrics and progress to external stakeholders such as investors, and internal partners.
• Contribute to the sustainability governance structure, including the messaging to relevant committees, performance tracking, and reporting.
• Lead the data gathering and submissions of Lilly information for various sustainability surveys and awards and supporting other functions that require sustainability information.
• Provide ‘surge capacity’ for other members of the Sustainability team as needed. The small size of the team and the cyclical nature of the work require flexibility among all members of the team to assist one another.
Basic Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years of experience in investor relations, sustainability and/or communications role.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization and/or visas for this role.
Additional Preferred skills:
• Exceptional written and verbal communication: convey complex sustainability concepts…