As the environmental challenges facing the world grow, so too has Microsoft’s commitment to ensuring that the company’s activities are in-line with the best available science and the expectations of leading stakeholder communities. The Corporate External and Legal Affairs (CELA) Environmental Sustainability (ES) team coordinates overall science-based, measurable, and scalable sustainability investments and outcomes across the company – engaging with business groups to set goals related to reductions in the environmental impacts of business operations and positive environmental outcomes resulting from technology and policy development.

The **Program Manager, Sustainability Regulatory Reporting** supports the execution of Microsoft’s environmental sustainability reporting strategy. They bring experience and knowledge in the voluntary and mandatory sustainability reporting space. They bring a depth of subject matter expertise around sustainability measurement frameworks, and standards. They support with reporting readiness, data collection activities and data reporting tooling.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

**Responsibilities**

+ Supports the company's reporting primarily for mandatory reporting like Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), California bills, ensuring compliance with associated standards such as the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and others.

+ Manages internal data collection and platform in support of regulatory reporting requirements.

+ Closely collaborates with the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Controllership team to ensure alignment to regulatory reporting requirements.

+ Has a deep understanding of Microsoft corporate standard methodologies, and engages with engineering to facilitate updates into the Sustainability data tooling for the purpose of data updates and recalculations.

+ Assist in the development and implementation of sustainability reporting processes and procedures.

+ Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in sustainability reporting standards and regulations.

+ Drives high-impact projects through stakeholder engagement across the enterprise to meet the changing business environment and ensure the team is achieving reporting requirements.

+ Has successful project management skills, including work with strategy consultants and other external agencies, on strategic efforts that require hands-on experience across multiple functional disciplines and business organizations.

+ Attention to detail and the ability to drive high quality assurance in a complex dataset.

+ Represents and supports the execution of One Microsoft Sustainability Measurement, which is a cross-company effort to enable a consistent measurement approach to environmental sustainability metrics. Communicates how to align new methodologies inconsistent with corporate standards, equips the organization for high scrutiny by minimizing future risks of criticism, legal action, and loss of business value, and streamlines processes to enable operational and business groups to drive quickly to resolution.

+ Other 

+ Embody our culture (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture) and values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values)

**Qualifications**

**Required/Minimum Qualifications**

+ Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Engineering or related field AND 1+ year(s) data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)

+ OR Master's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Engineering or related field AND 3+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)

+ OR Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Engineering or related field AND 5+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)

+ OR equivalent experience.

+ 4+ years of enterprise experience designing, deploying a holistic solution; sustainability data management and accounting experience, including Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), and Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) standard reporting. 

**Additional or Preferred Qualifications**

+ Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Engineering or related field AND 3+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)

o OR Master's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Engineering or related field AND 5+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)

o OR Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Engineering or related field AND 7+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results))

o OR equivalent experience.

+ 4+ years of program management experience, including governance, and change management expertise.Experience leading a sustainability/ESG data third party audit (limited or reasonable assurance) 

+ Business acumen and entrepreneurial, self-directed spirit 

+ Growth mindset with problem solving skills, including keen data insights 

+ Experience working with sustainability professionals 

+ Track record of driving results through deep and resourceful collaboration 

+ Clear understanding of carbon accounting practices and/or carbon market standards (e.g. GHG Protocol, ISSB, GRI, SBTi, TCFD, SASB) 

+ Knowledge and experience with Microsoft cloud and business intelligence tools, including PowerBi.

Data Science IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until December 12, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .