Reporting to the Manager of ESG Reporting and Compliance, the ESG Reporting and Compliance Principal will be a strategic and critical thinker with strong instincts and an endless appetite for information, the ESG Reporting and Compliance Principal shapes and coordinates our ESG roadmap and drives its successful execution through cross-functional partnership. With a keen eye for detail and strong business acumen, this role will be responsible for centralizing ESG disclosures to support all external reporting. This individual will build strong relationships with global and cross-functional teams to ensure that FedEx’s governance, strategies, policies, processes, controls and disclosures meet emerging compliance requirements, align with voluntary and regulatory reporting standards, and are consistent across all external requirements. This person will act as an enterprise expert to the FedEx approach to compliance and communicate necessary business change across its global audience.
Essential Functions:
Serves as a subject matter expert on global ESG reporting matters and ensures that reporting is aligned to the requirements of various regulations (including SEC, CSRD) and monitoring associated trends
Orchestrates and drafts ESG disclosures across multiple regulatory requirements to ensure consistency
Leads benchmarking to identify ESG reporting best practices and improvement opportunities
Prepares ESG reporting-related presentations and other documents for management, board of directors, etc.
Establishes a governance and control framework that complies with relevant ESG reporting standards and regulations, in order to ensure reporting integrity and assurance and comply with external assurance expectations
Implements and maintains an ESG internal control program’s components, including understanding and mapping of processes, input assessment, data capture, identifying risks and controls, evaluating the processes for control readiness, executing the required changes, and communicating controls framework requirements and control best-practices to data stewards
Coordinates with internal and external auditors in their review, oversight, and assurance of ESG reporting, including implementation of remediation actions
Monitors changes to relevant ESG reporting regulations, standards, and disclosure requirements through regulatory monitoring governance structure, communicate information to relevant stakeholders, and implement required changes to accounting/reporting policies, practices, and processes
Partner with technology, finance, sustainability, and business stakeholders to design, implement, and continuously improve ESG data architecture, reporting processes, data pipelines, and governance frameworks that support regulatory reporting and external assurance requirements.
Lead the transformation and automation of ESG reporting processes through scalable data engineering solutions, advanced analytics, and modern cloud technologies to improve reporting efficiency, data quality, and traceability.
Develop and maintain enterprise data models, automated validation routines, and reporting solutions that support accurate, consistent, and auditable ESG disclosures across a complex global organization.
Collaborate with digital and engineering teams to identify opportunities to leverage automation, artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, and emerging technologies to enhance ESG reporting and compliance processes.
Bachelor's Degree/equivalent in business, accounting, finance, sustainability or a similar discipline. Advanced degree preferred.
Seven (7) years professional experience in SOX compliance, sustainability and ESG disclosures, financial reporting, or auditing and assurance or related area.
Knowledge, skills and abilities:
Demonstrated leadership and critical thinking abilities.
Strong analytical, written, communication and program management skills.
Strong human relations, organizational/time management, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to navigate uncertainty, work in a fast-paced environment and complete deliverables within established deadlines.
Strong understanding of data engineering principles, including data architecture, data modeling, ETL/ELT development, cloud-based data platforms, data governance, and data quality management.
Demonstrated experience translating complex business, sustainability, and regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions and reporting capabilities.
Experience developing and maintaining automated reporting processes, data quality controls, reconciliations, and audit-ready datasets.
Ability to partner effectively across business, sustainability, finance, technology, and engineering teams to deliver enterprise reporting and compliance objectives.
Preferred:
Command of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) along with financial & ESG compliance requirements (SEC, CA, CSRD, ISSB).
Familiarity with mandatory and voluntary reporting regulations and standards, (ESRS/IFRS, GRI, SASB), frameworks (COSO, TCFD) and third-party ratings (ISS, S&P, Sustainalytics, MSCI).
Financial or sustainability certifications (CPA, CFA, CSP, GRI, SASB)
Experience designing and implementing business intelligence, and analytics solutions.
Experience working with cloud based data and analytics platforms such as Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, or similar technologies.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, Analytics, or related technical discipline preferred.
Experience supporting digital transformation, reporting automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and enterprise data modernization initiatives.
Experience developing automated data pipelines, reporting solutions, dashboards, and analytics capabilities that support regulatory reporting and business decision-making.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in the following preferred: SQL, PowerBI, SAS, Tableau, Python, Power Apps, Power Automate, Databricks, Azure
