Global Sustainability Compliance Manager

ACT Group Amsterdam, Netherlands

Posted 3 days ago Permanent Competitive

Your Role in Our Story:

In essence, your role involves:

Leading ACT's global sustainability compliance strategy across renewable fuels, gases, and energy products, ensuring alignment with regulatory and certification requirements.
Owning and overseeing certification audits, reporting activities, and certification maintenance across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions.
Partnering with commercial, risk, legal, and operations teams to identify compliance risks and opportunities, enabling informed business decisions.
Developing, optimizing, and scaling global compliance systems, processes, and governance frameworks to support sustainable growth.
Building, leading, and coaching a high-performing global team of sustainability compliance specialists and experts.
Monitoring regulatory developments and translating new requirements into effective compliance strategies and operational practices.
Representing ACT in industry associations, regulatory forums, and certification bodies to strengthen our market position and license to operate.
Driving a culture of compliance through policies, training initiatives, and continuous improvement programs across the organization.
Ensuring accurate, timely, and complete sustainability reporting while maintaining the highest standards of audit readiness and certification integrity.
Supporting the development and launch of new products by providing strategic sustainability compliance guidance throughout the product lifecycle.

Your Expertise, Our Shared Success:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates with the following qualifications and attributes:

University degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Business Administration, Law, or a related field.
6-8+ years of experience in sustainability compliance, renewable fuels, renewable gas, energy markets, or a related regulated industry.
Strong expertise in sustainability certification and regulatory frameworks, including ISCC, REDcert, Better Biomass, RFS, LCFS, RPS, and REC programs.
Proven experience leading compliance audits, certification programs, and multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements.
Demonstrated leadership experience managing and developing teams in an international, fast-paced environment.
Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to interpret complex regulations and translate them into practical business solutions.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience collaborating across functions, geographies, and external organizations.
Ability to operate independently in ambiguous and evolving regulatory environments while driving process improvements and innovation.
Clear and confident communication skills, with the credibility to engage senior leaders, regulators, auditors, and industry representatives.
A proactive, coaching-oriented mindset with a passion for building high-performing teams and fostering a culture of compliance and continuous improvement.

If you meet these criteria and are ready to contribute your expertise to a dynamic and challenging environment, we encourage you to apply.

Job ID 8596021002

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