Corporate Governance Project Manager

Overview

This role supports the Corporate Governance Program Manager by executing project management, tracking, coordination, and operational delivery across the enterprise corporate governance, compliance, and ESG program.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Legal, HR, Environmental Sustainability, and other business units to assist with updating internal business policies.
• Support the retirement or consolidation of outdated policies.
• Monitor and track emerging ESG, sustainability, environmental, accessibility, modern slavery, and social governance laws, regulations, reporting requirements, and industry developments across applicable jurisdictions.
  • Escalate impact assessments to the Program Manager.
• Maintain the regulatory inventory/tracker identifying:
  • New requirements
  • Effective dates
  • Impacted business functions
  • Responsible stakeholders
  • Required implementation activities
• Support projects involving evolving ESG reporting and disclosure requirements, including CSRD, ISSB/TCFD transition considerations, and other applicable sustainability regulations.
• Coordinate activities associated with Modern Slavery Act requirements and related human rights, supply chain, and responsible business obligations.
• Manage cross-functional corporate governance, ESG, legal, and compliance projects from intake through completion.
  • Own project planning, timelines, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and stakeholder coordination on behalf of the Program Manager.
• Manage the corporate accessibility inbox and serve as the central point of coordination for accessibility-related inquiries, requests, and issues.
• Prepare project status reports, dashboards, trackers, presentations, and executive-ready materials summarizing milestones, risks, dependencies, decisions, and next steps for the Program Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Legal, or related subject preferred.
• At least 2–4 years of Compliance, Business, or Corporate Governance experience.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex regulatory and legal concepts into clear, actionable language for non-legal audiences.
• Excellent computer skills, including experience with project management applications such as Asana and Jira, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, process improvement, and project management skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional stakeholders to meet organizational goals within deadlines.
• Ability to work in large global environments spanning multiple time zones.
• Ability to maintain discretion with sensitive and confidential information.
• Strong understanding of corporate governance frameworks, regulatory compliance obligations, and enterprise risk management principles.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and adapting quickly as regulatory landscapes and business priorities shift.
• Self-starter who takes ownership of deliverables and proactively identifies gaps before they become problems.
• Passionate and willing to learn.
• Excellent soft skills and high emotional intelligence, particularly in navigating sensitive legal and compliance matters.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting or implementing compliance programs across areas such as modern slavery, accessibility, anti-corruption, ESG, accessibility, or third-party risk management.
• Experience drafting governance documentation, policy communications, executive briefings, or compliance reporting.

Compensation & Benefits

Expected Compensation

• $72,000.00 USD - $90,000.00 USD
• Pay is based on market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.

Benefits & Perks

Benefits include:

• Health: Medical, vision, dental and mental health benefits for you and your family, with access to a health care concierge, and Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA)
• Yourself: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days
• Wealth: 401(k) program with company match, stock reimbursement program
• Family: New parent programs including caregiver leave and baby bonuses, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support
• Career: Career and skill development programs, School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment
• Others: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding match

Location

Not specified in the provided job description.