Location: Budapest (11th District)
Level: Senior (8+ years)
Scope: Global / Multi-Business Unit
Role Overview
This is not a support function. This is command and control for environmental performance across a multinational industrial machine.
You are sitting at the intersection of:
- strategy
- operations
- compliance
- data governance
If ESG roles were a hierarchy, this sits firmly in the top layer of execution leadership.
Core Responsibilities
1. Strategy & Governance
- Define and drive the global Environment & Energy strategy
- Establish consistent ESG standards across Business Units
- Lead the Energy & Environment Center of Competence
- Act as internal advisor on regulatory and operational ESG requirements
2. Performance & Continuous Improvement
- Drive energy efficiency and CO₂ reduction initiatives
- Identify cost-saving opportunities tied to sustainability
- Track environmental and energy KPIs across all BUs
- Ensure CSRD-aligned, audit-ready ESG data systems
3. Risk & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with environmental and energy regulations
- Manage ESG risks at group level
- Support ISO 14001 / ISO 50001 implementation and audits
Candidate Profile
Experience & Expertise
- 8+ years in ESG, energy, or environmental leadership
- Strong industrial or automotive background
- Deep expertise in:
- ISO 14001 / ISO 50001
- GHG Protocol
- CSRD / ESRS
- EU Taxonomy
Core Capabilities
- Strategic thinking with execution discipline
- Advanced ESG data literacy and KPI governance
- Strong project governance and change management skills
- Ability to influence across matrixed global organisations
- Proven leadership in cross-functional environments
What This Role Really Is
Let’s be blunt.
This is:
- Decarbonisation at scale
- Industrial ESG execution, not theory
- Turning sustainability into measurable operational performance
You are not writing reports.
You are deciding:
- where emissions drop
- where costs shrink
- where compliance risk disappears
Why This Role Is Powerful
Most ESG jobs:
- measure impact
- report impact
This one:
- creates impact at system level
You are effectively building:
the operating system for environmental performance
across a €35B industrial group
That is influence most ESG professionals never touch.
Company Context
- ~98,000 employees globally
- Operations in 47 countries
- Core sectors:
- Automotive Technology
- Decarbon Technologies
- Materials Services
- Steel
- Marine Systems
Budapest is a major engineering hub, contributing to systems used in ~25 percent of cars worldwide.
Benefits Snapshot
- Modern office with creative and social spaces
- Flexible work and hybrid setup
- Competitive compensation and bonus structure
- Language learning programmes
- Strong international exposure
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