We are looking for a new colleague to join our global Sustainability team and help us drive our sustainability strategy. As part of our Strategy 2030 we have committed ourselves to become a Sustainability Driver in our industry and reduce our greenhouse gas emissions in line with the 1.5°C pathway.

In this new role you will play a crucial part in our sustainability journey and drive a portfolio of interdisciplinary projects. Project management, an analytical working style, and teamwork should not be foreign to you as you will be engaging with the operational departments to find innovative approaches to decarbonize our operations and continuously develop our sustainability strategy. If you are eager to build the business case for sustainability and this this sounds like an exciting opportunity to you, we are looking forward to getting to know you better.

Build up new project team within the Sustainability department acting as business partner to operational departments and driving projects to support our strategic sustainability agenda
Run projects or modules in important workstreams in sustainability-related projects including managing the implementation of our decarbonization strategy as part of Hapag-Lloyd‘s Strategy 2030
Ensure delivery of ongoing sustainability projects and activities, by setting up & leading an overarching project governance and active interventions
Support and work with project stakeholders, e. g. senior Hapag-Lloyd managers, in a true “business partner” fashion (collaborative but challenging)
Build up project management capabilities & systems as well as analytics within the sustainability area
Develop qualitative & quantitative insights and seek innovative solutions to support driving the development of our sustainability agenda
Contribute to Hapag-Lloyd thought leadership on sustainability topics – e.g., from regulatory to commercial matters, in competitor reviews and market analyses
Deliver ad-hoc analyses and convincing presentations for Hapag-Lloyd’s senior management

University degree, e. g. in economics, logistics, engineering, natural sciences, sustainability or a comparable subject (or equivalent education) with excellent results
Multi-year experience in managing projects and leading teams in interdisciplinary setup; experience in implementing sustainability-related projects as clear advantage
Enthusiastic about sustainability and eager to build the business case for sustainability as part of core business and decision-making processes
Strong team player and able to convince colleagues & team members of new approaches paired with goal-oriented way of working with a high level of commitment and flexibility
Very strong and independent analytical thinker with a systematic & inventive mindset and a strong business sense
Strong communication skills and experience in communicating with various audiences including top management
Proficient use of MS Office suite, ideally with experience in analytics and BI tools such as Qlik or Power BI
High level of spoken and written English language skills

The opportunity to introduce solutions that you are individually convinced of, and to constantly take on fresh challenges with a distinguished level of responsibility
Excellent career development opportunities, supported by a spacious range of training and development courses
Competitive remuneration (14 salaries) and various benefits, as well as a permanent employment contract with a financially healthy company
30 days of vacation, flextime, capital-forming benefits, company pension plan
Company restaurant with constant fluctuating, great-quality dishes to choose from as well as coffee bar
Centrally located between the main train station and Jungfernstieg as well as subsidized public transportation
Blended work model: 3 days a week at our headquarters in the heart of Hamburg and 2 days a week of mobile work
Health and company sports programs (e.g. yoga, sailing, company doctor, etc.) as well as bicycle leasing
Fitness Cooperation with EGYM – Wellpass

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