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Director, Environmental Policy & Strategy

Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10104395 Location Burbank, California, United States / Washington, DC, United States / New York, New York, United States / Orlando, Florida, United States Business The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date posted Nov. 01, 2024

Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

The Director will support the VP of Environmental and ESG Strategy in the development of company-wide environmental or ESG policies and targets. This requires a core understanding of the company’s business priorities and values in environmental sustainability and ESG, and proactive collaboration with business unit environmental specialists and other subject matter experts to identify and evaluate sustainability strategies for the company.

The Director will also support the VP of Environmental and ESG Strategy in developing a business response to the wide ranging environmental and reporting policies emerging globally. This includes translating those policies for various parts of the business so they can understand what policy changes are coming and assisting impacted business units with developing strategies in response to emerging policies and policy trends.

This role will require strategic thinking and strategy development skills, excellent communication skills, and excellent ability to collaborate across multiple parts of the company.  Additionally, this person will be responsible for developing company-wide sustainability goals and targets and help the company prepare for emerging environmental regulations and stakeholder expectations.

What You Will Do

Business policy development:

  • Collaborate with the VP of Environmental and ESG Strategy and business teams to develop business strategies and programs that help the business respond to key emerging policies, expectations and regulations – this could include pre-compliance regimes, business education efforts, new internal policies, etc.
  • Proactively identify business and risk mitigation strategies to assist Disney businesses in effectively managing changes in environmental and reporting policies
  • Proactively identify opportunities, driven by business strategies, to advance policy goals
  • Develop analyses, collect and analyze benchmarks, and conduct interviews to understand and the impact of policy on Disney’s business
  • Closely collaborate and partner with internal business stakeholders to design effective internal responses to external policy pressures

Environmental goal strategy development:

  • Lead environmental goal development with multiple teams and departments across the business
  • Requires extensive project management skills, including the ability to collaborate with multiple internal stakeholders and SMEs to establish timelines and manage projects to meet key milestones
  • Proactively collect and organize input from multiple departments, and think strategically and with a solution-oriented approach to problem solve and provide alternatives when facing barriers
  • Develop materials for internal audiences, including C-suite leadership, to effectively communicate implementation options, recommendations and supporting rationales
  • Work in partnership with finance to build financial models that estimate environmental effort costs and savings

Analyzing emerging issues:

  • Tap a high‐caliber network of internal and external experts to help Disney stay current on emerging issues and trends
  • Track and understand emerging environmental and ESG reporting issues that may impact Disney’s mid- and long-term business plans
  • Analyze potential business implications of emerging legislation, standards, and guidance
  • Prepare materials to synthesize key policy trends and business implications

Policy advocacy and stakeholder engagement:

  • Represent the company in industry and multi-stakeholder coalitions, working groups, and membership organizations, particularly EU / member state trade organizations with sustainability, ESG or environmental working groups
  • Identify opportunities where Disney can meaningfully contribute to the environmental and ESG policy dialogue
  • Collaborate with government relations partners to shape legislation, influence dialogue, and establish and maintain strong relationships

Required Qualifications & Skills

7 or more years of progressive experience including in environmental related fields in government, corporate or professional services settings required.

Management consulting experience or other exemplary project management experience required.

  • Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including C-suite leadership
  • Produces strategic & effective communications that simply convey complicated issues and messages to stakeholders and leadership within the Company
  • Self-starter who can proactively identify business and policy needs, and pursue them
  • Excellent execution of written and oral communications
  • Support strategy and policy development that:
    • Supports strategic use of TWDC resources
    • Advances business priorities and consistently reflect the Company’s environmental goals
    • Protects and enhances brand value
    • Mitigates risks
    • Differentiates TWDC within its multinational peer group
    • Leverages external partnerships to overcome shared challenges
  • Able to navigate fast-paced, multicultural, multi-stakeholder contexts
  • Forward-looking; able to recognize policy trends quickly and develop effective strategies to influence them
  • Possesses an understanding of key environmental and sustainably issues and regulatory frameworks globally
  • Experience working with a range of stakeholders, for example NGOs, governments, international organizations, alliance partners and industry groups in the environmental area, and able to effectively represent the company in these arenas
  • Proven examples of written content will be required to show in the interview process


The hiring range for this position in Burbank, California and Washington, DC is $182,700 to $245,000 per year and in New York, New York is $191,400 to $256,700 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):

At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp., which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).

TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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