Rayonier

Director, Corporate Responsibility

Rayonier$120K — $150K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in sustainability, environmental science, accounting, business, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • Minimum 8 years in ESG reporting or sustainability; 5 years in leadership roles.
  • Deep knowledge of ESG reporting frameworks like ISSB, GRI, TCFD, TNFD, CDP.
  • Exceptional project management and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication abilities, especially for executive presentations.

Responsibilities

  • Develop ESG reporting strategy aligned with corporate and investor expectations.
  • Lead materiality assessment and monitor emerging ESG regulations.
  • Oversee climate-related risk analyses and integrate findings into enterprise risk management.
  • Prepare annual ESG reports and manage ESG data collection and validation.
  • Lead responses to third-party ESG ratings and ensure data accuracy across reporting.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) with company matching contributions and enhanced retirement contribution.
  • Flexible work schedules and hybrid work options available.
  • Minimum of three weeks paid vacation and 11 paid holidays per year.
  • Employee development program with mentorship and tuition reimbursement.
Full Job Description
Are you a strategic leader who excels at embedding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into corporate culture? Do you have a passion for shaping a long-term sustainability vision and delivering transparent, compelling corporate narratives? We are seeking a Director of Corporate Responsibility to help lead our ESG reporting and strategy. In this role, you will help shape and advance the organization's enterprise-wide ESG strategy, ensuring tight alignment with overall business objectives while driving long-term value creation. How You Will Contribute Reporting to the SVP, Chief Sustainability Officer, you will drive our success across several critical areas: Strategic Leader: Translate enterprise goals into clear priorities, targets, and governance structures that drive measurable ESG outcomes. ESG Champion: Help drive the integration of ESG priorities-including climate, nature, and corporate responsibility initiatives-into business operations and decision-making. Governance & Compliance Monitor: Assess emerging global regulations, disclosure requirements, and industry standards, recommending proactive policies to safeguard long-term business resilience. Collaborative Advisor & Storyteller: Steward the company's corporate responsibility narrative to ensure credible messaging across public and investor channels. Key Accountabilities ESG Strategy
  • Develop an ESG reporting and disclosure strategy and roadmap, in-line with corporate objectives, investor expectations, and reporting or regulatory requirements.
  • Lead the materiality assessment process.
  • Monitor emerging ESG regulations, standards, and stakeholder expectations.
  • Oversee climate- and nature-related risk analyses and integrate findings into enterprise risk management (ERM)
  • Support climate and nature-related target setting and initiatives, including tracking of progress.
  • Monitor emerging ESG regulations, standards, and stakeholder expectations.
  • Support education across the organization for corporate responsibility goals and initiatives and oversee cross-functional climate and carbon working groups.
ESG Reporting Execution
  • Lead the preparation of annual ESG, climate- and nature-related reporting.
  • Manage ESG data collection, validation, and consolidation, partnering cross-functionally across the organization.
  • Ensure alignment with reporting standards and frameworks including (e.g., GRI, IFRS, TNFD), regulatory filings, and external disclosures.
  • Direct the measurement of key sustainability metrics, including forest carbon removals, natural capital, and Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Lead responses and submissions for third-party ESG ratings and rankings, including CDP, ISS, Sustainalytics, MSCI, and S&P CSA.
  • Ensure consistency and accuracy of ESG information across corporate responsibility reporting, annual reports, proxy statements, investor materials, and other public disclosures.
  • Oversee external assurance for ESG disclosures and GHG emissions.
  • Work with communications for effective storytelling to support corporate responsibility initiatives and reporting.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Engagement
  • Partner with Operations, Legal, HR, Investor Relations, Safety, and Public Affairs to embed ESG into day-to-day strategic decision-making.
  • Build organizational capability and drive accountability for ESG metrics across all business units.
What You Bring to the Team Education: A Bachelor's degree in sustainability, environmental science, accounting, business, corporate responsibility, or a related field. An advanced degree or relevant professional certifications are preferred. Experience: A minimum of eight (8) years of progressive experience in ESG reporting, environmental strategy, or sustainability, including a minimum of five (5) years of leadership experience managing a team and cross-functional initiatives. Technical Skills & Reporting Frameworks: Deep understanding of ESG reporting frameworks (e.g., ISSB, GRI, TCFD, TNFD, CDP), climate/environmental metrics, regulatory trends, and data assurance practices. Strong oversight of systems and processes for collecting, validating, and analyzing complex data. Strategic Mindset & Professional Influence: Exceptional project management and stakeholder management skills with outstanding written, verbal, and executive presentation capabilities. A proven ability to drive alignment and accountability across a complex organization. We invite you to apply if you bring a deep background in climate risks, forest certification, and sustainability frameworks, alongside a track record of advising senior executives and Board directors. If you are ready to drive accountability across a complex organization and shape the sustainable future of our enterprise, we want to hear from you. Working Conditions and Physical Requirements: This role is primarily office-based with extended periods of computer use and sitting. This position requires significant domestic and occasional international travel (estimated 50-60%) to support engagement, stakeholder meetings, site visits, and external representation. What We Offer
  • We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, accident, disability, identity theft protection, and paid parental and caregiver leave. We also offer a health savings account, a dependent care spending account, and an employee assistance plan. We provide wellness reimbursements, employee discount programs, annual health screenings, wellness incentives, wellness seminars, and financial counseling and planning tools.
  • Our 401(k) retirement savings plan includes company matching contributions (60% match on the first 6% of base and bonus deferrals) as well as a 3% enhanced retirement contribution that does not require an employee contribution.
  • We recognize the importance of work-life integration and offer flexible work schedules and hybrid work from home options (for most positions), along with a minimum of three weeks paid vacation, five paid personal days, 11 paid holidays and paid sick leave each year.
  • We provide a comprehensive employee development program which provides career planning tools and resources, mentoring program, leadership development, training programs and an 80% tuition reimbursement.

About Rayonier

Rayonier is a leading timberland real estate investment trust with assets located in some of the most productive softwood timber growing regions in the United States and New Zealand. The company owns, leases or manages approximately 2.6 million acres of timberlands located in the U.S. South, U.S. Pacific Northwest and New Zealand. Rayonier is also a global supplier of high-purity cellulose, a natural polymer commonly found in cell phones, computer screens, filters and pharmaceuticals. The company's performance fibers manufacturing facilities are located in Jesup, Georgia and Fernandina Beach, Florida. Rayonier is committed to responsible forest management practices and has been recognized for its leadership in sustainability by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America for 11 consecutive years.
Learn more about Rayonier
Size
406 employees
Market Cap
$4.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$37 million
Founded
1926
5 Year Trend
+6.3%
Revenue
$859.1 million
NASDAQ

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