Department: Sustainability
Reports to: VP, Sustainability
Location: North Vancouver, BC / Portland, OR
Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:
As the Director of Sustainability Transformation, you will join a capable and committed team driving the Sustainability agenda across Arc’teryx, globally. In this role, you will develop and orchestrate the sustainability governance processes, lead program management and drive cross-functional projects, leveraging your strategic toolbox and execution muscle. This is truly a unique opportunity to join a stellar brand at a pivotal moment in its growth journey, with ambitions to catalyze change with and for the industry.
This role sits at the intersection of strategy, execution, and governance, ensuring that long-term transformation initiatives are delivered consistently, efficiently, and in alignment with business priorities. You will work hands-on with our Sustainability and Supply Chain teams; and engage a broad cast of internal and Amer Group stakeholders to enable and support delivery of our key strategic pillars for sustainability – Climate, Circularity and Worker Well Being.
This role is based in North Vancouver, BC or Portland, OR and open to hybrid work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada or the United States.
Meet Your Future Team:
Our Sustainability team is part of the broader Business Enablement organization. We collaborate across departments and with partners at Arc'teryx and Amer Sports to deliver meaningful progress towards our priority KPIs.
If you were the Director, Sustainability Transformation now, here are some of the core activities you would be leading:
- Integrating sustainability priorities with enterprise strategy, ensuring alignment with long-term growth ambitions, brand positioning, and operational roadmaps
- Leading cross-functional coordination, aligning priorities, timelines, and dependencies
- Translating sustainability strategy into measurable operational outcomes, with accountability for tracking, reporting, and continuously improving performance indicators
- Defining and maintaining program governance, including steering routines, decision frameworks, and risk management
- Contributing to the strategic growth of sustainability services
- Providing leverage to the key strategic pillars for sustainability
- Supporting change management and transparency (internally and externally)
Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:
- Collaborating with business partners to identify opportunities to integrate sustainability into core business processes
- Structuring and leading working groups to drive cross-functional projects
- Supporting the Sustainability VP on strategic priorities and critical deliverables
Equal Opportunity
Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance.
Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core values, while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.
All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.
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Skills Required
- Experience in sustainability governance and program management
- Significant experience in strategy execution
- Ability to work cross-functionally
- Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills
What We Do
Arc’teryx is a global design company based in North Vancouver, B.C. that specializes in technical high-performance outerwear and equipment. We design and manufacture a wide range of mountain sports outdoor apparel and equipment for all conditions and experiences, including mountaineering, ice and rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding, and trail running. Our company is built on a passionate and relentless commitment to design, craftsmanship and performance. We have a unique construction process that enables us to create technical products that can be trusted to perform at the point of extreme need. We are uniquely positioned in our industry as we have our own factory located in New Westminster, BC, which enables us to build products with a meticulous focus on detail and performance. We leverage this manufacturing knowledge and share it with our global partner factories. In the Coast Mountain Range behind our headquarters and design centre in North Vancouver, we field test our products in real world conditions allowing us to create the best-fitting, longest-lasting, highest-performing technical products available. We distribute our outerwear and equipment through more than 3,000 retail locations worldwide, in over 40 countries globally, including 38 branded and outlet stores in Europe, North America and Asia. The company started with six employees in 1989 and now has more than 1000 employees in Canada.
