Sr Sustainability Analyst

Salary Range: $49,000 - $113,000

Job Posting End Date: March 5, 2025

We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all…The Aflac Way.

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

Worker Designation – This role is hybrid. This means you will be expected to report to one of our Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership. 

What does it take to be successful at Aflac?

• Acting with Integrity
• Communicating Effectively
• Pursuing Self-Development
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Change
• Supporting Organizational Goals
• Working with Diverse Populations

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Careful attention to detail for constant monitoring and evaluation of projects’ progress and factchecking tasks to ensure timely completion
• Strong interpersonal communication skills to facilitate global meetings, engage all members to accomplish tasks as scheduled, and interact effectively while exercising discretion, judgment, and diplomacy when dealing with internal and external customers, and executive management
• Capable of working as a team member and building strong and effective relationships with diverse, cross-functional and multi-level participants both internally and externally
• Experience and proficiency using Microsoft Office software, including advanced proficiency in Excel and Word

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related discipline
• Four years of professional work-related experience, preferably in insurance or other financial industry

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Travel

• Less than or equal to 10%

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborates with internal teams, including operations, marketing, facilities, HR and compliance to assist in ensuring global efforts for a successful and on-time completion of projects and tasks associated with calculating greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), responding to ESG surveys, publishing Aflac Incorporated’s Business and Sustainability Report and transitioning to net zero emissions are met.
• Under the Manager’s direction, consults and supports in the planning and development of ESG communications which include the Business and Sustainability Report, Sustainability Bond Report, ESG portion of the Company’s website, TCFD Report and other ESG communications, including the writing, editing, tracking and securing approvals.
• Develops and delivers training programs to ensure the Sustainability software used to capture emissions is used correctly and necessary access is provided.
• Supports the monitoring and ensuring of compliance with relevant environmental regulations and sustainability standards through working with global compliance and legal teams, as well as external sustainability experts.
• Maintains process documentation and related historical records of reports, submissions, working group meetings, and other relevant ESG material.
• Identifies best practices and emerging trends in corporate sustainability to inform leadership on strategy.
• Researches and shares findings on environmental, social and governance trends that may have a significant impact on the Company, including evolving standards and market practice.
• Provides general support for ESG leadership as needed.
• Acts as a global coordinator with both internal and external resources, as needed, and related to ESG projects or work flows for the Company,
• Required to work outside of normal office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to accommodate time differences between U.S. and Japan.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

Total Rewards

This compensation range is specific to the job level and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and internal equity. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting.  Compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate. The salary range for this position is $49,000 - $113,000.

In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock.  On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1 hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.