Global Sustainability Compliance Manager at ACT Group

Your Role in Our Story: 

In essence, your role involves: 

• Leading ACT’s global sustainability compliance strategy across renewable fuels, gases, and energy products, ensuring alignment with regulatory and certification requirements.
• Owning and overseeing certification audits, reporting activities, and certification maintenance across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions.
• Partnering with commercial, risk, legal, and operations teams to identify compliance risks and opportunities, enabling informed business decisions.
• Developing, optimizing, and scaling global compliance systems, processes, and governance frameworks to support sustainable growth.
• Building, leading, and coaching a high-performing global team of sustainability compliance specialists and experts.
• Monitoring regulatory developments and translating new requirements into effective compliance strategies and operational practices.
• Representing ACT in industry associations, regulatory forums, and certification bodies to strengthen our market position and license to operate.
• Driving a culture of compliance through policies, training initiatives, and continuous improvement programs across the organization.
• Ensuring accurate, timely, and complete sustainability reporting while maintaining the highest standards of audit readiness and certification integrity.
• Supporting the development and launch of new products by providing strategic sustainability compliance guidance throughout the product lifecycle.

Your Expertise, Our Shared Success: 

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates with the following qualifications and attributes:

• University degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Business Administration, Law, or a related field.
• 6–8+ years of experience in sustainability compliance, renewable fuels, renewable gas, energy markets, or a related regulated industry.
• Strong expertise in sustainability certification and regulatory frameworks, including ISCC, REDcert, Better Biomass, RFS, LCFS, RPS, and REC programs.
• Proven experience leading compliance audits, certification programs, and multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing and developing teams in an international, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to interpret complex regulations and translate them into practical business solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience collaborating across functions, geographies, and external organizations.
• Ability to operate independently in ambiguous and evolving regulatory environments while driving process improvements and innovation.
• Clear and confident communication skills, with the credibility to engage senior leaders, regulators, auditors, and industry representatives.
• A proactive, coaching-oriented mindset with a passion for building high-performing teams and fostering a culture of compliance and continuous improvement.

If you meet these criteria and are ready to contribute your expertise to a dynamic and challenging environment, we encourage you to apply.