Associate Manager, ESG Strategy & Integration

About the role

Reporting to the Manager, ESG Strategy & Integration, this role plays a central part in delivering Canadian Tire Corporation’s ESG priorities, with a primary focus on enterprise ESG reporting, ratings, and assistance preparing Board-level materials.

The Associate Manager will support the execution of ESG initiatives across the organization, ensuring that all outputs are accurate, consistent, and aligned with internal and external expectations. This role requires a high degree of ownership and attention to detail, with responsibility for coordinating complex deliverables and maintaining quality across multiple workstreams.

The successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional partners and senior stakeholders to support the execution of key ESG commitments and reporting processes.

What you’ll do

Working collaboratively across the organization, this role will:

• Support the execution of ESG priorities and initiatives across business units by tracking progress, identifying gaps, and ensuring alignment across stakeholders
• Support the development of ESG content for Board and executive materials, ensuring a high degree of accuracy, consistency, and clarity across all outputs
• Lead end-to-end delivery of the annual ESG Report, including stakeholder coordination, content development, and rigorous quality assurance
• Own ESG ratings and rankings submissions, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and alignment with external methodologies
• Support the development and maintenance of ESG metrics, KPIs, and related data processes, with a strong emphasis on data quality, consistency, and audit-readiness
• Monitor ESG trends, regulatory developments, and peer practices, and support the translation of insights into practical implications for the business
• Act as a partner to business teams to support the adoption of ESG priorities within their respective areas
• Support on other ESG-related projects, as appropriate

What success looks like

• ESG Report delivered on time with high quality and strong stakeholder alignment
• Board and executive ESG materials are consistently well researched, accurate, clear, and decision-ready
• ESG ratings submissions are completed with a high degree of precision and minimal rework
• ESG data and tracking processes are reliable, consistent, and continuously improving
• Strong working relationships established with key cross-functional partners across the organization

What you bring

• 5–10 years of relevant corporate experience
• Experience in ESG / sustainability / CSR, with a focus on reporting, disclosures, and/or data management
• Experience supporting ESG disclosures and familiarity with key frameworks (e.g., SASB, ISSB, etc.) considered an asset
• Strong experience working with data, metrics, or reporting processes, with a demonstrated commitment to accuracy and quality control
• Exceptional attention to detail and a track record of producing accurate, high-quality, and stakeholder-ready work
• Strong writing, editing, and presentation skills; experience preparing materials for senior leadership is an asset
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality outputs under tight timelines
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate across functions and move work forward
• Comfort working in an evolving environment with a high degree of ownership and accountability
• Strong analytical and research capabilities
• Understanding of current ESG-related regulatory frameworks is an asset
• Knowledge of ESG ratings and rankings methodologies, as well as greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting and emissions concepts is an asset
• Experience in the retail industry is an asset

Our typical hiring range is between $64,000.00 - $106,000.00 CAD Annual. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, job-related knowledge, skills and competencies, market location, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements.

This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization.

We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.