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Global Sustainability Business Partnership Lead
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Job Description
Global Sustainability Business Partnership Lead
Location
- Ireland (Dublin, St James Gate)
- Scotland (Edinburgh Park or Menstrie)
Contract Type
- Fixed term Contract till end of June’27
Reports To
- Global Head of Business Partnerships
Department
- Sustainability, Global Technical
End Date to Apply
- 01st October 2026
Purpose Of The Role
The Sustainability Lead Business Partnerships is responsible for owning the sustainability agenda in assigned Markets & Categories, ensuring alignment with Diageo’s Sustainability 2030 strategy and longer-term ambitions.
Working as a sustainability partner across Global Business Partnerships, the role provides strategic leadership, business partnership, and governance to translate sustainability ambitions into practical, deliverable plans that support business performance and Grain to Glass commitments.
The Role Will Lead And Support Delivery Across
- Carbon reduction (Scope 1 & 2)
- Energy efficiency
- Water stewardship
- Circularity
- Nature and biodiversity
- Climate resilience
- Sustainability governance and reporting
- Long-term sustainability strategy and roadmap development
The role works closely with Market & Category Leadership teams, Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Technical teams, and Global Sustainability experts to strengthen roadmap delivery, improve governance, and accelerate execution across strategic sustainability programmes.
Key Accountabilities
- Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of sustainability roadmaps across assigned Markets & Categories, ensuring delivery of sustainability targets and strategic priorities.
- Partner with Category Leadership, Engineering, Operations, and Technical teams to drive sustainability programmes, innovation, pilot studies, and business transformation initiatives.
- Monitor sustainability performance through robust governance, KPI management, reporting, and roadmap reviews, identifying risks and driving corrective actions where required.
- Provide strategic sustainability insight to support investment decisions, capital planning, prioritisation, and long-term business planning.
- Build sustainability capability across the assigned Markets & Categories by promoting best practice, strengthening stakeholder engagement, and embedding sustainability into business decision making.
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Key Competencies
- Strategic Business Partnership – Builds trusted relationships across senior stakeholders, influencing decision making, and aligning sustainability priorities with business objectives.
- Programme Leadership & Governance – Leads complex sustainability programmes through effective governance, performance management, and delivery oversight.
- Continuous Improvement & Sustainability Leadership – Drives innovation, promotes best practice, and continuously improves sustainability capability, performance, and operational delivery.
Qualifications And Experience Required
- Degree qualified in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Solid experience in sustainability, environmental, engineering, or operational roles within manufacturing, food, beverage, or consumer goods industries.
- Strong knowledge of carbon management, energy, water stewardship, circularity, climate resilience, and environmental sustainability.
- Good understanding of sustainability legislation, reporting frameworks, and environmental standards.
- Experience working within manufacturing operations, engineering, supply chains, and capital investment programmes.
- Proven experience delivering complex transformation programmes and cross-functional projects.
- Strong programme and project management capability.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder leadership skills with the ability to influence senior leaders.
- Experience working within matrix organisations and leading cross-functional collaboration.
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Rewards & Benefits Statement
We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package.
Diversity Statement
Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.
We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.
Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted, and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.
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Worker Type
- Regular
Primary Location
- Edinburgh Park
Additional Locations
- International Supply Technical Centre – Menstrie, St James Gate
Job Posting Start Date
- 2026-08-19
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