Director, Biodiversity Center of Excellence

Shape Your World
At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

As a leader within Alcoa, you can help us fulfill our purpose and realize our vision to reinvent the aluminum industry. Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with a better work-life balance and the equal opportunities that help everyone thrive. You have the power to shape things to make them better.

About the role:
In this role, you will provide biodiversity expertise for Alcoa's overall biodiversity strategy development, develops conservation strategy beyond regulatory compliance, and provides guidance and expertise for other functions, including Operations. Acts as external face of Alcoa on biodiversity topics and communications. Drives networking and collaboration with global external stakeholders and entities.

Major activities/Key challenges

• Accountable for the development and implementation of the company biodiversity strategy, ensuring alignment with business imperatives, current and impending regulations, and evolving stakeholder expectations.
• Works collaboratively to integrate biodiversity management across ESG dimensions including social performance, human rights, water and decarbonization.
• Develops, implements, and supports policies and standards related to biodiversity management and ecosystem services, and mine rehabilitation.
• Collaborates with the responsible sourcing team to ensure biodiversity and ecosystem services risks in Alcoa's supply chains and logistic networks are identified and appropriately managed.
• Defines indicators, targets and KPIs to track and communicate biodiversity performance internally and externally, aligned with disclosure requirements.
• Monitors the external landscape (key events, stakeholders, issues) and business implications for Alcoa.
• Serves as a pro-active advisor to senior executives for strategic decision-making on biodiversity management, ecosystem services and mine rehabilitation.
• Represents Alcoa in industry, government and academic forums (eg. ASI, ICMM, IAI) in order to build reputation and benchmark company performance against peers.
• Leads and develops regional and location capacity to manage risks and generate new fundamental scientific knowledge and improvements in biodiversity and ecosystem management.
• Provides high-level assessments of biodiversity, ecosystem services and mine rehabilitation for joint ventures, potential acquisitions and new project proposals.
• Communicate progress/results through written technical reports, presentations and publications; initiate formal technical exchange meetings/forums.
• Maintain strong linkages internally with environmental research effort, and externally with universities, government agencies, or other corporations.
• Support Investor Relations in interactions with investors, shape external reporting and disclosure on biodiversity performance.

What you can bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Ecology, Environmental Science, Conservation Biology, Natural Resource Management, or a related field.
• 10+ years of professional experience in biodiversity, conservation, or environmental management, with at least 5 years in a leadership or strategic advisory role.
• Proven experience in developing and implementing biodiversity strategies at a corporate or organizational level.
• Experience working with rehabilitation, restoration, and biodiversity offsets within an industrial and/or manufacturing setting. Experience with mining or extractive industries is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and engage with external stakeholders, including government agencies, NGOs, academic institutions, and industry groups.
• Familiarity with relevant reporting frameworks and regulatory compliance.
• Experience representing organizations in international forums (e.g., ASI, ICMM, IAI) and contributing to policy or industry standards.
• Knowledge of biodiversity-related risk assessment in supply chains and project development.
• Fluency in English is essential; additional languages, particularly French and/or Portuguese, are a plus.

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation packages, including pay-for-performance variable pay, recognition and rewards programs.
• 401(k), employer match up to 6%, additional employer retirement income contribution (no vesting period)
• Healthcare benefits: medical, Rx, dental, vision, flexible spending account, health savings account (generous employer contribution), life and accident insurance
• Work-life balance programs: flexible work scheduling, hybrid/remote working
• Paid time off: 15 vacation days prorated in the 1st year based on hire date, 12 paid holidays, 7 illness days, Care for Family leave up to 40 days, up to 5 bereavement days, maximum of 30 jury duty days, and up to 10 days annual training for military leave

About the Location
Alcoa is an international company with multiple locations and joint ventures across six continents. Wherever you choose to join us, you'll be joining a global team committed to advancing sustainability and delivering excellence and innovation. As industry pioneers, we are redefining what it means to be a sustainable aluminum company, bridging the journey from mines to metal.

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress. Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.

As a proud equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer, Alcoa is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of a person's gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, nation of origin, disability, veteran status, language spoken or any other characteristic or status protected by the laws or regulations in the places where we operate.

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