VP, Global Compliance and Sustainability

Element employees make a difference in the lives of others every day. We are re-defining the fleet management industry to be people first, then business – delivering on our promise of a superior client experience. This takes hard work and innovation, and we need more like-minded people on our team.

About the Role

We’re looking for a strategic and enterprise-minded leader to join our team as VP, Global Compliance & Sustainability. The Vice President, Global Compliance & Sustainability is responsible for establishing, leading, and continuously evolving the company’s global compliance and sustainability programs. The VP holds executive accountability for the effective strategic design and enterprise execution of global compliance and sustainability frameworks, regulatory readiness, and reporting obligations.

The VP will implement and oversee a centralized Enterprise Compliance Function (Second Line of Defense), including regulatory mapping, obligation management, risk-based monitoring, compliance technology, oversight of investigations, and Board reporting. The VP will lead enterprise ESG governance, including climate and GHG oversight (Scopes 1–3), regulatory disclosure readiness, ratings engagement, and integration of sustainability into enterprise strategy and risk management.

What You’ll Do

• Establish and drive the enterprise-wide Compliance Framework operating as the Second Line of Defense under the Three Lines Model, ensuring centralized standards, governance, oversight, and consistent implementation across all regions.
• Establish and lead a centralized compliance team and cross-functional partners to operationalize a unified enterprise compliance charter, methodology, and operating model.
• Maintain a comprehensive enterprise regulatory map and obligation inventory across jurisdictions and translate regulatory obligations into business-ready requirements and embedded controls.
• Implement risk-based prioritization, monitoring, testing, and attestation programs and oversee incident management, investigations, remediation tracking, and issue lifecycle governance.
• Oversee and guide the development and operationalization of sustainability governance frameworks, policies, standards, and operating models, ensuring effective enterprise integration and clear accountability across functions and regions.
• Oversee enterprise regulatory readiness and disclosure initiatives, including CSRD, ESRS, ISSB-aligned reporting, EU Taxonomy, and applicable securities requirements, as well as voluntary ESG submissions.
• Ensure enterprise governance of GHG accounting (Scopes 1, 2, and
  3), climate transition planning, decarbonization strategy integration, and data integrity across regions.
• Provide structured reporting and strategic advisory to the CLSO, Executive Committee, and Board on compliance posture, sustainability strategy, regulatory developments, and enterprise risk exposure.
• Partner with Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Audit to integrate compliance and ESG risks into enterprise risk reporting, escalation processes, and governance dashboards.
• Build and lead a high-performing global compliance and sustainability function, establishing clear mandates, defined accountabilities, performance expectations, and scalable operating models.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in law, Business, Sustainability, Environmental Science, Public Policy, or a related field
• Minimum 12+ years of progressive experience in global compliance, legal, risk management, sustainability, ESG, or related functions including enterprise-level framework design and implementation
• Minimum 8–10 years of people leadership with accountability for enterprise-wide programs and measurable outcomes
• Demonstrated experience operating within a Second Line of Defense or enterprise governance model
• Experience presenting to Executive Committees and/or Boards on regulatory, compliance, or ESG matters

Preferred Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD), master's degree, or equivalent advanced degree
• Experience in a multinational, regulated, or complex global operating environment with multi-jurisdictional regulatory exposure
• Professio…