A Day In The Life Of A Senior Manager Of Sustainability At A Global Events Company
A senior manager of sustainability's day-to-day work is highly varied, as the role demands expertise across all company functions—"every job's a climate job"—requiring constant learning and collaboration with other teams. This involves continuous skill development, such as Karen's recent exploration of the company's caravan program and freight logistics, highlighting the dynamic and interdisciplinary nature of the position.
Project Management, Teamwork, Communication, Problem-Solving, Leadership
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Karen Young
Senior Manager of Sustainability
Global Events Company
Texas State University
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Film, Media Arts, Visual Arts
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Climate, Environment and Sustainability
Honors Student, Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. The daily tasks are diverse and cover various roles within the company.
2. Collaboration and teamwork are essential for success; professionals need to learn from and support each other.
3. Continuous learning is crucial; professionals often find themselves learning new aspects of different roles and areas of the business
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What does a day in the life of a senior manager of sustainability look like?
Every day is completely different. Sustainability is an interesting area to work in because it covers every single type of role. There's a saying that every job's a climate job.
So when you're in sustainability, you have to be an expert at every single type of job, which means that every day you're training to learn how to do somebody else's job. Ideally, you have the support of the company and the other teams will help fill in the gaps, but they're looking to you to provide insights and guidance.
Yesterday, I learned about our caravan program from our transportation team and how we're more efficient with our freight, our loads, and our routes. That is a whole new world for me. I've never worked in operations with logistics and shipping.
Thankfully, my team is much smarter than I am, so we learn from each other. It's cool to go into my day-to-day not confident that I know what I'm doing, but confident that my team trusts me to figure it out.