Corporate Counsel, Sustainability

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.

At Alcoa, you’re an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. This is an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. You have the power to shape things to make them better.
About the role:
The Corporate Counsel, Sustainability is responsible to provide general legal advice and counseling relating to Alcoa’s business, with a dedicated focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives and sustainability activities. This position will be part of the Legal group and will be the primary support to the Sustainability team in implementing ESG strategy and standards at Alcoa. This position will report to the SVP, Chief Governance Counsel and Secretary.

• Provide legal advice on general corporate matters
• Serve as a thought leader and monitor and advise on all aspects of ESG disclosure, governance, and best practices, including legal, regulatory, market developments and trends, and risk mitigation initiatives.
• Provide strategic, practical legal advice on ESG issues and reporting strategy under existing and emerging requirements and regulations
• Review and advise on public disclosures, including ESG disclosure framework
• Legal advisor to internal stakeholders, including Sustainability, External Affairs, Commercial, Controllership, and Investor Relations groups on ESG matters
• Analyze potential impacts to the business and recommend risk mitigation activities
• Undertake and advise on adjacent legal matters and to provide support to other Legal projects as needed

What you can bring to this role:

• Law degree from an accredited college or university and licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (or ability to promptly qualify).
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant legal experience, including with litigation, environmental, and/or compliance matters.
• Law firm and/or in-house experience working for a global public company, preferably from mining, manufacturing, or capital intensive industries.
• Experience with U.S. public company disclosure frameworks.
• Comprehensive understanding of global regulatory and other reporting frameworks relating to sustainability such as:
  • SEC climate disclosure requirements (US)
  • CSRD, CSDDD (Europe)
  • ISSB (global)
  • Other global legal/regulatory developments (Australia, Brazil, Canada)

• Knowledge of sustainability, corporate responsibility, or ESG best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to balance legal and business risks.
• Client focus and ability to collaborate with internal stakeholders across functions while providing exceptional and comprehensive legal services.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

About the Location
Working at the Pittsburgh Alcoa Corporate Center, located on the thriving North Shore of Pittsburgh, allows employees to experience firsthand, whether working virtually or on-site or a hybrid of the two, what being a values-based company means. Through daily interactions with colleagues and exposure to some of the organization’s highest-level executives, the office creates an environment in which all employees can develop and contribute to their full potential. Outside of the office, Pittsburgh itself is one of the country’s most livable and affordable cities – combining the city feel with small town charm.

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.

If you have visited our website in search of information on U.S. employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Alcoa Recruiting via email at gssrecruiting@alcoa.com. 

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!