Sustainability Manager, Strategy

Dexus (ASX: DXS) is a leading Australasian fully integrated real asset group, managing a high-quality Australasian real estate and infrastructure portfolio valued at $53.4 billion. We believe that the strength and quality of our relationships will always be central to our success and are deeply connected to our purpose: Unlock potential, create tomorrow.

The Opportunity
Join Dexus as a key driver of our sustainability vision, where you'll support the Head of Sustainability in shaping and executing a strategy that delivers meaningful environmental, social, and commercial impact. This role offers a unique opportunity to work across diverse teams—including Group Strategy, Risk, and Sector leads—to embed sustainability into the core of our business. You'll lead planning, governance, and innovation initiatives, ensuring our sustainability efforts are aligned, accountable, and high-performing. If you're passionate about creating lasting value and influencing change at scale, this is your chance to make a real difference.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Proven experience in sustainability strategy, governance, or program delivery within a complex organisation
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across senior leadership and cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to lead planning, budgeting, and risk management processes
• Experience managing sustainability reporting and indices (e.g., DJSI, UN PRI)
• A collaborative mindset with a passion for innovation and continuous improvement

About You

You're a strategic thinker with a passion for sustainability and a natural ability to influence and inspire. You thrive in dynamic environments, balancing empathy with commercial acumen to drive meaningful change. With strong planning and communication skills, you bring energy, structure, and leadership to every initiative you touch.

What You Bring

• Degree qualification in sustainability, strategy, planning, or a related field
• Proven experience developing and delivering sustainability strategies and programs that create commercial and social/environmental value
• Strong governance experience, including preparing and overseeing Board-level documentation
• Demonstrated success in leading large-scale sustainability change programs and managing ESG-related risks
• Experience fostering innovation and enabling high-performing teams to deliver sustainability outcomes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels

Why choose Dexus?

The Dexus culture and spirit is what differentiates us. Together, we take pride in our values: rally to achieve together and build trust through action. As an employee of Dexus, you will benefit from:

• Flexible Working: Our hybrid work model lets you thrive both professionally and personally. Whether it's working from home or collaborating in our state of the art and award-winning offices, we've got you covered.
• Wellbeing Matters: Enjoy a Wellbeing Allowance, extra annual leave days (our exclusive 'Dexus' days), and our holistic Healthy You, Healthy Workplace program. Your health and happiness is a priority.
• Continuous Growth: Enhance your career with professional development, memberships, and study assistance. We invest in your learning journey.
• Tribe: Our commitment to supporting LGBTQ+ staff earned us Silver Employer Status in the AWEI 2024. We foster an inclusive environment where each individual feels recognised and appreciated.
• Focus on Sustainability: Dexus is deeply committed to making a positive impact on the communities it serves. Align your personal values with your professional endeavours.
• Parents@Work: Supporting parents and carers through coaching and education. We understand the importance of work-life integration.

We are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity in every form. We are actively striving to close the gender pay gap and invite applications from individuals of all genders, backgrounds and abilities. If you believe you can thrive in this role but do not meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply.

Reach out to talentacquisition@dexus .com if you require any accommodations or additional support during our recruitment process; we're here to help.

Ready to help create the future? Apply now or visit dexus.com/careers

Join Dexus and 'unlock potential, create tomorrow'.