Sustainability Manager

About Heart Aerospace

Heart’s mission is to create the fastest, most affordable and sustainable mode of transport for regional travel. Our goal is to serve the market in every corner of the world.

Our first aircraft is the ES-19, a nineteen-passenger airliner with an operating range of 400 km. The ES-19 is a fully electric aircraft, and our goal is to have the aircraft certified for commercial operation by 2026.

Your place of work will be at our main office and hangar facility, located at Säve Airport, in Gothenburg or at our office in Stockholm. At Heart you’ll be working at the cutting edge of technology while contributing towards a sustainable future. We offer stock options to all our employees and a challenging and inspiring work environment.

We seek experienced and skilled professionals to join our fast-moving team developing a new electric aircraft in Sweden. We’re in a very expansive phase and now is the time to join our team.

Come help us write a new chapter in the history of aviation together.

Role Overview

We are now looking for a Sustainability Manager with a passion for sustainability and a drive to make a real impact when building a new industry in Sweden and abroad. As the second person to join the sustainability team, you will have the chance to form your role and the team, and even more important, formalize and implement Heart’s sustainability strategy. You will be working holistically on Heart’s sustainability strategies, reporting and policy engagements and you will get the chance to have a real impact on our success story and see the results of your work. As the sustainability team is still a small team, we value great self-discipline and a natural talent to make things happen. You will be reporting to our Sustainability Lead.

To succeed in this role, we believe you have 5+ years’ experience in sustainability policies, reporting and external stakeholder relationships. We would like to see that you have previous experience in setting up processes and systems for sustainability related target setting and reporting.

Your key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

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Formulating and following up on key sustainability KPIs across the organization

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Develop and implement Heart’s ESG policies and strategies

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Managing internal and external sustainability reporting

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Work with the procurement team to set up processes for supply chain sustainability


Qualifications & Experience

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Master’s degree in relevant field

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5+ years’ experience in sustainability strategies, building processes, reporting and stakeholder relationships

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Excellent knowledge of relevant sustainability frameworks, including IFC PS, UN Global Compact, EU Taxonomy

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Relevant experiences in development of processes, systems and reporting

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Good understanding and awareness of EU and Swedish laws and regulations pertaining to non-financial reporting and sustainability

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Highly organized and result-driven

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Ability to understand priorities

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Problem-solving skills

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Passionate and purpose driven

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Experience working in a start-up environment

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Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, Swedish is a plus

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Eagerness to work with others

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Passion for aircraft and Heart's mission



At Heart Aerospace, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. We are growing and there will be plenty of opportunities for development and taking on other responsibilities.

Heart is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Working at Heart Aerospace is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world more accessible and sustainable.