Service Line Lead - Climate Risk

Department: Advisory - Climate Resiliency & Decarbonisation

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: United States

Compensation: $145,000 - $180,000 / year

Description

About Anthesis:

Anthesis is the sustainability activator. Proud to be a B Corp, we seek to make a significant contribution to a world which is more resilient and productive. We do this by working with cities, corporates, investors and other organisations to drive sustainable performance. We develop financially driven sustainability strategies, underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world.

Anthesis has clients across all industry sectors and supports some of the world’s largest multinationals such as Amazon, Cisco, The North Face, and Target. The company brings together 1,300+ experts operating in 42 countries around the world and has offices in Andorra, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Middle East, the Philippines, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, the UK, and the US.

At Anthesis Group, we are truly committed to putting people and our planet at the heart of all we do.

We encourage all employees to contribute their ideas, perspectives, and experiences to help us create an inclusive and equitable workplace. By embracing diversity and providing equal opportunities, we believe we can drive innovation, foster creativity, and achieve our shared goals. So, if you’re ready to be a part of something truly extraordinary, then we want you! Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identify, national origin, age, pregnancy, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Together, we can continue to build a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed and thrive.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to your application process, or need this job advert in a different format, just let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

Summary of Role & Key Responsibilities

Are you a seasoned enterprise risk management professional with experience in managing business risks related to climate change? Have you commercial consulting expertise with a deep motivation to make a difference? Are you looking for an opportunity to stay in, or relocate to, North America to work with a B Corp. that’s leading the way in helping many of the world’s leading organizations arrive at new models of value? If any of these sound like you, we want to hear from you! We are looking for an experienced individual to lead our North American Climate Risk & Resiliency services team. This exciting role will involve leading an extremely bright, friendly and articulate team to boost our already highly successful suite of climate risk products and services. You will enjoy close collaboration with the North American leadership team as well as other leaders and experts in climate risk across other Anthesis regions. Your projects and clients will span across a diverse set of industries, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to boutique brands, and require engagement with clients, their suppliers, and their various stakeholders (employees, investors, associations and NGOs) around the world.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead Anthesis North America’s Climate Risk & Resiliency services, including:
Setting go-to-market strategies, commercial performance, team development and overseeing related product development solutions.
Manage a fantastic team of climate risk practitioners, including line management and deployment of team resources across client projects and product development.
Collaborate with other regional and global Climate Risk leaders and other Service/ Business Line Leaders as needed to coordinate on and develop solutions.
Oversee business development for the Climate Risk & Resiliency service and actively contribute to business development activities and growth of the global business.
Provide leadership to clients and colleagues on leading practices, standards, and trends, incorporating this knowledge into consulting projects, proposals and the evolution of new services across physical and transition risk.

Key Requirements & Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

10+ years’ experience in enterprise risk management, ideally in a consultancy or advisory environment and/or related insurance or financial services sector.
Degree, ideally at a Master’s level or higher, in a risk management, climate or related field.
Industry-relevant connections, with a network of potential clients, collaborators and other relevant stakeholders.
Demonstrable technical experience in any or several of the following areas:
- Corporate enterprise risk management, particularly if this involved natural hazard and/ or climate-related risks.
- Physical and/ or transition climate change risk assessment.
- Economic and/ or financial analysis related to the impacts of climate change across physical and transition scenarios.
- Experience integrating enterprise risk management principles into business strategies, plans and processes.
- Business Continuity or Business Resilience Planning.
- Natural catastrophe modelling and advisory with an emphasis on weather- and climate-related risks. Governance and strategy development, strategic goal setting and KPI selection on priority climate-related topics (e.g. Science-based Targets).
- Sustainability/ ESG reporting using leading frameworks e.g., SEC, CSRD and TCFD.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise:

Effective with time management and organization.
Able to respond positively to pressure and take a flexible approach to a dynamic, fast moving and changing work environment.
Work well with a wide range of people on a global basis.
Well presented with a professional manner to act as a brand ambassador which flexes and is appropriate for the specific client environment and circumstances.

Please note this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits

Comprehensive and competitive group health, dental, and vision insurance plans for you and your dependents
FSA (Flexible Spending Account) benefit (US only)
Anthesis provides 100% Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance benefit.
In addition, Anthesis covers 100% of Short & Long‐Term Disability Insurance benefits.
Anthesis provides a 3% contribution into retirement plans, and you may elect to contribute more each pay period with a pre‐tax deduction up to a certain cap.
Anthesis provides Employee Assistance Program and Travel Insurance
Annual allotment of PTO, in addition to 56 hours of sick leave, paid company paid holidays, and more.
An opportunity to participate in the Anthesis Employee Participation Plan (EPP), an industry-pioneering employee incentive plan that allows all employees to be rewarded for the growth in the equity value of Anthesis.
Work within a highly motivated team in an innovative and rapidly growing global company.
Opportunity to have a direct impact and be a key part of the growth and development of the business and the team.
Work collaboratively on projects that have an impact on the sustainability and climate change goals/challenges for clients.
Opportunity to work alongside of, collaborate with and learn from sustainability Subject Matter Experts (SME) who are passionate about the work they do and the impact Anthesis can have.

Application

Talent Partner Phone Screen

1st Round Interview

2nd Round Interview

Hired