South Pole is an energetic, global company offering comprehensive sustainability solutions and services. With offices spanning all continents across the globe, we strive to create a sustainable society and economy that positively impacts our climate, ecosystems and developing communities. With our solutions, we inspire and enable our customers to create value from sustainability-related activities.

If you are a smart, ambitious and dynamic sustainability professional with a strong passion to make a real difference in the fight against climate change, the below position may be right for you!

Job summary:

This role aims to lead the South Pole's Tech Removals practice within Climate Projects Strategy unit. The Tech Removals practice focuses on projects related to Direct Air Capture, BECCS, CCS, CCU, Biochar, Mineralization and Enhanced weathering to deliver both CACs (VERs) and all other types of removals certificates.

Reporting to the Climate Projects Strategy Global Director, you are accountable for overseeing the Tech. Carbon Removals technology global strategy in this leadership role.

Carbon Removals' global strategy is coordinated with regional directors, local experts, and other Practice Directors to ensure strategic alignment. You will define, own and deliver the sourcing strategy and drive initiatives and protocols related to carbon removals.

In addition, you will develop and continually update South Pole's vision for the practice in alignment with the Climate Projects business line strategy.

Through your vision and leadership, you will inspire our multifaceted teams worldwide to source and secure world-class carbon emission reduction projects, advisory mandates and investment opportunities that powerfully impact the communities around them and the climate action movement.

Main tasks & responsibilities:

• Define, own, communicate and deliver on the global strategy in the area of Tech. Carbon Removals and closely align with the organisation’s global goals and objectives
• Serve as an expert advisor or board member for Tech Removals project-related activities within the Climate Projects team, both in the global South and in targeted industrialised countries like the US and Australia.
• Establish business performance targets and metrics, and be accountable for the overall performance of the practice
• Contribute to the global annual strategy, and collaborate with other Strategy Directors to achieve results and targets
• Drive and take accountability for all Tech Removals practice deliverables for all the company’s relevant environmental market products such as carbon credits and potentially other units
• Lead and structure long-term, complex and strategic partnerships and deal with different stakeholders to support the regions to deploy the strategy to meet the quarterly and yearly goals of the Tech. Carbon Removals practice
• Maintain and develop a network of partners, companies, investors, businesses and communities active in the sector
• Partner closely with other functions, particularly with Regions, the Innovation team, technical team (PDME-Project Design, Management & Evaluation), Partnership and Expansion, to optimise and align the strategy
• Lead the collaboration with another business line outside Climate Projects in particular with Climate Investment and Platforms Team
• Gather market intelligence and identify industry trends in the Tech Carbon Removals practice, market players and competitors
• Serve as a subject expert when required in client meetings, exhibitions and other corporate events and represent South Pole in different forums on the topic of Technology Carbon Removals and environmental markets
• Drive innovation and entrepreneurship through leadership and decisive action within the Technology Carbon Removals practice, including assessing potential projects/companies-related equity investments for consideration by the investment board and proposing potential corporate innovations to the investment board
• Support and empower staff from regional teams and hire additional high-performing team members. Work closely with colleagues across the organisation to empower matrixed teams that deliver on our vision of climate action for all.

Requirements:

Essential 

• University degree in Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Business or other relevant disciplines
• Extensive relevant work experience, including several years of experience in business development roles within the sustainability sector, specifically in the topics of technology to remove carbon emission
• Previous entrepreneurial experience in a highly innovative sector, technology companies or startups ecosystem
• Know-how of global corporate best practices related to climate strategies, such as the Science Based Targets Initiative, Net Zero pledges
• Experience in establishing clear performance targets and metrics, with a proven track record of meeting or exceeding challenging targets
• Strategic and entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to establish a compelling vision for our strategy unit
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to structure and negotiate deals that are commercially sound and profitable for South Pole
• Outstanding interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills to partner effectively with key internal and external stakeholders
• Strong quantitative skills and the ability to use data and metrics to inform decisions
• Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to inspire action and get the best out of people
• Ability to present ideas to executive/internal stakeholders regionally and globally.
• Ability to work on global and regional complex issues
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Fluency in English

Desirable 

• Experience in scaling up a fast-growing organisation in the context of a highly competitive market environment
• Expertise in Voluntary Carbon Market, carbon emission projects and standards
• Expertise in the oil & gas and high emitters industrial sectors
• Experience in pipeline development, CRM, Excel and similar tools
• Experience in negotiating with public institutions

What we offer:

At South Pole, we care about our employees as much as we care about the planet. South Pole is not just an employer, we are a Team. South Pole does not just offer people a job, we offer you a career. By joining our team, you will find strong purpose and deep meaning in everything you do. You will have the chance to make a real difference for our clients and for the planet, working alongside a passionate team of like-minded colleagues, while building your knowledge/skills and developing your career in a fun, dynamic, international and fast-growing organisation. 

We’re a planet of 7.5 billion unique and different people. We all have a contribution to make; South Pole is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status or disability. Our recruitment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.