Senior Manager, Transformation
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.
Our Corporate Functions team is the “enablement engine” of South Pole. Behind the scenes, we provide the business with world-class solutions and best practices that sustain business growth and success. We cover key areas such as Finance, HR, Office Management, Legal, IT, Operations, etc. If you are a smart, ambitious and dynamic 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:
We seek a highly experienced and business-minded senior specialist to join the team at South Pole as Senior Specialist for Transformation. Reporting directly to the Chief Transformation Officer, you will take a leading role in launching, orchestrating and implementing a transformation program that will restore the financial health and reputation of South Pole, align the company with external market trends and ensure that South Pole remains the leading company that drives at scale climate impact. You will be working closely with senior leaders and managers of South Pole to implement the transformation. This is a fantastic opportunity to achieve tangible and measurable impact in a short period of time.
Main tasks & responsibilities:
- Work closely with ExCo members on defining and implementing South Pole’s new strategy
- Work closely with initiative Sponsors and Owners to define scope, milestones and deliverables for transformation initiatives
- Provide content problem solving support to Sponsors and Owners to deliver initiatives, prioritising support based on impact
- Monitor progress of transformation, drive preparation of monthly Transformation Townhalls to share highlights with the Penguins
- Create top management overview of transformation progress
- Prepare for critical top management interactions, related to or going beyond the transformation program: (virtual) ExCo offsites, investor meetings, ExCos
How do you measure success?
You'll recognise your outstanding performance when your organisation: (1) South Pole is considered the preeminent climate and sustainability company firm in the market, (2) the business delivers profitable growth, (3) the firm is able to attract and retain top talent, (4) we foster a culture of innovation and collaboration, our people feel empowered to contribute their best ideas and solutions, and(5) we forge strong partnerships and alliances with key partners and stakeholders.
You demonstrate exceptional leadership prowess, capable of crafting strategic initiatives for success while effectively working with senior initiative owners on the day to day implementation
Requirements:
- Master degree in business or economics
- Proven affinity and connection to the sustainability market
- 7+ years of working experience, 3+ years of experience in strategy consulting
- Problem solving: you are able to define your own scope and prioritise amongst broad set of tasks; you find practical solutions to problems in unfamiliar topics to “get things done”, covering the full spectrum of business at South Pole; you demonstrate both conceptual and analytical (e.g. numbers-driven) problem solving skills
- Communication: you are able to communicate at both senior and mid-management level; you are capable of carefully listening to others and influencing behaviour; you come across as a team player to South Pole colleagues
- Stakeholder management: you are able to mobilize colleagues in mid-level and senior management towards action; you comes across as credible thought partner of senior management on topics unfamiliar to you; and you are able to communicate to a senior audience both verbally and in writing (including spreadsheets and presentations)
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 and 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.
- Department
- Corporate Services
- Locations
- Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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Work-life balance
From flexible working hours to flexible workplace (home office), with above-average vacation allowances, we strive to make the work and family life puzzle an easy one for our employees.
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Flexible Vacation Benefits
Options to buy up to 5 extra days of time off.
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Life Insurance
Available to all employees across the world.
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Care for your Wellbeing
Access to mental, physical and financial wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program (TELUS Health).
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Parental leave
Should any of our employees need to take time off the Iceberg as a result of a new addition to their household, we are happy to be able to offer competitive Paid Parental leave to support them during this time.
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Compassionate Leave
Sometimes life is unpredictable, and when unfortunate events occur, we want to give you peace of mind so you feel fully supported during this time.
What makes us unique
At South Pole, we are first and foremost a purpose-driven Company. People join us because they believe in our mission and want to be part of a community that fights together for our shared values and beliefs. But that is not the only reason why working at South Pole is such a rewarding experience.
- We know that our vision to help create a greener world is both bold and challenging. To achieve it, we settle for nothing less than the absolute best. We form a Community that is stronger than the sum of its parts.
- Entrepreneurial at heart. It’s not just our founders who are entrepreneurs. We actively promote an innovative mindset at all levels of the organisation, where each and every employee is encouraged to challenge the status quo and empowered to make decisions.
- Growing employees in a growing company. With a team of smart, passionate and engaged colleagues, as well as increasing demand from our clients, opportunities to learn, develop our skills and grow our careers are endless.
- All for one, and one for all! Above all other things, what truly drives our dedication and commitment to our purpose is our colleagues. We learn from each other and grow together. Because that is who Penguins are.
About South Pole
Our story began in Zurich, with 5 friends* in 2002. They had a belief and a vision to shape and change the future of the world through climate empowerment, education and projects with their non-profit organisation; MyClimate. These ‘social entrepreneurs’ went on to pioneer climate change with the introduction of South Pole in 2006*. More than 20 years on, with the support of some of the most passionate and talented entrepreneurs around them, who are empowered to all play their part and with their founding belief in aligning purpose with passion, people and profit, they have created South Pole, an organisation that has gone onto positively impact the lives of over 20 million people across the world through its projects, saving over 20,000 km2 of forests from deforestation.
*Patrick Bürgi, Thomas Camerata, Renat Heuberger, Ingo Puhl, and Christoph Sutter
*2006 Joined by Marco Hirsbrunner and Christoph Grobel
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