Branch Lead – Climate Strategy & Risk

The Branch Lead – Climate Strategy & Risk steers solutions development and delivery, knowledge management and training with regards to the Climate Strategy & Risk team in Germany, working in close collaboration with the Global Climate Strategy Lead.  

The person acts as the point of contact in Germany for all Climate Strategy & Risk topics, regarding project sales and delivery, and manages the team (currently 2 people + recruiting others).  

The person owns the team competency overview and recommends the right team member and team set up for given projects based on their seniority, competency, development needs and interests when possible. They recommend team sizing and competency evolutions versus branch business needs evolution in interface with country leadership team and key support functions.  

The person is also responsible for leading and developing their people, ensuring team members are set up for success and focused on continuous improvement and growth while also guaranteeing scientific integrity and high quality project delivery; aligning clients’ needs with existing and new solutions offerings; and serving as the key representative of liaison of the branch to the Global community of expertise.  

On top of your team leadership responsibilities, you will also: 

• Be a subject matter expert in climate related topics, recognized internally and externally to provide expertise/practice input into projects 
• Contribute master-level domain expertise while delivering enterprise-level transformational initiatives  
• Develop credible, trusted relationships with senior client project contacts and proactively seek client executive sponsor exposure 
• Play a proactive, key role in sales process for all climate strategy and risk related project opportunities 

You will be successful in your role if you: 

• Can quickly dive in, understand client needs and shape relevant recommendations related to climate strategy & climate risk 

• Creatively integrate and apply your Climate expertise to meet unique, dynamic client needs in context of key accounts and transformative initiatives 
• Efficiently create and apply innovative approaches to client sustainability problems and inspire client understanding in the rationale and direction needed to make transformative change 
• Are seen as an effective leader on multiple teams and in the global climate strategy community 

DOES THIS DESCRIBE YOU AND YOUR NEXT ROLE? 

• You’re motivated to put your technical expertise, consulting and leadership skills to work towards our mission of aligning businesses with Planetary Boundaries, and you believe in the power of science to reach true sustainability. 
• For 7+ years you’ve been sharpening your skills and technical expertise in a professional setting in the private sector, ideally with some experience in the consulting business. 
• You have expert level knowledge of the core Climate Strategy & Risk service area:  Goal setting (Science-Based Targets, Net Zero), mitigation strategies, risk assessment and scenario analysis, main carbon accounting and reporting frameworks (GHG Protocol, TCFD, CDP, CSRD…). Experience with the following topics would be a plus: insetting, offsetting / carbon credits, avoided emissions, internal carbon pricing, Nature Based Solutions.  
• You have a Masters’s or PhD degree, ideally in Environmental Science, Engineering or any other related field.  
• You have a strong scientific background and a deep intellectual and business curiosity. 
• You’re recognized as an expert, go-to thought leader on Climate Strategy & Risk and have a vision on how this field should evolve to transform businesses. 
• You have strong leadership and project management skills and can organize work, motivate, empower, train, coach a group of people to deliver progress and achieve goals.   
• You are at ease with managing multiple projects including significant projects at key account level.   
• You have experience in collaborating with stakeholders at different levels to collectively address client inquiries and supporting the business development efforts by providing expert opinion on how to solve client challenges. 
• You communicate effectively in fluent English. Fluency in German is highly desirable. 
• You have strong communication skills for external marketing positioning representing Quantis (conferences, hosting webinars…) 
• You value rigor, transparency and pragmatism when it comes to providing actionable recommendations. 
• You feel at ease within client organizations and can articulate complex demonstrations in simple and convincing terms in front of various audiences, including executives.   

AS THE BRANCH CLIMATE STRATEGY & RISK LEAD, HERE’S A PREVIEW OF WHAT TYPE OF WORK YOUR DAYS WILL INCLUDE:  

• Developing the branch strategy for Climate Strategy & Risk, achieving the objectives and key results for the strategic offering, tracking project profitability and quality, and assessing how it contributes to branch P&L and strategy 
• Playing a key role on different client projects and perform Technical Control and Quality Control 
• Developing unique innovative solutions to address challenges related to Climate Strategy & Risk, collaborating with other Sustainability Experts and Sustainability Strategists 
• Ensuring internal consistency and excellence of the Quantis approach in Climate Strategy & Risk, maintaining and improving Quantis’ ability to market and sell the strategic offering 
• Identifying needs and implementing actions to revise or expand on the deliverables or market positioning of the strategic offering, including relevant new innovations 
• Providing proposal review (QC/TC) of project opportunities, actively contributing  to writing and pitching proposals 
• Mentoring and guiding other consultants at any level, as needed 
• Develop and sharing Quantis’ thought leadership on climate related topics 
• Continuously improving and expanding Quantis’ development and implementation in the Climate Strategy & Risk area through the development with the business developers of outreaches, account management strategies and marketing initiatives.  

SOME OTHER DETAILS TO CONSIDER: 

• Location: Cologne/NRW region (preferred), hybrid working scheme 
• Optimal start date: As soon as possible 
• Frequent collaboration with other Quantis branches (France, Italy, Switzerland, USA) via web-conferences 
• Ability to travel occasionally 

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