Head of Sustainability

2 weeks ago

Montréal, Canada Egon Zehnder Full time

**Head of Sustainability**

**The Opportunity**

Egon Zehnder is seeking a dynamic and experienced **Head of Sustainability**based in Zurich, Montreal, or Budapest, to lead and implement our sustainability initiatives. This pivotal role will focus on driving our sustainability agenda forward, ensuring alignment with our strategic goals, and embedding sustainability into the core of our business operations, as well as ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations in different jurisdictions around the world. The Head of Sustainability will report directly to our Chief Financial Officer and will work closely with various global and local functions, including Finance, Human Resources, Technology, and Legal, as well as our leaders and teams from offices worldwide.

**What You’ll Do**
- Sustainability Strategy and Implementation:_
- Lead the development and execution of sustainability-related initiatives, including Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Carbon Reporting, and Environmental Governance within the Firm.
- Oversee the implementation of applicable laws and regulations such as the Corporate. Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and ensure compliance with ESG disclosure cycles.
- Develop and implement initiatives that serve what our clients are looking for.
- Project Management: _
- Structure sustainability projects into work streams with detailed goals and clear owners, as well as ensure timely progress and delivery.
- Oversee multiple initiatives simultaneously, ensuring alignment with overall sustainability goals and solving issues.
- Regularly report to the Firm leadership on progress.
- Team Management: _
- Manage a small Impact team of 2-4 individuals directly and work in close collaboration with other interface functions.
- Collaboration and Coordination: _
- Foster strong collaboration with global and local functions, including finance, HR, technology, and legal teams, to ensure cohesive implementation of sustainability initiatives.
- Coordinate with local offices around the world to tailor sustainability efforts to local needs and contexts.
- Facilitate internal training programs to build sustainability knowledge and capacity across the organization.
- Create, participate in, and maintain a network of sustainability professionals to exchange ideas and innovation.
- Reporting and Impact:_
- Lead the development of the annual Impact Report, highlighting key achievements and progress in sustainability in coordination with our global Marketing team.
- Define and track impact pathways to measure the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives and ensure that external audits and client audits are done at the highest professional level.
- Answer ESG related sections of client’s RFPs

**Requirements**:
**What We’re Looking For**

**_ Required Qualifications: _**
- Bachelor's degree in business or equivalent degree
- Knowledge and experience of sustainability frameworks (e.g., SBTi, CSRD, ESG disclosure requirements), practices and principles
- Minimum five-year applicable experience in project management and/or sustainability, ideally with exposure in global professional services
- Project management skills with a track record of successfully structuring and delivering complex projects
- Collaboration and communication skills, working effectively across diverse teams and geographies
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities, strategic mindset as well as attention to detail
- Proactive, results-oriented and tenacious
- Leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and engage stakeholders at all levels and across a complex organizational structure
- Languages: English, other languages are a benefit but not a must

**_Preferred Qualifications:_**
- Experience managing a small team
- Curiosity and commitment to continuous learning and improvement
- Passionate about sustainability, environmental and social impact
- Flexible and adaptable, managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

**Benefits**

**About Egon Zehnder**

Egon Zehnder is the world’s preeminent leadership advisory firm, inspiring leaders to navigate complex questions with human answers. We help organizations get to the heart of their leadership challenges and offer honest feedback and insights to help leaders realize their true being and purpose.

We are built on a foundation that supports partnership in the truest sense of the word and aligns our interests with the interests of our clients. Our 560 consultants across 64 offices and 36 countries are former industry and functional leaders who collaborate seamlessly across geographies, industries and functions to deliver the full power of the Firm to every client, every time.

We partner closely with public and private corporations, family-owned enterprises, and non-profit and government agencies to provide executive search, leadership solutions, CEO search and succession, board advisory, and diversity, equity & inclusion.

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