Director, Decarbonization Strategy

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Element employees make a difference in the lives of others every day. We are re-defining the fleet management industry to be people first, then business - delivering on our promise of a superior client experience. This takes hard work and innovation, and we need more like-minded people on our team.

Director, Decarbonization Strategy

The Director, Decarbonization Strategy will play a critical part in developing top-notch products and services in a unique industry and at a rapidly growing organization. You will be part of leading a strategic program with new technology solutions, supply chain innovations, and service offerings for a rapidly evolving mobility sector with a high-visibility role at an organization at the forefront of this change. With decarbonization at the front edge of Element’s innovation strategy - you will have a front seat in creating our strategy and visibility with the highest levels of the organization.

In this key role for Element, we need someone who can formulate Element’s strategy to accelerate the decarbonization of fleets. Managing a team of highly skilled professionals dedicated to strategic product development, implementation of new capabilities across all of our geographies, conducting market research and analysis and responsible for coordination cross functional teams, this role is a key leadership role within our decarbonization team..

Are you:

- Someone who is a creative and ambitious leader with strong strategic and commercial awareness, capable of executing and implementing in the early stages of Element’s decarbonization solution strategy?
- Skilled at leading market research and analysis that drive large strategic business decisions?
- Passionate about charting innovative business paths?
- Interested in high-growth potential and with working with a team leading the charge in transforming mobility?

As the Director, Decarbonization Strategy, you will do all of this and more as you drive our design, development, and implementation of decarbonization initiatives, ultimately strengthening Element’s position in the EV and sustainability space.

A Day in the Life

Product Strategy & Business Results
- Own, refine and enhance our global decarbonization strategy (EV & other capabilities) - gaining broad support for, and executing on a continuously evolving strategy and business plan to stand-up these capabilities, considering overall ambition, key stakeholders, resourcing, and timelines.
- Engage with cross-functional leaders to embed decarbonization into their respective products and help them lead with innovation.
- Partner with clients to understand current and future decarbonization needs and goals, while working to shape clients’ thinking around their own decarbonization strategy.
- Partner with clients to understand key operational, reporting, analytical and strategic pain points and develop decarbonization solutions to help address.
- Hold accountability for the P&L for charging and other decarbonization related products including the fulfillment of business case expectations for any investments made.

Product Innovation
- Provides objective consultative advice, expertise, and specialist knowledge with the aim of creating value, maximizing growth, or improving business performance across the enterprise.
- Support development of Element’s knowledge base in the decarbonization sector to drive fact-based decision making and build credibility on the topic.
- Contribute to internal Element communications around decarbonization strategy and research.
- Perform market research and assess impact of new decarbonization initiatives across various stakeholders (e.g., OEMs, and charging partnerships), and on Element’s current business model.
- Present analysis and findings to senior leadership team and work closely with cross-functional working team.
- Develop regular reporting and read-out materials for senior leadership, EXE and Board of Director’s on progress related to decarbonization.
- Partner with our global colleagues (Custom Fleet, Element MX) and collaborate with our global partners (Sumitomo, Arval) to develop products and solutions that address the global needs of our clients.
- Primary business responsibility for any technology or other related investments made to support decarbonization products.

Leadership
- Identify, develop, retain, and grow high performance talent to enable a high-performance culture.
- Drive and promote diversity and ESG mandates within the organization.
- Ensure performance objectives of team members are aligned with the goals of the organization.
- Create an engaged and energized team and environment.

**Requirements**:

- BA/BSc in Business or Engineering Sciences or another similar field of advanced study; MBA preferred with at least 10+ years of work experience.
- At least 5 years’ experience in product management strategy, including successful product launch, on-going ach