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Chief Operating Officer - Sustainability | Private Equity

Posted 4 days ago

  • London, Greater London
  • Any
  • External
  • Expires In 3 months
Job Description
Reporting to CEO

London / Hybrid / Remote (travel required to EU and U.S)

Competitive package + equity incentive + bonus + health care + pension

As the Chief Operating Officer of a Private Equity backed Zero Carbon Sustainability Consulting business you will be instrumental in shaping the organisation's strategic direction and driving operational excellence. Partnering closely with the CEO and the board, you will lead the execution of global initiatives, streamline operations, and foster sustainable growth across the business.

As a trusted advisor to the executive team, you will ensure seamless alignment between strategic priorities and organisational execution, serving as a key liaison between leadership and the broader organisation.

The ideal candidate will have a passion and track record taking a business through significant growth within ESG, Sustainability Real Estate, Net Zero Carbon, Real Estate decarbonisation or Sustainability Consulting, owning the Operational Strategic agenda.

Key Responsibilities:

As trusted advisor of CEO, managing country-level Managing Directors, the Finance Director, the HR Director, IT and financial operations functions

Coordinate cross-functional and cross-country projects and initiatives, ensuring timely execution and adherence to company standards

Identify operational improvement initiatives to build value creation plan and accelerate revenue growth

Make significant impact on profitability including project margins, pricing, utilisation and pipeline conversion

Facilitate effective communication across business units and countries to promote collaboration and teamwork, and a healthy work culture

Lead and manage strategic projects across operational improvement and efficiency, cost optimisation, Go-to-market strategy and strategic acquisition agenda

Proven capability in leading projects and designing project plans, time-lines, and budgets

Serve as a primary point of contact between the executive leadership including C-level suite, staff, board members, clients, and partners

Create and roll-out a playbook for driving best practice, operational excellence and process standardisation

Skills required:

Currently a Chief Operating Officer, Head/Director of Operations and Strategy

Experience and passion for sustainability, real estate sustainability, ESG, Net Zero, decarbonisation or energy transition

Track record in advisory consulting, BIG4, MBB, private equity, sustainability consulting

Effectiveness in developing project management governance, frameworks, tools and methodologies and leading strategic operational projects

People leader of global heads, senior management including finance, HR, technology and innovation

Proven track record in driving investment and growth agenda by increasing revenue, profitability and EBITDA through organic and acquisition development

MBA, desired, OR Bachelor's in business administration, Management or Advanced Degree required

You will be entrepreneurial, people leader who is who is looking to step up and transform, grow and improve an environmentally impactful sustainability consultancy.

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