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United Kingdom · Sustainability · Director/VP (16-20 years)

Director of Climate & Decarbonisation

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  • Experience bandDirector/VP (16-20 years)
  • Reports toChief Sustainability Officer (CSO)
  • UK framework levelUsually a director, accountable for a division and its numbers

Also advertised as Head of Climate Strategy · VP, Environmental Sustainability · Global Decarbonisation Lead

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Energy Management: Regulatory & Legal Compliance and Carbon Management ProQual Level 3 Award in Energy Management: Regulatory & Legal Compliance and Carbon Management

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  • Advanced Climate Finance & Green Investment Strategy
  • Biodiversity & Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
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3What this role really is

This role means leading an organisation's climate strategy and putting it into practice across its business units. It involves setting the direction over several years and making sure it shapes how each part of the business runs. It also means representing the organisation externally on climate issues, with investors, regulators, and partners. It is a broad and demanding role.

4What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

Persefoni, Workiva ESG, Watershed, Sphera (GHG Accounting & Reporting) Strategic

You'll lead the selection, renewal, and strategic direction of these platforms, ensuring they meet our reporting and assurance needs. You'll interpret the outputs for executive narratives and ultimately sign off on the final reported numbers, rather than doing the data entry yourself.

Excel (Power Query, Pivot Tables, Scenario Manager) & Python (pandas, Matplotlib) Strategic

You won't be building models day-to-day, but you'll scrutinise the assumptions behind complex multi-year decarbonisation models built by your team. You'll direct analytical priorities and translate model outputs into business risk/opportunity for the C-Suite, knowing enough to challenge the methodology.

Tableau, Power BI (Data Visualisation) Strategic

You'll define the key metrics and visualisations for executive and Board-level dashboards, ensuring they tell the right story. You'll present insights derived from these dashboards to the C-suite and Board, using them to drive strategic discussions.

Jupiter Intelligence, Cervest, MSCI Climate Lab (Climate Risk Platforms) Strategic

You'll use the outputs from these platforms to inform our capital allocation, M&A due diligence, and enterprise risk management strategies. You'll direct your team to run custom scenarios and integrate transition risk analysis into financial planning, then interpret and present these findings.

Diligent Boards, OneTrust ESG (Board Reporting & GRC) Expert

You'll directly manage the ESG module in OneTrust, ensuring all climate-related data and disclosures are robust. You'll directly upload and annotate reports in Diligent for the Sustainability Committee and the Board, taking full ownership of the accuracy and presentation of this critical information.

5What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choiceComing in Where you are nowThe step above
Climate Strategy Definition N/A N/A Leads the development of specific workstream strategies (e.g., Scope 3 engagement strategy), consulting with the Director.
Programme Budget Allocation N/A N/A Recommends budget allocation for specific projects up to £50K, requiring Director approval.
External Climate Disclosure Content N/A N/A Prepares initial drafts and data for specific sections of public reports, requiring Director sign-off.
Team Hiring & Performance Management N/A N/A Provides input on hiring decisions for junior roles, conducts performance reviews for mentees.
Vendor Selection for Climate Solutions N/A N/A Evaluates and recommends vendors for specific tools or services up to £100K, requiring Director approval.

6How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, and what is not on it. The hard targets, how often each is actually looked at, and the quiet signals that never reach a dashboard.

Absolute GHG Emissions Reduction
Year-over-year reduction in Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions, aligned with our Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) trajectory.
Target · Achieve -4.2% to -7% absolute reduction annually, depending on sector-specific SBTi guidance.

If our 2023 baseline was 100,000 tonnes CO2e, your target for 2024 might be 95,800 tonnes CO2e. You'll need to explain any deviations to the C-Suite.

ESG Rating Improvement (Climate Specific)
Improvement in our scores from key ESG rating agencies, specifically those related to climate governance, strategy, risk management, and emissions performance.
Target · Move our CDP Climate score from 'B' to 'A-' within 18 months, and achieve top quartile ranking in relevant MSCI/Sustainalytics climate categories.

Successfully implementing TCFD recommendations and demonstrating robust decarbonisation plans leads to a higher CDP score, which investors actually care about.

Strategic Integration of Internal Carbon Price
The extent to which an internal carbon price is genuinely embedded and influencing capital expenditure and investment decisions across business units.
Target · Ensure 100% of capital expenditure requests over £1M formally include an assessment using our internal carbon price within 12 months.

A new factory build proposal shows a higher ROI for a renewable energy option once the internal carbon price is applied, leading to its selection over a fossil fuel alternative.

Climate Action Budget Accountability
Managing the allocated budget for climate initiatives, programmes, and team resources effectively.
Target · Maintain actual spend within 5% variance of the approved annual climate action budget.

If your annual budget is £5M, you'll need to manage projects and team costs to stay between £4.75M and £5.25M. Overspending without clear justification won't fly.

Credibility with External Stakeholders
Being recognised as a credible, transparent, and authoritative voice on our company's climate journey by investors, regulators, and industry peers.
  • Regular invitations to speak at industry conferences, positive mentions in investor reports, proactive engagement from regulators seeking our input, and a reduction in critical media coverage related to climate claims.
Cross-Business Unit Climate Strategy Adoption
The degree to which climate strategy is genuinely owned and integrated into the operational plans and KPIs of other business units, not just seen as 'your' problem.
  • Business unit leaders proactively bringing climate considerations into their strategic planning, climate-related KPIs appearing on their dashboards, and budget allocations from their own P&L for decarbonisation initiatives, rather than just relying on your central budget.
Team Leadership & Development
Building and nurturing a high-performing climate action team, fostering expertise, and ensuring strong succession planning.
  • High team retention rates, positive feedback in 360-degree reviews, successful internal promotions within your team, and a clear pipeline of talent ready for more senior roles. You'll be judged on how well your team performs and grows.
Proactive Risk & Opportunity Identification
Identifying emerging climate-related risks (e.g., new regulations, physical climate impacts) and opportunities (e.g., green product markets) well in advance, and developing actionable responses.
  • Presenting regular, insightful updates to the executive committee on future climate trends, leading the development of new climate-resilient business models or product lines, and successfully mitigating potential regulatory fines or supply chain disruptions because you saw them coming.

7Would you like it

Both sides. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Driving Large-Scale, Tangible Impact

You'll be leading initiatives that genuinely reduce our company's environmental footprint, whether that's through massive renewable energy deals or transforming our supply chain. You'll see the numbers change, and you'll know you were instrumental in making it happen.

Negotiating a Power Purchase Agreement for 100% renewable electricity across our European operations, seeing our Scope 2 emissions plummet, and presenting that success to the Board.

Navigating Complexity and Solving Big Problems

This role is packed with intricate challenges – from untangling global Scope 3 emissions to figuring out how to decarbonise a legacy manufacturing process. If you love wrestling with knotty, multi-faceted problems that have no easy answers, you'll be in your element.

Developing a strategy to reduce emissions from our logistics fleet, considering everything from electric vehicles to sustainable aviation fuel and route optimisation, all while maintaining cost efficiency and delivery speed.

Influencing and Shaping Organisational Direction

You won't just be executing; you'll be setting the agenda. You'll regularly be in rooms with the most senior leaders, influencing strategic decisions and shaping the future direction of the business unit. Your voice will carry weight.

Convincing the executive committee to allocate significant capital to a new green product line because you've demonstrated its market potential and alignment with our climate goals.

What frustrates people
  • The Agony of Scope 3: You'll oversee the team spending 50% of their time chasing suppliers for data they don't have, or don't want to collect, often resulting in reliance on industry averages that feel like a thumb in the wind. You'll feel the pain of this lack of control.
  • The ROI Battle with Finance: You'll be presenting fantastic decarbonisation projects with 10-15 year payback periods, only to face resistance from a Finance team that won't approve anything over 3-5 years. You'll constantly be fighting short-termism and needing to reframe the value proposition.
  • Reporting Framework Fatigue: Just when your team has finally aligned our reporting to TCFD and GRI, a new mandatory framework like CSRD comes along with 1,000+ new data points, requiring a complete overhaul of systems and processes. It's a never-ending cycle.
  • Being the Corporate Buzzkill: Your job, at times, is to be the one in the room who points out that the exciting, profitable new product line has a disastrous carbon footprint, or that a new market entry will significantly increase our emissions. You're often the voice of caution.
  • The 'Perfect is the Enemy of Good' Paralysis: You'll sometimes encounter leadership so terrified of being accused of greenwashing that they refuse to communicate genuine progress, leading to internal and external cynicism. You'll need to push for transparency while managing risk.
  • Data That Lives in 1000 Places: You'll be directing a team that has to pull electricity data from PDFs, logistics data from spreadsheets, and business travel data from external providers, all in different formats and currencies. You're leading the effort to be a data architect before you can be a strategist.
What this role does not give you
  • A quiet, predictable work environment where you can focus solely on technical analysis. This is a leadership role, heavy on influence and strategy.
  • Guaranteed quick wins or immediate, universally celebrated success. Climate action is a long game with many setbacks.
  • Direct control over all the resources and budgets needed to achieve your goals. You'll spend a lot of time convincing and collaborating, not just dictating.

8Who you work with

Your decisions here will directly shape our business unit's strategy for years to come, influencing capital allocation, product innovation, and market positioning. You're accountable for delivering on our public climate commitments, which has a direct impact on our stock price, brand reputation, and ability to attract top-tier talent. Frankly, you're driving a significant part of our future success.

Inside the business
  • C-Suite (CEO, CFO, COO, CPO)
  • Business Unit Managing Directors
  • Heads of Operations, Procurement, and Product Development
  • Legal and Regulatory Affairs
  • Investor Relations
Outside the business
  • Investors and ESG Rating Agencies (e.g., CDP, MSCI, Sustainalytics)
  • Regulators and Policy Makers (e.g., DEFRA, BEIS)
  • Key Industry Bodies and Alliances
  • Major Supply Chain Partners and Customers
  • NGOs and Environmental Advocacy Groups

9What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

  • Proven track record of leading complex, multi-year climate or sustainability programmes within a large organisation, demonstrating tangible results.
  • Extensive experience (10+ years) in a senior leadership role, managing significant budgets and large teams (including managers).
  • Demonstrable experience influencing C-Suite and Board-level stakeholders on strategic initiatives.
  • Deep expertise in GHG accounting, climate risk management, and decarbonisation strategy, ideally within a relevant industry sector.
  • Experience navigating external scrutiny from investors, regulators, and NGOs on sustainability performance.

10What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Advanced Decarbonisation Modelling & Optimisation

Decarbonisation pathways are becoming more complex, requiring sophisticated modelling that integrates multiple variables (energy prices, technology costs, policy changes, supply chain dynamics). You'll need to direct the development of these models to identify optimal, cost-effective pathways.

Integrated Energy System Modelling · Supply Chain Network Optimisation · Digital Twins for Carbon Management · Quantum Computing for Complex Optimisation

  • This quarter: Review the latest academic papers and industry reports on advanced decarbonisation modelling techniques.
  • Next 6 months: Challenge your team to explore and pilot a new, more sophisticated modelling approach for a key decarbonisation lever.
  • Next 12 months: Engage with external experts or consultancies to bring in cutting-edge modelling capabilities.
  • Ongoing: Ensure your team is continuously upskilling in advanced analytical tools and techniques (e.g., Python libraries for optimisation).

Quick win: Ask your Lead Analyst to present on the limitations of our current decarbonisation models and propose 2-3 areas for improvement. Explore open-source climate modelling tools.

AI-Powered Climate Risk & Adaptation

The physical impacts of climate change are accelerating. AI can help us better predict, assess, and adapt to these risks, from extreme weather events to resource scarcity. You'll need to direct the use of AI to build resilience into our operations and supply chain.

Predictive Climate Analytics · Satellite Imagery & Geospatial AI · AI for Climate Adaptation Solutions · Generative AI for Adaptation Planning

  • This quarter: Research leading AI climate risk platforms and their capabilities beyond our current tools.
  • Next 6 months: Pilot an AI-driven climate risk assessment for a critical asset or supply chain node.
  • Next 12 months: Integrate AI-powered climate risk insights into our enterprise risk management framework.
  • Ongoing: Foster a culture of experimentation with AI tools within your team for risk analysis and adaptation planning.

Quick win: Brief your team on the latest advancements in AI for climate risk. Ask them to identify one area where AI could significantly improve our current risk assessments.

11Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Regularly attending and speaking at leading industry conferences (e.g., GreenBiz, Responsible Business Summit, COP side events) to stay abreast of trends and build your network.
  • Participating in executive-level peer networks or forums focused on climate leadership and decarbonisation strategy.
  • Engaging in continuous learning through online courses, webinars, and academic publications on emerging climate science, policy, and technology.
  • Mentoring junior talent within the sustainability field, both internally and externally, to give back to the profession.
  • Publishing thought leadership pieces (e.g., articles, whitepapers) on key climate challenges or innovative solutions to enhance our company's reputation and your own.

12The rising capability

The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

Advanced Climate Finance & Green Investment Strategy

The financial world is increasingly pricing in climate risk and opportunity. You'll need to move beyond basic ROI calculations to understand sophisticated green finance mechanisms, carbon credit markets (especially removals), and how to attract capital for decarbonisation. Investors are getting smarter, and so must we.

  • Transition Finance & Blended Finance
  • Internal Carbon Pricing Mechanisms (advanced)
  • Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) Valuation
  • ESG-Linked Debt & Equity

Biodiversity & Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)

Climate and nature are inextricably linked. Regulators and investors are increasingly demanding disclosure on nature-related risks and opportunities, mirroring TCFD. You'll need to expand your remit beyond carbon to understand our impact and dependencies on natural capital.

  • LEAP Approach (Locate, Evaluate, Assess, Prepare)
  • Nature-Related Dependencies & Impacts
  • Ecosystem Services Valuation
  • Biodiversity Offsets & Restoration

13What you’ll use

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • GHG Protocol Corporate Standard & Assurance
  • TCFD Framework & Scenario Analysis
  • Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) & Net-Zero
  • Decarbonisation Levers & Marginal Abatement Cost (MAC) Curves
  • Carbon Markets & Offsetting Strategy

14The pathway

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

  1. 1

    Lead Climate Program Manager (L4) or Manager, Climate Action (L5)

    3-5 years in a Lead/Manager role before stepping up to Director.

    Skills to master

    • Mastering the art of managing complex, cross-functional climate programmes, building and leading a smaller team, and demonstrating consistent delivery against ambitious targets. You'd need to show you can influence beyond your direct reports and manage significant budgets.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Successfully delivered a major decarbonisation programme from strategy to implementation, achieving measurable emissions reductions.
    • Consistently received strong feedback on your ability to influence senior stakeholders and secure resources for climate initiatives.
    • Built and developed a high-performing team, with evidence of successful mentorship and talent progression.
    • Demonstrated the ability to think strategically about climate risks and opportunities at a business unit level.
  2. 2

    Head of Sustainability for a smaller or less complex organisation

    2-4 years in a similar 'Head of' role.

    Skills to master

    • This path requires you to have already owned the full climate agenda (or broader sustainability agenda) for a smaller entity. You'd need to demonstrate that you can scale up your strategic thinking, team management, and stakeholder influence to our larger, more complex organisation.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Successfully established and delivered a comprehensive climate strategy for a previous organisation, including public reporting and target setting.
    • Managed a full sustainability budget and a team of specialists.
    • Engaged directly with a Board or executive committee on climate-related matters.
    • Proven ability to navigate regulatory landscapes and external stakeholder expectations.
  3. 3

    Senior Consultant (Climate & ESG) at a leading advisory firm

    4-6 years in a senior consulting capacity.

    Skills to master

    • You'd bring deep technical expertise in climate strategy, risk assessment, and reporting frameworks from working with multiple clients. The key here is proving you can transition from advising to actually doing and owning the outcomes within a corporate structure, including managing internal politics and building a permanent team.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Led multiple client engagements on climate strategy, TCFD, SBTi, or decarbonisation roadmapping.
    • Developed strong client relationships and demonstrated persuasive communication skills at executive levels.
    • Managed project teams and delivered high-quality, impactful work under pressure.
    • A clear understanding of the difference between external advisory and internal corporate leadership.

15Where this role leads

The long view: This role can lead to the top level of corporate leadership, or towards a specialist career shaping climate action.

The ten Future Fluencies

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The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

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The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Director of Climate & Decarbonisation is actually changing.

Where it leads

Roles this leads to

Also named as a next step, with no page in the catalogue yet:

  • VP, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Affairs

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One to one, on the work you already do

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  5. 5 Evaluate
  6. 6 Create
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Director of Climate & Decarbonisation
  • GHG Protocol Corporate Standard & Assurance
  • TCFD Framework & Scenario Analysis
  • Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) & Net-Zero
  • Decarbonisation Levers & Marginal Abatement Cost (MAC) Curves
  • Carbon Markets & Offsetting Strategy
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16The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Director of Climate & Decarbonisation is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)

    3-5 years as Director of Climate & Decarbonisation.

    This is a significant step up to the C-Suite (L7), taking ultimate enterprise-wide accountability for all ESG topics.

    • Deep expertise in social sustainability (e.g., human rights, labour practices, DEI).
    • Mastery of biodiversity and natural capital accounting and strategy.
    • Advanced understanding of sustainable supply chain management beyond carbon.
    • Expertise in broader corporate governance best practices.

  2. VP, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Affairs

    2-4 years as Director of Climate & Decarbonisation.

    This is typically a lateral move or a slight step up (L6 to L7), expanding your remit to cover all environmental and social aspects, often with a strong focus on external reporting and engagement.

    • Expertise in social impact measurement and reporting frameworks (e.g., GRI, SASB).
    • Knowledge of human rights due diligence processes and supply chain ethics.
    • Understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies and reporting.
    • Experience with broader corporate governance topics (e.g., executive compensation, board diversity).
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

As a Director, your time is precious. Imagine reclaiming hours each week, not just for yourself, but for your entire team. Our AI Productivity Hub isn't about replacing human judgment; it's about giving you the superpowers to lead more effectively, analyse deeper, and communicate with greater impact.

In the complex world of climate action, AI can be a game-changer. For you, this means less time sifting through dense reports or chasing data, and more time focusing on high-level strategy, influencing stakeholders, and driving the real transformation our business needs. You'll direct your team to use these tools, ensuring they're efficient and effective, freeing you up for the big picture.

Automated Data Oversight & Validation

Direct your team to use AI-powered tools to automatically scan, read, and extract data from unstructured sources like utility bills, logistics manifests, and supplier reports. You'll oversee the outputs, ensuring data quality and freeing your team from tedious data entry, allowing them to focus on analysis.

Strategic Supply Chain Risk Identification

Use machine learning models to quickly identify high-emission suppliers or categories within your vast procurement datasets. This isn't about doing the analysis yourself, but directing where your team focuses their deep dives and engagement efforts, making your Scope 3 strategy far more targeted and effective.

Executive Policy & Trend Summaries

Leverage LLMs to ingest and summarise hundreds of pages of new climate policy, IPCC reports, or competitor analyses into concise executive briefs. You'll get the critical insights you need in minutes, allowing you to make faster, better-informed strategic decisions without getting bogged down in detail.

Board-Ready Reporting & Communication Drafts

Use generative AI to create initial narrative drafts for sections of the annual sustainability report, TCFD disclosures, or even investor presentations. You provide the key data points and strategic direction, and AI gives you a solid first draft, saving significant time for your team and allowing you to focus on refining the message.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a Director of Climate & Decarbonisation?

Common routes in include Lead Climate Program Manager or Manager, Climate Action (3-5 years in a Lead/Manager role before stepping up to Director.), Head of Sustainability for a smaller or less complex organisation (2-4 years in a similar 'Head of' role.) and Senior Consultant (Climate & ESG) at a leading advisory firm (4-6 years in a senior consulting capacity.). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Director of Climate & Decarbonisation progress to?

This role can lead on to Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) (3-5 years as Director of Climate & Decarbonisation.) and VP, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Affairs (2-4 years as Director of Climate & Decarbonisation.), depending on the skills you build.

What new skills matter most for a Director of Climate & Decarbonisation?

Increasingly, Advanced Climate Finance & Green Investment Strategy and Biodiversity & Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). These are the skills our record of this role lists as growing.

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17Where to go from here

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