Senior Vice President, Group Sustainability Solutions

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Senior Vice President, Group Sustainability Solutions

Chiswick, Greater London

Purpose of the Role

As the Senior Vice President of the Group Sustainability Solutions, you will lead BSI’s global efforts to develop and deliver innovative sustainability solutions to our clients that address the environmental, sustainability, and governance aspects of the broad sustainability challenges in society. Your strategic vision and leadership will drive the creation of cutting-edge commercial offerings that address the sustainability challenges facing businesses today and those they will face tomorrow.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Position BSI as a thought leader in the sustainability solutions pace through thought leadership initiatives, speaking engagements, and active participation in industry forums and conferences. Advocate for sustainable business practices and promote the adoption of our solutions across the business community.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify market opportunities, assess client requirements, and design innovative offerings that deliver measurable environmental and business value at an enterprise level.
• Lead a high-performing virtual team of sustainability experts, business development professionals, and other key sustainability roles.
• Ensure the individuals can deliver the sustainability value proposition to the client.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence; empowering team members to achieve their full potential and drive enterprise success.
• Build and maintain relationships with key clients at senior levels to understand their sustainability objectives, challenges, and priorities.
• Conduct market research and analysis to identify emerging trends, competitive dynamics, regulatory pressures, and opportunities for differentiation in the sustainability solutions space.
• Forge strategic partnerships with established and impactful international organisations (WHO, WEF, etc.) technology providers, industry experts, and other stakeholders to enhance our capabilities and expand our offering portfolio.
• Establish performance metrics and KPIs to track the effectiveness and impact of our sustainability solutions.

To be successful in the role, you will have:

• Extensive experience (15+ years) in developing and commercializing sustainability solutions, preferably in a consulting or technology-driven environment, across sectors and throughout complex, global value chains
• Bachelor's degree in sustainability, business, engineering, or related field (advanced degree preferred).
• Proven track record of successfully launching and scaling commercial products or services.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of client needs, market dynamics, and competitive landscape in the sustainability solutions space.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to inspire and influence internal teams and external partners.
• Passion for sustainability and a commitment to driving positive environmental and social impact through innovative business solutions.
• Leadership within a global, matrix organization.
• Excellent understanding of current sustainability/ESG issues and the ability to keep abreast of emerging trends.

Leadership Capabilities

You are a leader who can inspire others to take on society’s biggest challenges and we expect you to continually develop your leadership capability to adapt to an ever-changing world.

You build trusted partnerships.

You foster trusted relationships and collaboration through integrity, trust, accountability, and transparency. You lead an environment of ethical behaviour by demonstrating empathy and emotional awareness, adapting your leadership approach for optimal impact. You build a culture across BSI where creating value for clients and stakeholders is prioritized by all.

You shape future impact.

You anticipate the future. Your curiosity inspires others to deliver innovation and be agents for positive change. You challenge existing assumptions, building a culture of data-led insight to define new strategic directions for BSI and the industries we operate. You drive progress by fostering a culture of experimentation and cutting-edge thinking – one that balances risk and agility.

You inspire performance to achieve our purpose.

You engage, motivate, and develop high-performing teams aligned to the purpose-led work we do. You shape the BSI culture to value inclusivity and empower colleagues to deliver impact. You support their aspirations through coaching, mentoring, and feedback. You drive profit and purpose, delivering sustainable results, and balancing the strategic evolution of BSI alongside day-to-day operations.

What we offer!

BSI offers a competitive total reward package, an independent and varied job in an international environment, flexible working hours, ongoing training, and development with the inclusion of 27-days annual leave, paid sick leave, bank holidays, health insurance, life insurance, pension plan with company contribution, income protection, paid maternity leave, paid paternity leave, paid parental leave, adoption leave, compassionate leave, paid bereavement leave, learning and development opportunities, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

Do you believe the world deserves excellence?

We are proud to be the business improvement company for other organisations to become more sustainable and resilient and finally to inspire trust in their products, systems, services, and the world we live in.

Headquartered in London, BSI is the world's first national standards organization with more than 100 years of experience. We are a global partner for 86,000 companies and organizations in over 193 countries, offering development, auditing, certification, and training services, including innovative software solutions and cyber security expertise for all industries: from aerospace and automotive to food, construction, energy, healthcare, IT and trade sectors. Incorporated by Royal Charter, we’re truly impartial, and home to the ultimate mark of trust, the Kitemark.

Through our unique combination of consulting, training, assurance, and regulatory services we bring solid and broad knowledge to every company.

If you want to contribute to this inspiring challenge, bring your open and enthusiastic mindset to our dynamic team, apply now, and become part of the BSI family!

D&I Policy

BSI is committed to ensuring the diversity of our workforce reflects that of our clients and the communities in which we operate. Our goal is to create a sense of belonging for all employees by providing opportunities to develop, grow, and engage with our global organization all while having fun doing great work. BSI is a community where everyone can thrive.

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BSI is conducting face-to-face interviews where appropriate and possible. If you are invited to a face-to-face interview but feel more comfortable with conducting the interview virtually, please speak to a member of our recruitment team.