Associate Director - Sustainability
Department: Leadership & Change : Leadership & Change
Location: UK - London
Description
As an Associate Director in our Sustainability Strategy team, you will lead projects that embed sustainability into business models, operations, and culture—turning sustainability into a driver of innovation and competitive advantage. This senior role requires deep expertise in sustainability strategy and the ability to deliver commercially focused solutions that transform businesses for long-term success.
Key Responsibilities
Your Benefits
Location: UK - London
Description
As an Associate Director in our Sustainability Strategy team, you will lead projects that embed sustainability into business models, operations, and culture—turning sustainability into a driver of innovation and competitive advantage. This senior role requires deep expertise in sustainability strategy and the ability to deliver commercially focused solutions that transform businesses for long-term success.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Delivery: Lead sustainability strategy engagements for large businesses, managing projects valued at £250k+.
- Design and implement strategies that integrate sustainability into core business functions, demonstrating measurable value and growth potential.
- Drive innovation and transformation initiatives, positioning sustainability as a source of new products, services, and market opportunities.
- Help clients to turn technical sustainability challenges in to business and culture change opportunities
- Manage and mentor project teams, ensuring excellence in delivery and client satisfaction.
- Build strong relationships with senior client stakeholders and act as a trusted advisor on sustainability-led business transformation.
- Growth: Expand existing accounts through strategic insight and strong client relationships.
- Sales: Achieve annual sales targets of £400k+ through new business development and account growth.
- Contribute to business development, including proposal writing and pitching for new opportunities.
- Stay ahead of trends in sustainability, ESG, and business innovation to inform client work and thought leadership.
- 8+ years of experience in management consulting or a related field, with a focus on sustainability strategy and business transformation.
- Proven track record of leading large-scale projects for major organizations.
- Strong commercial acumen and ability to link sustainability initiatives to business growth and innovation.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage complex projects and deliver results under pressure.
Your Benefits
- Work within a highly motivated team in an innovative and rapidly growing global company
- Opportunity to have a direct impact and be a key part of the growth and development of the business and the team
- Work solely on projects that have an impact on the sustainability and climate change goals/challenges for clients
- Opportunity to work with, collaborate with and learn from sustainability SME’s who are passionate about the work they do and the impact Anthesis can have
- Exposure to a wide range of clients and projects on a global basis
- Competitive salary in line with, experience and skills
- Competitive benefits including flexible working, 25 days holiday and two volunteering days off and the day off for your Birthday!
- An opportunity to participate in the Anthesis Employee Participation Plan (EPP), an industry-pioneering employee incentive plan that allows all employees to be rewarded for the growth in the equity value of Anthesis.
- Cooperative, supportive and open working atmosphere.