Head of Sustainability Delivery & Impact

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is seeking a Head of Sustainability Management – Delivery in London to lead day-to-day sustainability delivery and drive the firm’s global initiatives. The role reports to the Global Head of Sustainability, Policy and Strategy and oversees emissions accounting, scenario analysis and transition planning.

The post holder will coordinate with the Head of ESG Reporting and Strategic Projects to ensure smooth delivery, manage risks, and deliver high-quality outputs for

Qualifications

• Demonstrated depth of knowledge in sustainability within a professional services environment.
• Proven ability to lead complex programmes with multiple stakeholders and workstreams.
• Experience with climate disclosures, audit processes and governance activities.
• Strong operational leadership and programme management capability.
• Experience managing and developing teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management across all levels of an organisation.
• Ability to develop executive-level presentations, reports and briefing materials.
• Ability to prioritise multiple demands in a global environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day management of sustainability operational delivery.
• Prioritise workload and capacity planning for direct reports.
• Establish annual work plans and delivery schedules.
• Act as escalation point for delivery issues and risks.
• Foster a collaborative culture to enable sustainable change.
• Monitor progress against objectives and milestones.
• Oversee climate data collection and CDP reporting activities.
• Support governance materials and executive briefing papers.
• Ensure outputs are high quality and suitable for exec review.
• Build relationships across Legal, Finance, Procurement, Operations, Real Estate and Risk.
• Collaborate with regional sustainability stewards and office managers.
• Coordinate engagement with external advisers and auditors.
• Support collaboration with internal stakeholders and industry groups.

Skills

Sustainability leadership

Stakeholder management

Programme management

Climate disclosures

Team development

Executive reports

Communication

Prioritisation

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is seeking a Head of Sustainability Management – Delivery in London to lead day-to-day sustainability delivery and drive the firm’s global initiatives. The role reports to the Global Head of Sustainability, Policy and Strategy and oversees emissions accounting, scenario analysis and transition planning.

The post holder will coordinate with the Head of ESG Reporting and Strategic Projects to ensure smooth delivery, manage risks, and deliver high-quality outputs for