Strategic Sustainability Advisor: Decarbonization & Compliance

Visa Hunt; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office 4 days a week

Job summary

Watershed in London is seeking an experienced Sustainability professional to join our Sustainability Advisory team. The role focuses on advising senior client leaders and shaping strategic sustainability programs across large enterprises.

You will lead engagements on decarbonization, target setting, and regulatory disclosures, collaborating with product and GTM teams to deliver actionable guidance and build Watershed’s market leadership.

Qualifications

• Ten+ years of professional experience, including at least 4 years at a consulting firm in client-facing roles and at least 4 years in sustainability.
• Deep expertise in corporate decarbonization and familiarity with key frameworks (GHG Protocol, PCAF, SBTi, ISO standards) and reporting regs (CSRD, LSRS, CCDAA, ASRS, ISSB, CDP).
• Ability to think clearly about complex problems and work with data. Systematic, detail-oriented, and fast-paced.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; can present to C-suite and diverse stakeholders.
• Track record of driving strategic initiatives across large organizations and influencing decisions.
• Strong interest in solving climate change and defining the future of sustainability in a high-growth company.

Responsibilities

• Advise sustainability leaders at major global companies on advancing their programs. Lead engagements across target setting, decarbonization, environmental impact management, and reporting.
• Translate trends and regulatory changes into actionable guidance for customers and internal teams to stay compliant and competitive.
• Help develop new products and services by exploring sustainability needs across industries and prototyping value creation.
• Shape Watershed’s expertise and point of view through thought leadership and customer-facing materials.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Data analysis

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Consulting experience

Climate change interest

Job description

Watershed in London is seeking an experienced Sustainability professional to join our Sustainability Advisory team. The role focuses on advising senior client leaders and shaping strategic sustainability programs across large enterprises.

You will lead engagements on decarbonization, target setting, and regulatory disclosures, collaborating with product and GTM teams to deliver actionable guidance and build Watershed’s market leadership.