Associate Director, Decarbonization and Net Zero Transformation

KPMG China; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG China is seeking a senior expert to join our Sustainability-led Transformation advisory team in Hong Kong. You will act as project manager and technical lead, guiding engagements in decarbonization, net zero strategy, and governance, while delivering benchmark analyses and actionable insights for clients in the financial sector.

You will also drive business development, contribute to thought leadership, and collaborate with regional hubs to ensure integrated, end-to-end offerings that

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in decarbonization or climate transformation within banks or professional services.
• Proven project management and delivery capability.
• Strong interpersonal and senior stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience presenting to senior bankers and stakeholders.
• Experience delivering climate change and decarbonization services and technology solutions in a consulting firm.
• Self-motivated, independent, and comfortable with agile working.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management and technical leadership on decarbonization engagements.
• Benchmarking, financed emissions calculations, net zero modelling, levers design.
• Support business development and bid processes in HK and beyond.
• Develop and promote consistent insights across thought leadership and campaigns.
• Collaborate with Global and Regional hubs to deliver end-to-end offerings.

Skills

Decarbonization

Climate change

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Agile working

Presentation skills

Team player

Job description

KPMG China provides multidisciplinary services from audit and tax to advisory, with a strong focus on serving our clients’ needs and their industries. Not only do we have an overriding commitment to provide the highest quality services for our clients, but we also strive to become a responsible corporate citizen that has a positive impact on our environment and community. At KPMG, you’ll translate insights into action and reveal opportunities for all—our teams, our clients and our world.

Service Line Overview And Key Responsibility

The candidate will join our Sustainability-led Transformation advisory team in Hong Kong. The Expert will act as project manager and technical leaders of the engagement team to conduct benchmarking, financed emissions calculations, net zero pathway modelling and decarbonisation levers design, carbon offsetting strategy, climate risk management, climate governance, and capability building.

The candidate will also drive a consistent insight across thought leadership papers, external marketing campaigns and communications to enhance our global brand. The candidate will support business development in the HK and also support through the bid stage and through delivery, helping member firms to drive pursuit execution, form a strategic response and pitch for our largest and most important opportunities.

Other Responsibilities

• Interact and support our key priority accounts in relation to Decarbonization and Net Zero Strategies, building strong and meaningful relationships with Lead Partners, client service teams and clients directly
• Originate Decarbonization and Net Zero opportunities and engagements, leading business development initiatives, proposing KPMG's services and closing opportunities
• Support member firm with proposals in this area through the bid stage and through delivery
• Develop and build experience and credentials in market leading services and solutions and identify pockets of innovation from the network which can be scaled
• Develop and oversee Decarbonization and Net Zero related technology solutions, actively examining potential alliance and strategic partner opportunities in the same area
• Cooperate with other Global and Regional Hubs as well as our pillars across KPMG IMPACT to ensure we have integrated and end-to-end offerings and one consistent narrative

Experience & Background

• Deep understanding of Decarbonization and Net Zero Transformation as well as climate challenge and drivers for decarbonization
• Minimum 10 years’ experience working within banks and/or professional services firm covering topics associated with Climate Change and Decarbonization
• Proven project management and delivery
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with a range of different stakeholders
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior bankers and other stakeholders
• Experience in a consulting firm for delivering Climate Change and Decarbonization services and technology solutions
• Self-motivated and driven to work independently
• Comfortable with an agile working model
• Professional presentation skills with impact, competent in presenting ideas clearly and convincingly to influence senior stakeholders
• Collaborative outlook and team player

We offer successful candidates and the opportunity to work in a dynamic and exciting environment with exceptional colleagues and clients.

About KPMG

At KPMG China, we are committed to being an equal opportunity employer, with zero tolerance for any form of discrimination against any persons. It is important for us to create an inclusive, diverse and agile workplace for our people to develop and thrive at both a personal and professional level.

We strive to make ESG (environmental, social and governance) a watermark running through our organisation; from empowering our people to become agents of positive change, to providing better solutions and services to our clients to help them achieve their ESG goals. View Our Impact Plan to learn more about our ESG commitments and progress across four key pillars - Governance, People, Planet and Prosperity – and how we make a positive impact on our people, environment and society.

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