Climate Risk Modeling Lead - Associate Director

Aon; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer contributions

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Health insurance

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Aon is seeking an Associate Director, Climate Risk Advisory to lead climate risk assessment delivery for clients across North America, including power, renewable energy, digital infrastructure, insurance, and reinsurance sectors. The role combines technical expertise, advisory capabilities, project oversight, and client collaboration to drive actionable risk strategies and resilient outcomes.

You'll partner with clients and internal teams to develop solutions, refine methodologies, and deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of experience in climate risk, catastrophe modeling, risk advisory, insurance, analytics, or a related field.
• Experience performing physical climate risk assessments using catastrophe, natural hazard, or climate risk models.
• Strong understanding of risk analysis principles and their application to business, infrastructure, insurance, or resilience challenges.
• Demonstrated consulting experience with the ability to translate complex technical information into clear business recommendations.
• Experience managing complex projects involving multiple collaborators, timelines, and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and continuous refinement of climate risk assessment workflows and client solutions across North America.
• Partner directly with clients to understand business objectives, risk exposures, and decision‑making needs.
• Analyze and interpret climate, catastrophe, and exposure data to generate actionable insights and support informed business decisions.
• Develop practical approaches for managing risk and resilience suggestions that assist clients in tackling current and emerging climate-related challenges.
• Guide clients and internal collaborators through the adoption of enhanced methodologies, analytics, and climate risk frameworks.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, including defining objectives, crafting project plans, establishing timelines, coordinating resources, and monitoring progress against key achievements.
• Lead client presentations, workshops, proposal development activities, and executive‑level discussions.
• Review technical analyses, project documentation, and client deliverables to ensure quality, consistency, and accuracy.
• Collaborate with account executives, producers, analytics teams, scientists, engineers, underwriting specialists, and reinsurance professionals to deliver coordinated client solutions.
• Support the development of new advisory offerings, client playbooks, and business process improvements that increase efficiency and improve client outcomes.
• Help maintain strong governance, documentation standards, and internal controls across project delivery activities.
• Contribute to project financial management through informed resource planning, project prioritization, and delivery oversight.
• Support clients' resilience, continuity, and emergency planning efforts by evaluating climate‑related threats to critical operations and assets.
• Find opportunities to expand client relationships and improve long‑term client value through trusted advisory services.
• Develop deep knowledge in a focused area of climate risk and be acknowledged as a subject matter expert both within Aon and throughout the market.

Job description

Aon is seeking an Associate Director, Climate Risk Advisory to lead climate risk assessment delivery for clients across North America, including power, renewable energy, digital infrastructure, insurance, and reinsurance sectors. The role combines technical expertise, advisory capabilities, project oversight, and client collaboration to drive actionable risk strategies and resilient outcomes.

You'll partner with clients and internal teams to develop solutions, refine methodologies, and deliver