Remote Director, Corporate Advisory & Strategy

The Nature Conservancy; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with employer match

Flexible spending accounts

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

The Nature Conservancy is seeking a Director, Corporate Advisory to lead the Corporate Engagement Advisors and advance conservation outcomes by shaping corporate relationships across sectors including agri-food, beverage, retail, and technology.

This remote role can be based in North America, Central/South America, or Europe; requires overlapping five hours with Eastern Time and strong leadership, portfolio management, and client advisory experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of senior-level work experience in consulting, corporate social responsibility, sustainability or related field.
• Experience managing a large multi-disciplinary team and managing a program budget.
• Experience leading a complex portfolio of projects, programs, or client engagements with responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, and quality.
• Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and executive communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Develop a high-performing team of 10-15 staff by setting clear expectations, coaching, performance management, training, and career development.
• Oversee corporate relationship management, ensuring clarity of roles, strong collaboration and information sharing, and consistent management process and partner experience.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve CE’s portfolio management process for evaluating, prioritizing, sequencing, staffing, and reviewing prospective and active engagements.
• Lead portfolio and capacity reviews; oversee the project pipeline, portfolio budget, resource planning, and workload prioritization; identify, communicate, and resolve portfolio-level risks; manage escalations for complex engagements.
• Conceive, design, and direct collaborative, complex, and diversified projects, coordinating the work of other professionals, managing budget, and ensuring program accountability.
• Develop and administer budget, evaluate results and develop corrective strategies, as needed.
• Drive cross-team collaboration and coordination with other CE teams, Impact Finance & Markets Division, conservation programs, Regions, Development, Cause Marketing, and other TNC teams.
• Serve as senior advisor or sponsor for selected corporate relationships and represent CE in senior internal and external forums.
• Help shape CE strategy, annual priorities, and organizational evolution, and translate strategy into executable portfolio, talent, and management decisions.
• Ensure engagements comply with TNC policies, corporate engagement principles, legal requirements, financial standards, and risk-management processes.
• Work environment involves only infrequent exposure to disagreeable elements and minor physical exertion and/or strain.

Skills

Executive communication

Strategic leadership

Portfolio management

Relationship management

Cross-functional collaboration

Budget management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

The Nature Conservancy is seeking a Director, Corporate Advisory to lead the Corporate Engagement Advisors and advance conservation outcomes by shaping corporate relationships across sectors including agri-food, beverage, retail, and technology.

This remote role can be based in North America, Central/South America, or Europe; requires overlapping five hours with Eastern Time and strong leadership, portfolio management, and client advisory experience.