Deadline for application: 19 October 2022

WBCSD is the premier global, CEO-led community of over 200 of the world’s leading sustainable businesses working collectively to accelerate the system transformations needed for a net zero, nature positive, and more equitable future.

We do this by engaging executives and sustainability leaders from business and elsewhere to share practical insights on the obstacles and opportunities we currently face in tackling the integrated climate, nature and inequality sustainability challenge; by co-developing “how-to” CEO-guides from these insights; by providing science-based target guidance including standards and protocols; and by developing tools and platforms to help leading businesses in sustainability drive integrated actions to tackle climate, nature and inequality challenges across sectors and geographical regions.

Our member companies come from all business sectors and all major economies, representing a combined revenue of more than USD $8.5 trillion and 19 million employees. Our global network of almost 70 national business councils gives our members unparalleled reach across the globe. Since 1995, WBCSD has been uniquely positioned to work with member companies along and across value chains to deliver impactful business solutions to the most challenging sustainability issues.

Together, we are the leading voice of business for sustainability, united by our vision of creating a world in which 9+ billion people are living well, within planetary boundaries, by mid-century.

Job overview

With current efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions not on track to meet the targets of the Paris Agreement, external and internal pressures to accelerate decarbonization are intensifying for the business community, which is largely seen as responsible for pulling the dial into the necessary direction. As companies advance along their decarbonization journey, all will, however, face a common challenge: accurately understanding the Scope 3 GHG emissions that occur along their value chain and typically constitute the lion’s share of their emissions. Today, these emissions remain a big unknown, in particular when considering the individual product footprint, as they are difficult to quantify and obtain.

The Partnership for Carbon Transparency (PACT) seeks to address this challenge by developing the methodological and technical tools required to allow for and facilitate the exchange of emissions data based on a common approach. Bringing together business stakeholders from across value chains and sectors, industry-focused initiatives, standard setting bodies and leading technology companies, the ultimate objective of the project is the creation of a data sharing network which will enable and encourage emissions transparency. The resulting understanding of individual product carbon footprints will set the right tracks for targeted decarbonisation action at the needed scale by unlocking a variety of use cases within businesses and beyond.

More details on PACT and its mission can be found here and here.

We are now looking for an experienced product manager to join an expanding team to manage and lead the technical workstream of PACT. This is a unique opportunity to become part of a truly ground-breaking project at the intersection of business, sustainability and technology, which has a major impact potential and will help accelerate decarbonization.

Responsibilities and duties

• Define, pilot and scale the vision for the exchange of emissions data across different technology solutions and platforms
• Contribute towards shaping the overarching strategy for PACT
• Run day-to-day workstream activities, incl.
  • Definition of workplan and delivery of project outcomes
  • Stakeholder management, incl. 1-1 engagement and co-development between leading tech and non-tech organisations (e.g., businesses, regulators)
  • Alignment with other PACT workstreams, in particular technical implementation of outcomes
  • Coordination of external service providers
• Manage team of ~1-2 WBCSD staff and member secondees
• Plan, coordinate and deliver regular workshops, webinars, facilitated meetings and other virtual and in-person events
• Define opportunities for collaboration with external partners and represent PACT at events and conferences
• Work with our comms team to prepare outreach materials, presentations and publications

Qualifications

We are looking for an experienced candidate with a strong interest in sustainability and tech, who can demonstrate the following skills and capabilities:

• Master’s degree in business, management, computer science or a related field (preferred), with several years of professional experience
• Extensive track record and demonstrated experience as a product manager, enterprise solution engineer or similar, for example in an IT consultancy or enterprise IT setting
• Strong technical expertise and knowledge of enterprise data management, ERP systems and related challenges as well as enterprise data exchange networks and protocols
• Experience in the management of complex projects and diverse team settings
• Good grasp of the opportunities and challenges around data and technology in the climate context
• Capable of synthetizing complex topics, articulating challenges and determining strategic priorities and solutions
• Ability to engage, build trust with and drive consensus among senior stakeholders from public and private sector with different perspectives and interests
• Collaborative, people-centric and “can do” attitude with a strong team player ethos
• Fluency in written and spoken English

The position is full-time and based in Amsterdam or London (depending on candidate’s preference), but will also require some international travel with flexibility.

WBCSD is a purpose driven, forward-thinking and action-oriented organization, characterised by diversity of gender, nationalities and work experiences.

The work environment

WBCSD offers a competitive, modern, and flexible working arrangement:

• Geneva-based organization with offices in Amsterdam, Beijing, Delhi, London, New York and Singapore
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• State-of-the-art facilities and ICT-enabled working tools
• Flex-time and part-time possibilities
• Dynamic working atmosphere
• Open culture encouraging interaction and sharing of ideas and opinions
• International relocation support

Please also note that WBCSD will only respond to candidates selected for the interview process.