Senior Director, Complex Systems
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JobgetherClimate Policy
United States or EuropeFull-TimeDirector
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Job Details
- Experience
- 15+ years
- Required Skills
- Stakeholder management
Requirements
- 15+ years of progressively responsible experience in climate, energy, environmental policy, or related fields, including senior leadership of complex programs, portfolios, departments, or multidisciplinary teams.
- Demonstrated record of shaping strategy and influencing policy outcomes within complex climate, energy, environmental, government, industry, advocacy, research, or related environments.
- Experience leading senior leaders and developing leadership capacity, team effectiveness, accountability, and succession readiness.
- Deep understanding of systems-level climate challenges and the barriers involved in transforming land, transportation, and industrial systems.
- Experience developing and executing strategies that integrate technical, policy, financial, market, organizational, and regional considerations.
- Ability to lead effectively across functions, disciplines, and geographies within a matrixed organization while respecting program missions and subject-matter expertise.
- Experience representing an organization externally and building trusted relationships with senior policymakers, funders, industry leaders, and strategic partners.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in a relevant field.
- Fundraising, donor engagement, or philanthropic partnership experience is preferred.
- Experience working across the United States, Europe, or other regional contexts within a global or cross-regional organization is preferred.
- Familiarity with hard-to-abate sectors, land systems, transportation, industrial decarbonization, carbon management, fuels, or related climate solutions is preferred.
- Experience contributing to organizational strategy, portfolio design, or operating model transformation is preferred.
- Familiarity with nonprofit, policy, advocacy, technical, research, philanthropic, or other mission-driven environments is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Shape enterprise priorities and provide strategic leadership for the Complex Systems portfolio, ensuring the missions of Land, Transportation, and Industry remain central to portfolio decisions.
- Develop and advance an integrated strategy connecting technical expertise, policy, infrastructure, finance, innovation, and markets across programs, disciplines, and regions.
- Strengthen program effectiveness by supporting program leaders, clarifying outcomes, monitoring progress, building leadership and technical capacity, and helping teams navigate strategic trade-offs.
- Guide globally relevant policy and advocacy priorities based on technical, economic, political, and market realities, adapting strategies to regional contexts.
- Direct portfolio planning, budgeting, prioritization, and shared investments to align resources with high-impact opportunities and organizational priorities.
- Build alignment across programs, solution portfolios, regions, and organizational functions while respecting program ownership and subject-matter expertise.
- Serve as a senior external representative and help shape narratives, policy positions, and thought leadership around systems-level climate solutions.
- Build trusted relationships with policymakers, government stakeholders, industry leaders, financial institutions, academics, media, philanthropic organizations, and civil society partners.
- Partner with Development, Communications, and senior leadership teams to shape fundraising strategy, cultivate funder relationships, and secure resources aligned with portfolio priorities.
- Provide leadership that strengthens accountability, succession readiness, team effectiveness, and long-term organizational capacity.
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