Senior Director, Complex Systems

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Director, Complex Systems based in United States.

This senior leadership role will shape strategy across a complex portfolio spanning Land, Transportation, and Industry.
You will connect policy, technology, finance, infrastructure, innovation, and market considerations to advance systems-level climate solutions.
The position combines enterprise leadership with responsibility for strengthening program effectiveness, resource stewardship, and organizational alignment.
You will work across functions, disciplines, and regions while preserving the distinct missions and expertise of individual programs.
The role also offers significant external influence through engagement with policymakers, industry, finance, academia, philanthropy, media, and civil society.
You will guide senior leaders, strengthen organizational capacity, and translate ambitious strategies into focused priorities and measurable impact.
Success requires sound judgment, collaborative leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to operate effectively within a complex global organization.

• 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.

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.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in their country of employment.

Benefits:

• Flexible, remote working environment within the United States or Europe.
• Competitive salary based on experience and location.
• Excellent benefits package aligned with the employee's country of employment.
• Opportunity to work on practical, durable climate solutions across Land, Transportation, and Industry.
• Collaboration with program, regional advocacy, Development, Communications, and senior leadership teams.
• Exposure to external partners, policymakers, funders, and other influential stakeholders.
• Collaborative and intellectually curious culture where diverse perspectives are valued.
• Country-specific compensation and benefits arrangements, including applicable statutory or collectively bargained entitlements.

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

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