Sustainability Advisory Lead

There’s one in every group—the person who dreams big and has the motivation to bring their ideas to life, even as others might roll their eyes and prefer to play it safe. Are you that person? One who isn’t afraid to break the mould and who gets inspired by the power of digital to transform organisations and ways of working? Because we are building teams of people like that to help our clients unlock the power they need now and own what’s next. We are breaking apart the traditional process of setting strategies and goals first, then finding technologies to achieve them. In the digital age, there’s no time for that linear process. We partner with clients to accelerate value from digital innovation by being bold, imaginative - and fast. We think big and deliver personally. We relentlessly challenge, inspire, and support our partner clients and each other. Want the agility and energy of a start-up, backed by the resources of Accenture, Microsoft and the Center for Information Systems Research at MIT Sloan School of Management? Here you will find a team of people who thrive on turning ideas and innovations into breakthrough results for leading organizations around the globe. Ultimately, we’re not just making business better. We’re making life better for our clients and their customers. When the power of people and the Microsoft ecosystem come together, we do what matters to make a genuine human impact. About the Role As the Growth Markets Sustainability Lead you will be responsible for strategy, performance and growth of Sustainability consulting services and solutions across Growth Markets (which includes Australia, Japan, Brazil, South East Asia, Greater China, and Middle East). This will include building a strong market presence through client consulting impact, Sustainability practitioner network activation across our Regions, and thought leadership which brings together our clients, Avanade, Accenture and Microsoft capabilities. You have a strong passion for Sustainability, with knowledge of the client, industry and technology landscape with respect to Sustainability initiatives. This role is part of Avanade’s Advisory business group. In this role you will partner closely with our global Sustainability leaders and key teams across Growth Markets including Sales, Alliances, Marketing, the Experiences business group and the Technology business group. The impact of this role in Growth Markets will be seen in two ways: Rapid growth of our Sustainability practice through specific and distinctive services and solutions for our clients Sustainability embedded into our broader set of services to enable Avanade to differentiate in the market While this role drives the strategic context of Avanade’s growth in Sustainability, it is also "hands on" - you will be comfortable in driving consulting engagements and building trusted advisor relationships with C-level stakeholders to bring the best of Avanade and demonstrate our ability to deliver outcomes. **In this role, you will be responsible for**: Advising clients - Advise clients on their Sustainability strategy, challenges and opportunities and support their ability to record, report and improve through innovative digital solutions - Manage processes and teams, including budgets, and guide the professional development of less experienced team members - Act as coach and mentor to your clients and your team as they develop their own consulting skills - Travel as required. * Market strategy - Through collaboration with global Sustainability leadership: - Help define Sustainability propositions and GTM priorities for Growth Markets - Curate a comprehensive set of Sustainability assets, accelerators and solutions that are most relevant for Growth Markets and our client needs - Establish partnership and ecosystem rhythm for Growth Markets with key partners including Microsoft and Accenture - Manage and own Growth Markets client success stories and case studies. Sales & GTM - Through collaboration with Sales and GTM leadership: - Strong commercial acumen to drive Growth Markets Sustainability practice Sales target and pipeline (based on a $34bn market opportunity) - Joint business development and GTM with Accenture and Microsoft - Enable market facing activities with Marketing e.g. COP, WEF - Enable and focus regional teams on the opportunity to drive market development focused on Sustainability services and solutions. **Team and Capability Development**: - Partner with Talent Community Leads and Regional Capability Leads to activate and nurture a network of practitioners across our business with a focus on Sustainability. - Enable and grow our Sustainability SMEs and mentor our next generation of leaders. Your skills You have personal depth and credibility in Sustainability and have demonstrable skills in growing client intimacy directly or through business development teams to become a trusted advisor to clients. You have experience in c