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. \n Accountabilities: - 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.