Head of Pre-Issuance Operations

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating the delivery of pre-issuance project insights to ensure critical delivery schedules are met and owning the associated stakeholder management, including customer and developer engagements where necessary
• Identifying and executing the most efficient way to generate early stage project and project type insights at scale, incl. working with Tech colleagues to leverage automation and data to drive insights
• Iterating our pre-issuance deliverables to ensure the content remains at the market leading edge and of the highest utility to our customers
• Identifying recurring client needs and ensuring those are met in the most efficient manner, spotting opportunities to leverage existing, under development and to-be-proposed Sylvera products
• Managing and scaling a team of Carbon Project Analysts and market specialists, contributing towards their development and training, and instilling best and compliant Ratings practices where applicable
• Being ultimately accountable for the insights surfaced to customers, and responsible for any subsequent communication with market participants and journalists about our pre-issuance insights or Sylvera’s analytical approach

We’re looking for someone who: 🧠💚

• Has experience managing a team focussed on rapid delivery and iteration, with proven ability to motivate and focus on personal development 
• Has results-oriented project and team management capabilities; able to lead and execute effectively with capacity to translate big ideas into action
• Looks for continuous improvement opportunities in terms of ways of working, tooling & processes, output, esp. in terms of driving repeatability, consistency and velocity
• Has a strong sense of customer empathy, seeks to understand customer context and address their specific needs
• Has excellent communication skills, and demonstrable experience managing cross-functional and external stakeholder relationships
• Fast learner, self-starter, intellectually curious, quantitative and ready to get up-to-speed in a complex and technical domain; a keen interest and awareness of the Voluntary Carbon Market and international and political affairs
• Is excited to help with the development and introduction of new products