Senior Manager, Net-Zero Activation, Global

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The Global Sustainability & Climate team is at the core of the Firm's strategy, working with industries and businesses globally to orchestrate and accelerate commercialization of our sustainability & climate services.

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The Global Purpose & Sustainability team is seeking a Senior Manager to activate Deloitte's Net-Zero by 2040 ambition across the global network. As a Senior Manager, you will execute and monitor the global strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the value chain, lead strategic supplier engagement, and coordinate environmental and climate risk management.

This is an exciting opportunity to deliver impact and shape how Deloitte delivers on one of its most important commitments. You will provide end-to-end support and create momentum to enable business functions and member firms in understanding their carbon footprint, prioritizing decarbonization levers and actions, and turning plans into actionable projects and measurable results. This program runs in a co-delivery model with member firms and global business functions.

Work alongside the Global Sustainability Director, you will align senior stakeholders, strategic suppliers, global functions, and member firms around the following responsibilities:

• Portfolio governance & planning: Lead the Net-Zero Transition Plan as an integrated portfolio, establishing governance, delivery frameworks, and reporting rhythms.
• Decarbonization strategy & delivery: Develop and implement science-based roadmaps and transition plans aligned with Deloitte's goals and international frameworks, including SBTi. Convene technology, operations, procurement, real estate, and strategy teams to agree priorities, clarify ownership, and deliver emissions reduction initiatives globally.
• Delivery oversight & risk management: Monitor progress, risks, issues, and dependencies; identify gaps and mitigation actions; and escalate issues with clear recommendations.
• Stakeholder engagement & executive communication: Build trusted relationships with senior leaders across global functions and member firms. Act as a technical advisor and prepare executive and board-level briefings on progress, strategic direction, risks, and trade-offs.
• Supply chain decarbonization: Partner with Procurement, suppliers, alliance partners, and data providers to develop actionable upstream Scope 3 plans and integrate sustainability into procurement decisions and standards. Lead Tier 1 supplier engagement to secure measurable outcomes, including in-setting co-investments, cloud region and efficiency commitments, and device footprint and circularity improvements.
• Innovation & continuous improvement: Advise on transformational pilots, including AI for decarbonization. Develop processes and tools for prioritization, project selection, and implementation, with a focus on Deloitte's technology footprint; benchmark performance against peers and identify high-impact practices.
• Team leadership: Build and mentor a multidisciplinary team, set clear objectives, and foster accountability, quality, development, and inclusion.
• Financial management: Manage the program budget and develop business cases for decarbonization investments.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

The Senior Manager role requires exceptional portfolio and program management expertise, the confidence to engage and influence senior leaders and functional teams across the global network and within Deloitte Global business units, and the ability to align multiple functions, businesses, and member firms behind shared priorities and coordinated action.

Sustainability expertise is required, along with the ability to orchestrate complex, cross-functional programs and drive delivery is critical.

Portfolio & program delivery: Proven years of experience leading complex, multi-workstream portfolios or programs in large, matrixed, or global organizations.

• Proven delivery of end-to-end change, with expertise in governance, planning, prioritization, budgeting, risk and dependency management, and timely, high-quality outcomes.
• Stakeholder influence & communication: Ability to build trust and influence senior and executive stakeholders across geographies and cultures.
• Excellent written and oral communication, including senior-level briefings.
• Leadership, collaboration & change: Proven ability to motivate diverse teams, align functions around shared goals, reconcile conflicting inputs diplomatically, and drive coordinated action, teamwork, and accountability.
• Supplier engagement: Experience working with suppliers and third parties, including NGOs, on sustainability projects with defined outcomes that deliver emissions reductions.
• Analysis & execution: Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills to address complex challenges and make data-driven decisions. Self-motivated, with effective time management and the ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines.
• Sustainability expertise: Solid understanding of net-zero strategies, GHG accounting, carbon footprint assessment, and reporting frameworks such as GHGP, SBT, CDP, and TCFD. Experience supporting operational or value chain emissions reductions.

Preferred Experience

• Recognized portfolio or program management certification (e.g., MSP, PMP, or equivalent).
• Experience leading complex global programs in a professional services or consulting environment, including engagements with corporate clients and suppliers.
• Experience in sustainability, energy management, or decarbonization
• Practical knowledge of external frameworks and standards (e.g., TCFD, GHG Protocol, ISO).
• Decarbonization experience in sectors such as hardware, devices, software, network solutions, and hosting services.
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic and evolving work environment.

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Collaboration is central to everything we do at Deloitte. From IT to HR, marketing and more, our teams help to support the wider business in everything they do. Bringing your individual skills and specialist knowledge, you can make a far-reaching impact. Come join us.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

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Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in Cardiff or London with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.

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A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.

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