Climate Services Manager

Workiva, Inc. is seeking a Climate Services Manager to lead a team in sustainability consulting and climate services. Responsibilities include managing team performance, ensuring high-quality service delivery, guiding strategic initiatives, and fostering professional development. The role requires expertise in sustainability reporting frameworks and climate-related data analysis, along with strong leadership and communication skills. The position is based in Ames, IA and includes 25% travel.
Summary

The Climate Services Manager is an experienced leader in sustainability consulting and climate-related services delivery. This role is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the climate consulting team, ensuring high-quality service delivery, optimizing resources, and professional development. The Climate Services Manager will drive operational excellence, guide strategic initiatives, and provide feedback to improve methodologies and learning opportunities for the climate consulting team.

What You'll Do
• Lead and manage a team of climate consultants, ensuring high-quality service delivery and adherence to best practices in carbon accounting and sustainability consulting
• Oversee team performance, providing mentorship, training, and professional development to enhance technical expertise and consulting skills
• Drive accountability within the team for administrative, operational, and project-related activities
• Work closely with customers and partners to build strong relationships, mitigate risks, and resolve issues related to carbon accounting, climate strategy, and compliance
• Provide oversight and guidance on sustainability reporting frameworks, such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP)
• Ensure proper resource allocation to meet contracted service commitments and optimize team utilization
• Collaborate with internal teams, including product, sales, and customer success, to drive alignment on sustainability initiatives and services
• Support the continuous development and documentation of carbon accounting methodologies and best practices to standardize service delivery
• Contribute to thought leadership in carbon accounting and climate strategy through external engagements and internal knowledge-sharing initiatives

What You'll Need

Minimum Qualifications
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in environmental science, sustainability, business, finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in climate consulting, sustainability services, and environmental management

Preferred Qualifications
• Expertise in sustainability reporting frameworks, including GHG Protocol, SBTi, CSRD, PCAF, and CDP
• Hands-on experience with climate-related data analysis, carbon accounting methodologies, and ESG reporting platforms.c
• Management experience leading teams in climate consulting, sustainability services, or corporate sustainability strategy
• Strong knowledge of carbon emissions measurement, mitigation strategies, and regulatory compliance
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex climate concepts into actionable insights
• Ability to develop, train, and mentor climate consultants to enhance their expertise and service delivery capabilities
• Self-motivated leader with a strategic mindset, driving operational improvements and scaling climate consulting services
• Familiarity with SaaS solutions in the sustainability space and experience working with climate-related technology platforms is a plus
• Enhanced technology proficiency, including the Microsoft Office suite and Google Workspace applications. Knowledge of SQL, Python, or data visualization tools is beneficial

Travel Requirements and Working Conditions
• 25% Travel for customer and internal meetings
• Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely and not in a Workiva office

How You'll Be Rewarded

Salary range in the US: $93,000.00 - $149,000.00

A discretionary bonus typically paid annually

Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package

The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.

Workiva is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We believe that great minds think differently. We value diversity of backgrounds, beliefs, and interests, and we recognize diversity as an important source of intellectual thought, varied perspective, and innovation. Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other protected characteristic.We strongly encourage and welcome people from historically marginalized groups to apply.

Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email talentacquisition@workiva.com.

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