Director, Risk Insights, Corporate Performance & Accountability, Amsterdam, Netherlands

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a global community of over 215 of the world's leading businesses driving systems transformation for a better world in which 9+ billion people can live well, within planetary boundaries, by mid-century. Together, we transform the systems we work in to limit the impact of the climate crisis, restore nature, and tackle inequality.

We accelerate value chain transformation across key sectors and reshape the financial system to reward sustainable leadership and action through a lower cost of capital. Through the exchange of best practices, improving performance, accessing education, forming partnerships, and shaping the policy agenda, we drive progress in businesses and sharpen the accountability of their performance.

Corporate Performance & Accountability (CP&A)

WBCSD's CP&A is seeking to position WBCSD and its members at the forefront of systems transformation through collective action, accountability and innovation. We collaborate to optimize impact both internally, and externally, and work in a highly matrixed environment to support member companies in enabling sustainability performance, accountability and valuation. We work across geographies and sectors with members, partners, standard-setters and other NGO's across the ecosystem to define a transformative approach to transparency that promotes and enables systemic resilience, sustainable growth and competitive advantage.

The Director, Risk Insights will lead WBCSD's work with our members and partners to integrate sustainability-related risks into enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks, strategy, governance, disclosure and capital allocation. This role will lead and execute key strategic initiatives that position risk management - especially physical risks from climate change and environmental degradation - as a core driver of corporate performance and accountability across value chains to enhance resilience, decision-making, and value creation.

This role will take forward a key pillar of our wider program of work to develop a robust and integrated corporate performance and accountability system (CPAS). This integrates considerations of climate, nature, equity and circularity into decision making and capital allocation across value chains. Our areas of focus include enhancing transparency, accelerating resilience and transition and aligning finance and value to empower and enable long term value creation, resilience and competitive advantage through collective action, accountability and innovation. We also convene CFOs and other executives in peer networks for peer-to-peer learning and capacity building.

The role will be reporting to the Vice President, Corporate Performance & Accountability who is based in Amsterdam. It will have one direct report, and require working in a high-paced, matrixed environment across various time zones.

Main Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Develop, lead and execute the CP&A risk strategy and related program of work aligned with WBCSD's broader goals on sustainability integration, transition and adaptation planning, and valuation, as part of the broader Corporate Performance and Accountability System (CPAS).
• Physical Risk Integration: Work with members, stakeholders and internal teams to develop and advance methodologies and tools to assess and manage physical climate risks, including acute and chronic impacts on operations, supply chains, and assets.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Lead engagement with member companies, investors, insurers, and supply chain partners to identify, assess, and address physical and transition risks across value chains, fostering collaborative approaches to resilience across value chains.
• Risk Transfer & Insurance: Provide expertise on risk transfer mechanisms, including insurance solutions for physical climate risks, and support members in evaluating and implementing these strategies.
• Risk Governance: Guide member companies in strengthening their risk governance frameworks, ensuring sustainability-related risks are embedded in board-level oversight, internal controls, and decision-making processes.
• Thought Leadership: Produce and disseminate guidance on integrating sustainability into ERM, including physical risk, transition risk, and intangible value considerations.
• Technical Expertise: Oversee the development of frameworks for assessing sustainability-related risks and opportunities, including impact accounting and materiality processes.
• Policy & Standards Alignment: Monitor and contribute to relevant global regulatory developments, including public-private collaboration and development of relevant standards and protocols.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with other CP&A leaders and other WBCSD teams on initiatives to ensure integrated approaches to risk and performance.
• Represent WBCSD at external meetings and global forums.

Qualifications, skills and experience

• The candidate should have at least 15 years of enterprise risk management, corporate strategy, or related fields, with significant corporate experience of management of sustainability-related risks (climate, nature, equity) ideally in cross-border international context.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree level education (Master's degree preferred) with a preference for professional qualifications in a relevant discipline or related field (e.g. risk management, finance, economics, accountancy).
• Proven expertise on integrating ESG and sustainability into corporate risk frameworks, with a strong emphasis on physical climate risk and value chain resilience.
• Demonstrated expertise in risk transfer and insurance solutions for physical risks, including experience working with insurers, brokers, or risk financing mechanisms. Understanding of prudential regulation is preferred but not required.
• Deep knowledge of risk governance frameworks, including board oversight, internal audit, and enterprise-wide risk controls.
• Strong senior stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills across corporate, investor, and policy communities.
• Proven track record of collaboration and successful delivery and management of complex projects, working on cross-border, multinational teams.
• Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, written and communication skills. Exceptional public speaking and presentation skills with proven track record of effectively influencing senior business leaders.
• Experience working in a matrixed, multi-stakeholder environment with proven ability to collaborate effectively, contribute to collegial work culture and motivate, manage and coach a high performing team.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is critical, fluency in additional languages is an advantage.

The position is full-time on a fixed-term contract of 12 months to be based in London, Amsterdam or Geneva with a hybrid work policy, and international travel is required.

WBCSD is a purpose-driven organization that values diversity across gender, nationalities, and professional backgrounds. Headquartered in Geneva, with offices in Amsterdam, London, Singapore, Wuhan, Chicago, and New York.

What we offer

• Generous Time Off to Recharge: In addition to 25 days of paid holiday, you will have extra time off on your birthday and one cultural or religious celebration day. In addition, the option to buy up to 5 additional days each year for even more flexibility.
• Hybrid & Flexible Work: Work from the office a few days a week and from home the rest, with flexible hours to fit personal needs.
• Supported Hybrid Work: Financial support to set up your home office with essentials like a screen, headset, and desk for home work days
• Mobility/Transport: We offer an annual contribution towards public transportation or other soft mobility options.
• A Pension scheme: Our comprehensive pension scheme allows you to invest in your future.
• Learning and Development: Free access to LinkedIn Learning, and the possibility to engage in other training opportunities.