Senior Sustainability Advisory - Carbon & Climate

CO_ACSBV Apex Financial Services B.V. is seeking a Senior Sustainability Advisor – Carbon & Climate in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The role involves leading carbon strategy, client engagements, and product development while ensuring methodological excellence. Responsibilities include guiding corporate GHG inventories, supporting sales efforts, and enhancing carbon literacy within the firm. The position emphasizes thought leadership and collaboration across teams to deliver innovative carbon solutions.
The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities. For our business, for clients, and for you Senior Sustainability Advisor – Carbon & Climate Amsterdam, Netherlands  |  Carbon & Climate Practice  |  Fulltime About Holtara Holtara couples a best-in-class sustainability platform with a global advisory practice. Our Carbon & Climate (C&C) team underpins everything from corporate footprinting to sector-leading decarbonisation pathways. The opportunity As Senior Sustainability Advisor – Carbon & Climate Specialist, you will be the thematic lead for C&C. You’ll own the technical backbone of our offering, steer high stakes client engagements and work hand-in-glove with Sales, Growth and Product teams to sharpen propositions and embed carbon intelligence in the Holtara platform. Focus area Indicative time share Success looks like Subject matter leadership 35 % Holtara is recognised for thought leadership; internal teams rely on your guidance; methodologies stay ahead of standards. Client delivery 30 % Flagship footprinting and decarbonisation projects meet targets, delight clients and generate case studies. Sales & growth support 20 % Complex bids close faster with higher win rates; you join key pitches and shape solution architecture. Product development 15 % New carbon modules, datasets and AI-assisted tools release on schedule and align with client needs. Key responsibilities Guide carbon strategy & delivery Act as Engagement Lead for corporate GHG inventories, SBTi-aligned roadmaps, Scope 3 deep dives, climate risk assessments and sector decarbonisation studies. Ensure consistency with GHG Protocol, SBTi, PCAF, TCFD and emerging standards. Shape go-to-market Partner with Sales and Growth to qualify opportunities, craft proposals and present tailored carbon solutions to C-suite stakeholders. Translate complex requirements into clear statements of work and delivery models. Own methodological excellence Update and refine Holtara’s footprinting calculators, emission factor libraries, and scenario tools. Lead internal training sessions to raise carbon literacy across the Amsterdam office and wider firm. Co-create product features Work with Product & Engineering to design data pipelines, what-if decarbonisation simulators and AI-powered insights. Pilot new modules with lighthouse clients; gather feedback and iterate. Thought leadership & advocacy Publish white papers, speak at conferences and represent Holtara in standard setter working groups. What you bring Deep carbon expertise. 5+ years in carbon accounting, climate strategy or related consulting; mastery of GHG Protocol, SBTi methodology and Scope 3 best practice. Delivery track record. Demonstrated success leading multimarket carbon or net-zero engagements for large corporates or financial institutions. Commercial instincts. Comfortable partnering with Sales to shape value propositions, price complex work and close deals. Product affinity. Experience collaborating with software or data teams to embed carbon logic into digital tools. Communication finesse. Able to distil technical detail into board ready narratives in English; Dutch language skills highly valued. Facilitative leadership. Enjoy mentoring consultants, running workshops and creating a culture of continuous learning. Education. Bachelor’s or Master’s in Environmental Science, Engineering, Sustainable Energy, Physics, Economics or a related field. Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners. About Apex Group We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. We’re a people-powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies. Prepare to accelerate. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. Positive change starts with you. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. The journey is yours to own. When you stretch yourself, you grow. We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger. We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues and approachable leaders. All the things you need to own your unique journey. Find out more about us