Sustainability Implementation Consultant

Description:

Are you ready to learn from some of the top leaders in the industry? Continue your path as a Solutions Architect and unleash your creativity while shaping success. The Solutions Architect role works hand-in-hand with clients and partners, transforming our products into tailored solutions for our customers. Collaborate across teams, fuel innovation, and leave your mark on both our products and customer satisfaction. Your expertise will guide internal resources and directly impact product evolution.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the strategic delivery of contracted services to customers and partners
• Conduct comprehensive discovery sessions to understand business needs and requirements
• Architect solution designs tailored to seamlessly integrate within the Workiva Platform, resulting in the fulfillment of impactful outcomes
• Forge direct and positive interactions with clients and partners, executing standardized solutions that align with their distinctive requirements
• Foster continuous professional growth through dedicated training, ensuring a sustained mastery of financial, risk, and operational reporting on the Workiva Platform
• Assume a leadership role, exemplifying best practices, and mentor peers and Associates, thereby facilitating seamless onboarding and contributing positively to our continuous development endeavors

What You'll Need

Minimum Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field; an advanced degree may be considered in lieu of professional experience
• 4 years of experience in service delivery, finance, accounting, audit, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise risk, financial planning or analytics & reporting solutions and their related technology platforms
• Hands-on experience within the Workiva platform, other SaaS and cloud technologies, or data architectures preferred
• Consultant level at a services company or public accounting preferred
• Self-motivated with strong propensity for action, results and continuous improvement
• Ability to influence and drive change in business processes
• A strong individual contributor with intellectual curiosity to positively impact the ability to manage multiple services
• Enhanced technology knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite and Google Workspace applications
• Familiarity with any of the following: SQL, JSON, REST, or Python is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to curate and maintain customer-first relationships

Travel Requirements and Working Conditions

• Willingness to travel up to 25% for team and corporate meetings, fostering relationships and representing company interests
• Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, as we embrace flexible work arrangements

As a Sustainability Implementation Consultant (internally titled as Solution Architect) at Workiva, you will be a key partner in supporting clients' sustainability journeys. Your expertise in sustainability best practices and the Workiva platform will enable you to provide exceptional service and deliver high-quality sustainability reporting and consulting services. You will guide clients of all sizes, from Fortune 500 companies to smaller organizations, through the implementation of our software to help them achieve their sustainability goals.

What You'll Do

• Advise clients on establishing effective programs to calculate Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scope 1, 2, and 3)

• Support clients in developing emission reduction programs that align with major frameworks and standards (CDP, GRI, SASB, TCFD, IFRS, ASRS, ESRS)

• Serve as a trusted advisor, offering expert guidance to clients throughout their sustainability journey

• Champion client success by implementing Workiva's solutions and ensuring projects meet scope, deadlines, and client objectives.

• Foster a collaborative and supportive environment, sharing knowledge through training materials and potentially delivering training sessions

• Uphold Workiva's high standards by providing exceptional service and promptly addressing client needs

• Support presales by demonstrating product features, benefits, and tailored solutions to potential customers.

What You'll Need

Minimum Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field.

• Minimum of 4 years experience in software implementation, with a specific focus on sustainability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of sustainability practices, including carbon emissions accounting (Greenhouse Gas Protocol)

• Expertise in environmental impact accounting beyond emissions (e.g., product life cycle analysis, water footprinting)

• Experience developing and verifying corporate GHG inventories.

• Knowledge of science-based target setting (SBTi)

• Experience with consulting and a proven track record of delivering results for external clients

• Proven project management skills with the ability to stay on track and meet deadlines

• Expertise in data analysis and creating compelling data visualizations

• Experience configuring software solutions.

• Proficiency in financial analysis

• Leadership potential and experience mentoring junior staff

• Fluency in data tools beyond Excel (R, Tableau, Power BI)

Travel Requirements and Working Conditions

• Up to 25% Travel for customer and internal meetings

• Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely and not in a Workiva office

Workiva is an Equal Employment Opportunity 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.

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.

Workiva employees are required to undergo comprehensive security and privacy training tailored to their roles, ensuring adherence to company policies and regulatory standards.