Director Climate Risk Advisory

Director, Climate Risk Consulting This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from our New York City office. Aon is in the business of better decisions At Aon, we build decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.Aon's Climate Risk Advisory offers physical and transition risk diagnostics, consulting, and risk transfer solutions worldwide. The team includes more than 30 climate experts from various regions, solutions, and industries. It is deeply integrated within Aon's core business, using over 100 modelers, 40 full-time scientists and engineers, and thousands of industry and regional specialists. The advisory team provides customized solutions and climate insights to help clients improve their decisions about climate and catastrophe-related risks. What the day will look like This role acts as a collaborator with regional practice leaders in Aon's Climate Risk Advisory. It aims to promote excellence, coordination, efficiency, and effectiveness across client engagements and central initiatives. The individual will lead all aspects of project execution, manage several ongoing workstreams, and develop positive relationships with clients, account executives, producers, and the modelers, scientists, and consultants within the wider Aon team.As a trusted partner to practice leadership, the successful candidate will coordinate priorities, support communication, and address operational challenges. This will ensure consistent, high-quality delivery, engage colleagues and clients, and help expand the Climate Risk Advisory's solution suite. Job Responsibilities: Business Development & Growth * Collaborate with leadership to assist in long-term planning, business development, and efforts to expand the practice. * Coordinate proposal development, client presentations, RFP responses, and opportunity pursuits. * Maintain access to pipeline activity and support coordination across account teams, solution leaders, and technical experts. * Assist in improving the Climate Risk Advisory value proposition and market positioning. Portfolio & Delivery Oversight * Collaborate with clients, account teams, and technical experts to guarantee advisory solutions meet business objectives and produce measurable results. * Coordinate Climate Risk Advisory engagements, making sure projects are prioritized and completed to a high standard. * Maintain visibility across active engagements to identify capacity limits, delivery risks, and operational dependencies. Practice Leadership & Strategic Initiatives * Function as a dependable ally to Climate Risk Advisory leadership, supporting the alignment of priorities, initiatives, and decision-making within the group. * Join forces with leadership to build and broaden new advisory solutions, capabilities, and go-to-market initiatives. * Drive alignment across regional teams, solution leaders, technical experts, and business partners to support consistent implementation and strategic growth. * Coordinate cross-functional initiatives that support practice growth, innovation, and scalability. Organizational Excellence & Process Field * Maintain tracking and reporting across client engagements, central initiatives, and team priorities. * Establish guidelines, playbooks, templates, and governance frameworks that improve consistency across the practice. * Ensure accountability and follow-through on key decisions, priorities, and action items. Team Leadership & Development * Encourage cooperation and information exchange among regional teams, solution leaders, and technical experts. * Support colleague development, mentoring, workforce planning, and prioritization ac