Securing Strategic Environmental Leadership for Global Organization

Shirley Parsons North America successfully helped identify a new SVP, Environmental Management for a leading global infrastructure investor and real estate company.

Background

A leading global infrastructure investor and real estate company faced significant environmental challenges and sought a new SVP, Environmental Management to lead their environmental strategy. The company needed a leader who could:

 

  • Take a holistic approach to environmental strategy and risk management.
  • Strengthen cross-functional collaboration to enhance environmental performance.
  • Drive regulatory compliance and sustainability initiatives across their U.S. portfolio.

 

The role presented a unique hiring challenge: the ideal candidate needed to have both a regulatory environmental background and legal expertise as a qualified environmental attorney, making the talent pool highly specialized and limited.

Implementation

Shirley Parsons North America engaged with key stakeholders to understand the client’s specific needs and the complexities of the role. Talent Consultants John Kelleher & Ned Linehan led a targeted search process, leveraging their expertise and network to identify top candidates.

 

Within two weeks, the search process resulted in a shortlist of six highly qualified candidates. From that shortlist, two standout candidates were selected to proceed to interviews with the hiring team. Shirley Parsons then facilitated multiple rounds of interviews, ensuring a smooth and efficient selection process.

 

One candidate emerged as the clear frontrunner, possessing both legal expertise as an attorney and extensive experience leading large-scale environmental programs for diverse organizations.

Outcome

The successful placement of the new SVP of Environmental Management delivered significant benefits to the client organization, including:

 

  • Enhanced environmental leadership: The company gained a strategic leader capable of driving a comprehensive and proactive environmental strategy, serving as a figurehead for their environmental program.
  • Improved operational support: The new leader’s expertise enabled the organization to better support its customers and operations, ensuring environmental compliance and sustainability.
  • Successful placement: Shirley Parsons successfully placed the candidate within a two-month timeframe, exceeding the client’s expectations for speed and efficiency.
  • Client satisfaction: The client expressed high satisfaction with Shirley Parsons’ ability to fulfil their unique hiring needs and deliver a qualified candidate ahead of schedule.

 

John says:

 

“This was a particularly rewarding placement, given the unique dynamics of the role. It underscored the value of transparency and partnership in the hiring process. The client’s commitment to ensuring the Shirley Parsons team fully understood their environmental challenges allowed us to present a comprehensive picture to potential candidates. As a result, we successfully identified the ideal leader for their environmental program – someone who has hit the ground running and is already making a meaningful impact.”

 

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