Sustainability Bus. Advisor EU, AWS Global Sustainability i Stockholm

Job summary
At Amazon, we acknowledge that overshooting planet boundaries is an imminent threat to our customers, our communities and our planet. We believe technology is an important tool to decarbonize our society. We also recognize we have a responsibility to reduce our own impact and drive solutions to do so. AWS furthers this commitment by advising corporations and governments solve planetary challenges through the sustainable use of technology.

To these ends, the Sustainability Business Advisor (SBA) will directly support AWS strategic customers (commercial and public sector) in their sustainability decarbonization journey and to meet their sustainability goals by leveraging AWS sustainability ecosystem of solutions, services and expertise. The SBA will also indirectly support customers through the enablement of teams and partners across AWS, infusing sustainability knowledge and practices into all of our customer-facing teams. The SBA will work across the customers teams from the C-Suite to the IT, product, strategy, procurement and sustainability teams.

The SBA will wear several hats: meeting and advising customers daily but also spending time on strategic horizontal issues that support our sustainability mission like advocacy, solutions and services development, sales enablement, strengthening and creating partnerships, develop processes to scale the team, etc. This is a hands-on role in a fast-evolving organization, and the successful candidate must be willing to get their hands dirty—on a given day you may engage with C-level executives in the morning, and do data entry in the afternoon. This SBA role will be based in Stockholm Sweden but have responsibilities across EMEA with a focus on the Nordics.

The ideal candidate will have a robust understanding of leading sustainability practices as they pertain to multiple industries and possesses a strong track record in ESG related stakeholder engagement. This individual will have an understanding of
how to the environmental impacts of digital technologies and services.

Candidates should be prepared to:
Advise a wide range of customers on tools and methods to drive sustainability in their businesses. Provide support to commercial and public sector sales teams in need of sustainability support. Develop relationships with sustainability consortiums and leaders that are driving IT and datacenter requirements. Inform AWS teams on emerging sustainability requirements and trends emerging in the field.
Providing technical support to Energy & Environmental Policy team.
Be highly entrepreneurial with an ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.



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Key job responsibilities
The SBA will wear several hats: meeting and advising customers daily but also spending time on strategic horizontal issues that support our sustainability mission like advocacy, solutions and services development, sales enablement, strengthening and creating partnerships, develop processes to scale the team, etc. This is a hands-on role in a fast-evolving organization, and the successful candidate must be willing to get their hands dirty—on a given day you may engage with C-level executives in the morning, and do data entry in the afternoon.

About the team
About Us Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust. Work/Life Balance Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives. Mentorship & Career Growth Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Basic Qualifications:

• Degree in environmental science or engineering, business or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in business advising or program management, preferably in technology.
• 3+ years of experience in or related to sustainability.
• Experience streamlining and automating business processes.
• Experience working directly with customers in a sales or advisory capacity.
• Knowledge of digital technologies and/or cloud computing concepts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A deep commitment to building a more sustainable future.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fantastic organizational skills.
• Knowledge of GHG Protocol, environmental policy, corporate sustainability reporting and best practices.
• Direct customer engagement experience.
• Knowledge of renewable energy and energy efficiency topics.
• Familiarity with creating web content in web content management tools.
• Experience working in cloud computing from a business or technical perspective.
• Experience collecting and analyzing data with tools like Excel and SQL.

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