Senior Program Manager - Environmental Solutions Business Development and Product Planning

TEMPORARY - 12 MONTH OPPORTUNITY

Join our team

Welcome to our dynamic and fast-paced team, operating within an entrepreneurial environment. Our primary focus lies in capturing and growing our share in the nature-based and carbon solutions market opportunity, catering to B2B and B2C customers and supporting internal TELUS teams on their transition to a more environmentally friendly future.

This is a new growth team at TELUS looking at expanding our capabilities in tree planting, carbon credit project development, climate analytics, and other tech-forward environmental and nature-based solutions.

To achieve this, we are seeking exceptional individuals who are high-performing, self-starters with deep business development and product development experience to join us in this new growth phase of the business.

If you possess a keen intellect, unyielding ambition, and relish challenges, you will thrive in this team!

Here’s the impact you’ll make and what we’ll accomplish together :

• As a part of the broader TELUS Sustainability & Environment team, your deliverables for this year-long assignment will be : further develop and refine TELUS Environmental Solutions business development roadmap and product development approach and implementation plan;
• further develop our nature based solutions and carbon market customer insights and database; create and take action on build / partner / buy opportunities in the nature based solutions, carbon credits, and climate analytics markets;

contribute to TELUS Environmental Solutions brand and EBITDA growth.

You're the missing piece of the puzzle :

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree is preferred
• Proven experience in corporate business development, product planning, mergers and acquisitions roles
• Strong financial acumen, including budget management, strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent negotiation and communication abilities
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Knowledge of environmental industry trends, market dynamics, and competitive landscapes
• Experience identifying and leading climate action initiatives
• Recognized for your ability to inspire, collaborate, challenge the status quo and adapt plans to changing business needs

Great-to-haves :

• Demonstrated success as a program / project manager with a proven track record of delivering successful financial and environmental business and customer outcomes
• Minimum 8 years experience in a business development / product planning role, including negotiating strategic partnership / commercial agreements and supporting M&A activity
• Minimum of intermediate knowledge of the opportunities and challenges in the carbon credit, as well as the carbon measurement, reporting and validation marketplace
• Strong stakeholder management with the ability to traverse complex stakeholder landscapes to manage conflicting priorities
• Expert at navigating TELUS business planning activities, translating strategic objectives of the business into achievable product and revenue targets
• Ability to orchestrate reporting requirements into action-oriented and timely results and insights
• Experience creating and implementing pricing and offer strategy
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