Director, Sustainable BusinessChicago, Illinois, United States

Director, Sustainable Business

Brunswick Group, a strategic advisory firm focused on critical issues, is seeking a Director in Chicago with expertise in how purpose, social value creation, and sustainability are transforming the future of business to join Brunswick's Sustainable Business practice. Stakeholder demand for businesses to act responsibly and lead on social value has exponentially grown. At Brunswick, we recognize that corporate resilience today requires creating credible social value alongside financial value. Our Sustainable Business team advises the world's leading companies on how to address these critical societal issues for business resilience and to meet the ever-increasing social value expectations of stakeholders.

Our Chicago office is one of the fastest growing offices in our network. Founded in 2017, the office has grown from four to 40 professionals and the home office for some of our highest profile client work in the region.

The Director is an integral leadership role in our global Sustainable Business practice, with a primary focus on client engagement in the United States. This role requires a driven and innovative professional to work alongside the Sustainable Business Partners to continue to develop and grow the practice. The Director will drive client engagement and execution, developing and maintaining trusted and valued close relationships with clients, across a variety of industries at the c-suite level. The Director will also mentor and help develop junior level team members innovate to consistently improve our work with clients and our practice and provide critical thinking on societal challenges. Ultimately, the Director will contribute to the overall performance and impact of the Sustainable Business practice and the firm.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to :

• Lead internal teams on the delivery of client engagements
• Deliver strategic advice to c-suite clients
• Create new opportunities to drive impact with clients
• Apply knowledge of disruptive trends and competitor activity
• Innovate and drive the development of new approaches
• Build trusted relationships across a diverse network of clients
• Empower and coach team members
• Deliver high-quality and impactful client-ready, board and executive-level materials
• Lead meetings and workshops with clients
• Develop and maintain strong, trusted and high touch relationships with clients
• Engage and collaborate with colleagues across the firm
• Source new business opportunities
• Exhibit strategic thinking and strong analytical skills
• Write thoughtful, well-structured content

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

The Americas

In the U.S., we have offices in Chicago, Dallas, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. In Brazil, we have an office in Sao Paulo. We advise clients on, among other things, domestic and cross border M&A, IPOs, activism, capital markets and investor relations, public and regulatory affairs, geopolitical issues, litigation, crisis, cyber, employee engagement, digital, opinion research and on broader reputation campaigns.

Colleagues in the U.S. are drawn from a variety of backgrounds and consist of in-depth industry and sector experts from banking, law, accounting, politics, government, journalism and the media, consulting and elsewhere. Our U.S. CEO is Nik Deogun.

About Brunswick

Brunswick is a global advisory firm. We help companies tackle high-stakes issues, navigate complex stakeholder relationships, and deliver high-impact outcomes.

Our clients value our ability to anticipate, shape, and respond to the key players and forces in the financial and investment arena, regulatory and geopolitical universe, NGO community, workforce and beyond. They rely on us for deep experience, fresh perspectives and original thinking. So, in Brunswick you will find an exceptional range of experience and talent with a rich mix of backgrounds. From the beginning, we have prioritized attracting, developing, and retaining the best professionals in the industry, united by a culture of inclusivity, excellence, and intellectual curiosity.

Founded in 1987 in London, the firm has organically grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. We operate as a "one-firm firm" with no individual profit centers. This allows us to assemble fully integrated, bespoke teams for each client, able to draw on the full resources of Brunswick anywhere in the world.

Brunswick is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.