Senior Portfolio Management Lead

Senior Portfolio Management Lead Senior Portfolio Management Lead: shape credible, high‑quality climate portfolio solutions across markets, collaborate cross‑functionally, and drive measurable impact and resilient growth. Apply Now ABOUT US Climate Impact Partners delivers solutions for climate action. We are carbon market specialists and a go-to partner for every stage of the net zero journey. With over 25 years of industry experience and fuelled by a relentless drive for rapid action and results, we have made it our mission to urgently ensure a thriving future for all life on earth. We do this by providing an end-to-end service that delivers high-quality, thoroughly vetted climate projects which reduce carbon emissions, improve health and livelihoods, and enhance biodiversity. Together with our clients and project partners we have been responsible for the reduction or removal of more than 144 million tCO2e. Check out our Impact Report to learn more about us and some of the work you could help us drive forward. What sets us apart: · Boundless, urgent ambition. We are accountable, relentless, resilient. · Courage to innovate. We are courageous, creative, curious. · Integrity without compromise. We are trustworthy, credible, committed. · Empowered to serve. We are respectful, inclusive, collaborative. THE ROLE As Senior Portfolio Management Lead, you will play a central role in helping Climate Impact Partners develop high-quality, commercially competitive solutions that meet evolving client needs. Acting as a key link between Sales, Primary and Secondary Sourcing, Pricing, Fulfilment, and Due Diligence teams, you will help translate client requirements into portfolio solutions that are credible, deliverable, and aligned with market dynamics. While this role does not own client relationships or business development activities, it is instrumental in shaping the portfolio strategies, commercial analyses, and proposal content that underpin successful client engagements. Working closely with the Portfolio Management Director, you will support the strategic and operational management of Climate Impact Partners' environmental portfolio across both primary and secondary markets. You will contribute to portfolio planning, commercial structuring, market intelligence, and opportunity assessment, helping ensure our portfolio remains high quality, balanced, and responsive to client demand. The role provides the analytical, operational, and commercial backbone behind client proposals and portfolio decisions, enabling Climate Impact Partners to respond effectively to market opportunities while maintaining a differentiated and resilient supply portfolio. This is a highly visible role with significant cross-functional exposure and direct influence on commercial outcomes. RESPONSIBILITIES Client Solutions & Commercial Support · Lead the development of portfolio solutions, proposal content, and RFP responses that meet client requirements and commercial objectives. · Partner with Sales, Sourcing, Fulfilment, and Due Diligence teams to translate client needs into credible and deliverable portfolio recommendations. · Support commercial decision-making through portfolio analysis, market insights, and project evaluations. · Contribute to the continuous improvement of proposal tools, processes, and knowledge resources that enhance the quality and efficiency of client submissions. Portfolio Strategy & Strategic Transactions Support development and execution of Climate Impact Partners' portfolio strategy across carbon credits and other environmental attributes. Work closely with Sourcing teams to translate client demand signals into portfolio priorities, sourcing strategies, and investment decisions. Support the structuring and evaluation of strategic transactions, including long-term offtake agreements, portfolio-based solutions, and supply partnerships. Develop commercial analyses and scenario modelling to support negotiations, pricing decisions, supplier engagements, and strategic recommendations. Identify portfolio risks, supply gaps, and emerging opportunities, helping ensure the portfolio remains aligned with client demand and business objectives. Market Intelligence & Portfolio Insight Monitor market developments, pricing trends, buyer demand, and competitive activity. Generate actionable market and portfolio insights to support commercial decision-making, sourcing strategy, and business planning. Maintain and enhance portfolio planning tools, reporting capabilities, and market intelligence resources. Cross-Functional Leadership & Delivery · Act as a key link between Sales, Sourcing, Pricing, Fulfilment, Finance and Technical teams to support effective portfolio decision-making and commercial execution. Drive continuous improvement in portfolio management processes, systems and ways of working to improve efficiency, scalability, and business impact. Represent the Portfolio Management function in cross-functional initiatives, providing clear recommendations and commercially focused insights that support business objectives. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Values Alignment · Alignment with company values of ambition, integrity, innovation, and service, with a demonstrated commitment to leveraging your role to drive positive impact and meaningful change. Industry Knowledge · Strong understanding of voluntary carbon markets, with an interest in market dynamics and emerging trends. · Knowledge of carbon project types, standards, methodologies, and portfolio construction principles. · Awareness of commercial, market, and supply chain considerations that influence portfolio strategy and client decision-making. · Interest in translating complex market and technical information into practical business recommendations and client solutions. Skills & Qualifications · Experience in carbon markets, environmental commodities, portfolio management, commercial strategy, consulting, finance, or a related field. · Experience developing complex proposals, RFP responses, commercial transactions, or business cases. · Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate opportunities, assess trade-offs and develop clear recommendations. · Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information into compelling client-facing and executive-level materials. · Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively across multiple teams and disciplines. · Commercially minded, with the ability to balance client requirements, market realities and business objectives. · Highly organised, proactive and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. · Advanced Excel and data analysis skills required; experience with CRM, reporting, or portfolio management tools is advantageous. · Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience required. PERKS Hybrid working 25 days paid holiday Private Health Insurance (we've teamed up with Vitality to offer you a wide range of perks, including free coffees, travel deals, and gym discounts) Enhanced Pension Scheme Bonus Scheme (subject to company and individual performance) Enhanced Parental Leave Green Commute Bike Scheme Summer Fridays (start your weekend early if you've finished everything on your to-do list) Working from Abroad (up to 4 weeks a year) Global Volunteering Day Modern, state of the art office in Paddington, London, which is dog friendly and includes showers, a mother's feeding room, a wellness room and barista coffee bar. Climate Impact Partners is an equal opportunities employer. Our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce, that embraces our differences, and so all aspects of employment including the decision to hire and promote, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business need. We do not discriminate on the basis of characteristics protected under federal, state, or local law. To support this, all applications are anonymised until the interview stage which means that regardless of who has applied, your characteristics are totally anonymous. Department Portfolio Management Locations London Remote status Hybrid