Senior Associate, Advisory Services

Job Summary

W M is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Associate of Data Strategy to join our sustainability consultancy team. The ideal candidate will possess a robust understanding of greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting and relevant standards and frameworks, complemented by advanced data management expertise. This includes designing and implementing processes and controls to ensure data integrity, conducting rigorous quality checks, and performing audits to validate compliance and accuracy.

Strong skills in data analysis, visualization, and communication are essential, as well as experience in building scalable systems for monitoring and reporting.

This role offers an opportunity to drive impactful sustainability strategies through disciplined data governance, actionable insights, and innovative approaches.

• Build on established data quality standards to design and implement processes and controls to ensure data integrity, conducting rigorous quality checks, and performing audits to validate compliance and accuracy.
• Perform data audits to identify inconsistencies, anomalies, and opportunities to improve data applicability.
• Document data flows, business rules, and technical definitions to ensure data lineage and transparency.
• Create and deliver structured training programs for internal teams on how to manage, interpret, and effectively utilize data and dashboards.
• Stay up-to-date with evolving standards, regulations, and best practices in data management, GHG accounting, sustainability reporting, including the COSO Internal Control over Sustainability Reporting standards.
• Utilize WM data platform to manage GHG emissions data, create dashboards, and train internal users and clients on optimizing platform value.
• Lead and support GHG accounting projects, ensuring alignment with recognized standards such as the GHG Protocol, ISO 14064, and other relevant frameworks.
• Develop, analyze, and interpret large datasets related to environmental impacts and sustainability metrics.
• Create compelling data visualizations and presentations that clearly communicate insights to clients and stakeholders.
• Translate complex GHG inventory data and sustainability impact metrics into clear, actionable insights for customers, ensuring information is presented in frameworks and language that resonate with senior leadership and drive informed decision-making.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to assess organizational structures, benchmark environmental impacts, and integrate data-driven solutions into tangible client sustainability initiatives.
• Adhere to project schedules, maintain multiple concurrent projects, and deliver high-quality outputs on time; analyze data sets and prepare reports and presentations tailored to customer needs.
• Engage with customers to understand their sustainability ambitions and strategic context; advise on targets, improvement levers, and implementation strategies to achieve goals.
• Collaborate with project teams to develop decarbonization plans, impact inventories, training resources, and stakeholder engagement tools.
• Manage materials and environmental impact measurement protocols across projects, ensuring consistent use of tools and emissions management software; verify that data collection and reporting meet WM standards and accepted GHG calculation methodologies.
• Support training of Associates and Analysts on WM project management processes and institutional project knowledge.
• Support project renewal processes and customer engagement for new opportunities; assist with proposal development, including budgets and consulting deliverables.
• Integrate environmental justice priorities into program development and align projects with leading frameworks (e.g., CDP, ISSB, SBTi).
• Monitor external market trends and internal strategies to optimize WM service offerings and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Ensure compliance with client and regulatory requirements during assessments and program implementation; promote a culture of safety across all activities.
• Identify sustainability success stories within assigned project portfolio and share…