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Senior Water Advisor - Corporate Water Risk - Japan - Remote

Waterplan

Waterplan

Japan · Remote
Posted on Apr 5, 2024

Are you passionate about making a significant impact on one of our generation's most pressing environmental challenges? Do you have the expertise in strategically assessing clients' needs, advocating for them, and making things happen? Join us in creating and leading a new category in the Climate Tech industry.

About Waterplan

Waterplan is a pioneering Series A Y Combinator-backed Climate Tech startup dedicated to accelerating the journey toward a water-secure future. Through our leading B2B Enterprise SaaS platform, we empower companies to understand, respond, report, and monitor their ever-evolving water risk. We help businesses see the tangible benefits of mitigating water risks – fostering a future where organizations are motivated to conserve water and preserve our precious ecosystems.

About the role

To help fulfill this mission, we are looking for a Senior Water Advisor to join the Professional Services Department at Waterplan. The Senior Water Advisor will be part of the Corporate Water Risk team and will support our European and Asian customers.

Over the last three years, Waterplan has built an outstanding portfolio of clients who look forward to moving the needle and making a positive difference in the world.
In this role, you will collaborate with customers, partners, and internal teams to assess water-related risks and recommend mitigation strategies for companies seeking to manage risk and business continuity.

About your core focus

Customer Engagement:

  • Participate along the customer journey as a water subject matter expert and deliver Waterplan’s value proposition.

  • Deliver insights and recommendations to our customers through different actions according to their use case and purchase driver.

Collaboration and Expertise

  • Integrate water expertise into how we work with other parts of Waterplan (Solutions Specialists, Water Advisor peers, Science, Sales) to make our customers successful.

  • Actively contribute and provide feedback to the Product team to improve and expand our product(s) and services.

  • Build expertise through formal and informal training.

Quality Assurance:

  • Own the quality, accuracy, clarity, and timeliness of deliverables to clients.

  • Provide direction and focus to the research needed to meet these objectives.

Research and Knowledge Sharing

  • Build water intelligence by proactively researching and sharing the latest developments in industry, policy, and news to enrich both customer insights and internal knowledge.

Your Profile

  • Proven Experience:

    • 8+ years of experience working in a corporate EHS or corporate sustainability or consulting capacity.

    • Experience presenting clearly and concisely to C-suite/VPs/Directors/Managers.

    • Technical expertise in one or more (several preferred) of the following areas: water resources management; industrial water efficiency, treatment, reuse, and recycling; climate risk assessment, financial quantification, and mitigation planning; water rights, regulations, standards, and policy; and ESG and sustainability reporting and/or auditing.

  • Educational Background: Degree (Masters preferred) in a hydrology, hydrogeology or engineering discipline.

  • Skillset:

    • Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, in Japanese and English

    • Ability with Google Suite (spreadsheets, presentations, etc.

    • Proactive and hands-on with a collaborative and iterative continuous improvement mindset and approach.

    • Highly organized with the ability to self-train and manage own time and deliverables effectively.

  • Location: Japan

  • Passion:

    • A genuine interest in sustainability, nature, and a deep passion for our mission.

Why Join Waterplan?

  • Impactful Mission: Contribute to a meaningful cause with a clear vision of fostering a water-secure future.

  • Dynamic Team: Work alongside a talented and passionate team dedicated to making a difference.

  • Growth Opportunity: Be at the forefront of our industry's growth, shaping the future of water security and sustainability.

  • Culture & Values: Enjoy a remote working environment with unlimited PTO, rooted in our core values of Long-Term Thinking, Iterative Excellence, Thoughtful Discussion, Making Others Successful, and Guided by Nature.

  • Diversity & Inclusion: Thrive in a workplace that champions diversity and inclusivity at every step of our journey.

If you're ready to join a transformative division at a groundbreaking company, then we'd love to get to know you. Apply today and help chart the course to a water-secure world.