Director - Climate Risk Advisory

Aon is looking for an Associate Director of Climate Risk Advisory to join our hybrid team in Chicago, IL!

Aon's Climate Risk Advisory (CRA) delivers physical and transition risk diagnostics, consulting, and risk transfer solutions globally. The team includes 28 climate experts and is embedded within Aon's core business, leveraging over 100 modelers and 40+ scientists and engineers to provide tailored insights that help clients manage climate-related risks.

In this role, you'll drive strategic solution development for CRA's Analytics team, focusing on energy sector clients. You'll apply expertise in physical risk modeling-such as catastrophe and climate models-to identify and scale new solutions.

Ideal candidates bring a strong background in risk modeling and a passion for applying it in a dynamic, climate-impacted industry. You'll collaborate with consultants, brokers, and account executives to grow CRA's offerings and deliver impactful solutions to clients worldwide.

• Develop and execute the global growth strategy for Climate Risk Advisory (CRA) solutions, focusing on Energy and other key industry sectors.
• Lead client engagement and project delivery across geographies, with an emphasis on physical climate risk solutions.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify growth opportunities, refine offerings, and shape strategic recommendations for expanding CRA services.
• Build and maintain relationships with account executives and brokers to identify prospects and support proposal development and client presentations.
• Oversee opportunity tracking and pipeline management in coordination with client engagement and strategy teams.
• Contribute to marketing efforts, represent CRA at conferences and events, and support the development of analytics and publications to showcase Aon's capabilities.

• Minimum of 7 years relevant work experience.
• Experience in developing and owning client relationships
• Experience in building new client offerings, including identification/definition of client needs, value proposition development, and go-to-market strategy and execution
• Strong knowledge of physical risk modeling, e.g., catastrophe and climate models
• A strong academic background in a quantitative field such as meteorology, engineering, climatology, or mathematics (advanced degrees a plus).
• Ability to write complex reports and business correspondence.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and team-oriented approach.
• Commitment to client service and business ethics.

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage an inclusive workforce. Plus, our agile environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two "Global Wellbeing Days" each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions for our colleagues as well.

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative and inclusive workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status. People with criminal histories are encouraged to apply.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email ReasonableAccommodations@Aon.com

For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances.

Aon is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if Aon hires that candidate.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

The salary range for this position is $100,000 to $140,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant's education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted to reflect applicant's geographic location.

This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon's annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary. The amount of any bonus varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.

Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon's discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.