Global Head of Sustainability Compliance – Environmental – Social – And Governance ESG – Managing Director

Global Head of Sustainability Compliance – Environmental – Social – And Governance ESG – Managing Director

Requirements

• Demonstrated global experience with compliance risk management skills in financial services related to investment services and investment advisory.
• Ability to evaluate and interpret the law, regulations, and regulatory guidance.
• Experience in ESG data analysis, relevant platforms and reporting software.
• Strong understanding of environmental regulations and corporate governance standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively globally with cross functional teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or Business Administration. A Master’s, Law, or Ph.D., degree is a plus.
• 3+ years of experience in ESG, 8+ years in compliance risk management.

Responsibilities

• Develop a firm wide ESG compliance program and manage the execution of monitoring and testing activities while providing insights on proportionate risk mitigation approaches in the implementation of ESG requirements.
• Develop, implement, and maintain the firm’s ESG compliance framework, ensuring its alignment with the interpretations of applicable law, regulations, regulatory guidance, and industry standards through creating traceability and mapping documents.
• Implement an effective global ESG regulatory change management program that includes monitoring for new and amended ESG regulations, standards, and guidance from primary regulatory authorities such as the ECB, FCA, SEC and other agencies globally as well as working closely with business partners to update relevant controls and drive regulatory readiness.
• Conduct ESG compliance risk assessments and review and assess regulatory and compliance breaches and remediation.
• Ensure that all material residual ESG regulatory risks and issues together with remedial/mitigation actions are documented and reported appropriately to senior management in a timely manner.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of ESG disclosures, metrics, risks, and other compliance requirements to demonstrate compliance with regulatory obligations and satisfy internal reporting requirements on the effectiveness of the ESG compliance program.
• Proactively manage ESG regulatory risk by managing governance forums, performing risk assessments, and directing monitoring and oversight efforts.
• Manage ESG specific regulatory examinations, inquiries and prepare business leaders for reviews conducted by regulatory authorities.
• Educate compliance and business personnel on applicable ESG and sustainability-related laws, regulations, client mandates and firm policies.
• Prepare and present annual and periodic ESG Compliance program reports/reviews to satisfy client, regulator, and internal management requirements, including Compliance Program evaluations to support the State of Compliance Report.
• Participate in activities to enable successful ESG risk framework implementation including identifying data requirements, key risk indicators, key performance indicators, tools, and technology to support risk management and governance activities.
• Support the incorporation of ESG requirements in the assessment and evaluation of regulatory risks in product and services governance frameworks.
• Advise management on ESG obligations in relation to governance arrangements including the consideration of ESG objectives and goals within performance assessments, remuneration, and compensation arrangements.
• Keep pace with ESG data needs, provisions, and risks to ensure that disclosures and reporting routines meet regulatory expectations and industry best practices.
• Help define regulatory and reputational risks in relation to ESG obligations and guide risk owners across the publicly traded parent and its investment services and investment management businesses in the design, implementation and maintenance of risk-based impact and control-effectiveness assessments, integral to measuring residual risk and evaluating risk-appetite alignment.
• Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on ESG compliance and Sustainable business practices.
• Serve as a point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on ESG compliance.
• Develop ESG related training curriculums for employees and directors.
• Lead a global ESG compliance team covering the Americas, EMEA and APAC.
• Be a role model of risk management excellence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous tasks in a high pressure, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong abilities in analytical thinking, problem solving, research, time management, and verbal and written communication.
• Qualified to collaborate with individuals across business units/lines; and
• Ability to take ownership, initiative to negotiate, influence, build consensus and successfully navigate within a demanding and international environment of a leading global financial institution.