Corporate Planning & Management, Sustainable Operations, Senior Analyst / Junior Associate, Bir[...]

The Corporate Planning & Management (CPM) Division unifies Finance & Planning, Spend Management, Operational Risk and Resilience, and CPM Engineering teams to deliver business planning and analytics, expense management, third party risk management, and governance strategies across the firm. CPM has 5 operating pillars:

• Finance & Planning: Supports the execution of the firm’s strategic objectives through the management of the planning process, firmwide reporting and analytics, and insights into the firm’s business plans and budgets.
• Product Finance: Responsible for the overall governance and proactive management of the firm’s non-compensation expenses.
• Spend Management: Encompasses the functions responsible for managing all aspects of the firm's spend with third parties, advising on commercial agreements and driving operating efficiency.
• Operational Risk & Resilience: Drives firmwide Operational Risk programs along with second line teams and implements required changes within CPM.
• CPM Engineering: Provides engineering solutions that enable the firm to manage third-party spend, data and automation, plan budgets, forecast financial scenarios, allocate expenses, and support corporate decision making in line with the firm’s strategic objectives.

Role Overview: Professionals in CPM have an analytical mindset, exhibit intellectual curiosity, and come from diverse academic backgrounds. This role sits in the Sustainable Operations team within the Spend Management pillar. The role requires collaboration with different functions across the firm on a regular basis, an ability to work independently, and the ability to interact with senior professionals across the firm. It also entails in-depth analysis and reporting for senior management, requiring diligence and a commercial mindset. The candidate is required to work closely with global counterparts and should have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Job responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Working as part of the Sustainable Operations team to help deliver sustainability strategy for the firm’s workplaces and supply chain: operational goals, net zero strategies, responsible sourcing and supply chain risk management, and social sustainability.
• Supply Chain Decarbonization: Partner closely with supply chain strategy lead to collect vendor emissions data, assist with Scope 3.1 supply chain measurement, and undertake detailed analysis of emissions data to help identify emissions reductions opportunities to inform strategies.
• Support the preparation of the annual Scope 3.1 greenhouse gas inventory and associated inventory management plan in accordance with the firm’s carbon accounting methodology.
• Contribute meaningfully to the development and deployment of impactful sustainability initiatives based on data-driven insights.
• Help prepare materials which detail decarbonization strategies and relevant implementation plans.
• Build and maintain relationships with key vendors to track progress and enable internal and external reporting.
• Work closely with Sourcing teams to input sustainability requirements into the preparation of supply chain category strategies, RFPs and contracts, and report on progress.
• Supply Chain Risk Management: Assist with screening of environmental and human rights risks within the supply chain, review and assess any negative media alerts for our supply chain.
• Review vendor responses to the firm’s due diligence questionnaires and recommend remediation action as appropriate.
• Make recommendations for continued enhancements to our process.
• Communication & Training: Maintain relevant materials relating to the team’s standard operating procedures, sustainability requirements, training and communications as strategies develop.
• Support communication with vendors on sustainability requirements and initiatives.
• Reporting: Support on managing relevant sustainability data, benchmarking, performance metrics and preparing reports such as the annual Sustainability Report and other sustainability-related regulatory disclosures of the firm.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, ESG/sustainability, risk management, project management, or a related field.
• Attainment of relevant professional certifications is a plus (e.g. LEED/BREEAM/WELL, Certified Energy Management).
• Understanding of GHG emissions accounting is a plus.
• 2-4 years of work experience preferably in sustainability and environmental management related roles.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint; must be proficient in handling large data sets and be able to analyse numbers and draw insightful conclusions.
• Understanding of key sustainability themes such as climate transition, renewable energy procurement, circularity, and modern slavery and human trafficking.
• Experience in environmental and social risk assessment/due diligence of organisations/supply chain.
• Familiarity with ESG regulations and disclosure frameworks (e.g. CSRD, CSDD, SECR, NFRD, CDP, SASB, GHG Protocol, UK Modern Slavery Act, Australia Modern Slavery Act).
• Possess a strong risk management and control mindset linked with the ability to support the delivery of strategic outcomes.
• Takes initiative to keep abreast of sustainability developments to broaden their knowledge and apply to day job; self-starter with the ability to drive and deliver projects.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic environment and able to navigate a degree of ambiguity.
• Manage relationships with relevant local and global teams, particularly teams focused on sourcing and supply chain, finance, communications, and other stakeholder business functions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to communicate key messages, escalate issues, and drive consensus.
• Strong work ethic, results-oriented, taking accountability for delivering quality output, with excellent attention to detail.