At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive sustainability initiatives using data and technology in financial services.
- Company: Join EY, a leader in building a better working world.
- Benefits: Flexible working, competitive pay, and continuous learning opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for personal development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on global sustainability while advancing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience in ESG, data management, and consulting skills required.
Carbon and/or nature markets experience, including voluntary carbon markets, compliance markets, Article 6 and market participants. Working knowledge of carbon market data including MRV. Ability to translate business and sustainability requirements into data, technology and AI-enabled designs. Business analysis skills, including requirements gathering, process mapping and operating model design.
Broader Technology Delivery
- Experience in solution architecture, data management & strategy and/or large-scale transformation programme delivery.
- Good understanding of agile and traditional SDLC delivery methods including experience using tools such as JIRA or DevOps.
- Understanding of modern technology such as process automation (ServiceNow, Pega) or cloud (Azure, AWS) how it's delivered and used within the context of financial firms.
Consulting and Leadership
- Excellent ability to visualise, present, describe and use complex information, highlighting challenges and proposing solutions.
- Leadership skills and the ability to manage project workstreams.
- Intellectual curiosity, excellent problem-solving skills and active listening.
- Strong facilitation, presentation and communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Stakeholder management skills; ability to engage, manage and build relationships.
- Counselling and mentoring skills to support junior members in the team and foster their personal development.
To qualify for the role you must have
- Experience working in a range of projects related to ESG and/or sustainable finance, ideally within banking, insurance, pensions, wealth and asset management and/or private equity specifically.
- Professional experience around data management and/or technology delivery.
- Demonstrable experience of the skills needed to succeed in a consulting role, with the ability to understand clients' needs and develop innovative solutions.
- Strong academic record including a degree and ideally relevant professional qualifications.
- A minimum of 2 years relevant professional experience.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Support delivery of ESG technology engagements on a standalone basis or as part of a larger transformation agenda.
- Contribute to the development of technology services, approaches and solutions that enable our clients to meet sustainability objectives.
- Help develop tactical and strategic solutions to sustainability tech and data issues through means such as data analysis, creating frameworks and/or working with developers to build new tools and models.
- Support sales activities including drafting of project proposal documents, meeting potential clients, inputting into branding & marketing and managing pipeline as required.
- Partner with other sustainability-focused teams within Consulting and other EY service lines (e.g. Tax, Assurance, Strategy) to provide technology and data input that is aligned to their broader ESG strategy, initiatives and targets.
- Build relationships with ESG technology vendors to equip the team with the necessary resources and expertise to help our clients through ESG complexities.
- Provide innovative insights for clients and contribute to thought leadership.
- Actively drive operational efficiency on projects through budgeting, billing, and resourcing.
- Invest yourself in your junior team members' development and success.
Skills and Attributes for Success
- Ability to apply ESG data & technology to address new and evolving use cases within Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance, Wealth & Asset Management or Private Equity.
- Experience in at least one of the ESG pillars and of at least some ESG regulations and their impact on financial services firms.
- Understanding of financed emissions and the role of financial services in meeting global environmental targets.
- Experience in ESG data & technology change programmes implemented and integrated within existing architectures and environments.
- Knowledge of ESG data vendors, data models, common usage and associated pitfalls, as well as ESG market data trends.
What working at EY offers
EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance. We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions.
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