ESG Reporting Capability Manager

Job Description

At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.

Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.

About the Department

The Chief Operating Office for Investments is focused on supporting and enabling teams within the broader Investments area – ensuring we deliver our client promise. 

About the Role

As the ESG Reporting Capability Manager you will be part of the Client and Regulatory Operations team, working closely with other colleagues across Investments, including the Head of Sustainable Investing. 

You will be responsible for the development and oversight of processes relating to ESG regulatory and discretionary client and entity reporting, including suitability and control of data and new regulatory requirements. This is an important area for abrdn and clients, who are committed to having a positive impact on the sustainability and ESG agenda.

Key Responsibilities

• Own, manage and operationalise the development and oversight of processes related to ESG regulatory and discretionary client reporting

• Ensure deliver of regulatory reporting in the UK (TCFD, SDR) and EU (SFDR)

• Own and manage the development of new ESG data and reporting services on behalf of the Global Information Provision team

• Interfacing with Sustainability teams, Compliance and Front Office to assess and prioritise demand for ESG reporting

• Work closely with Compliance and Sustainability teams to ensure on-going regulatory requirements are met

• Support the Global Information Provision team to embed new ESG reporting deliveries into BAU

About the Candidate

• Ability to interact with stakeholders at multiple levels including senior management

• Experienced in dealing with ESG data and reporting

• Knowledge of ESG regulatory landscape

• High proficiency in developing strong and influential relationships, while also utilising influencing skills, with staff at all levels of the company and relevant suppliers

• Expertise in designing solutions and implementing effective operating models,

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. Therefore, if you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire and one of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.