Manager, Corporate Sustainability

Job Description

About UsWellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectiveswith those of our clients. About the Role The Corporate Sustainability Manager will define, implement, and oversee the firms internal, global Corporate Sustainability efforts. This position requires strong collaborative and cross-functional relationships with stakeholders across Wellingtons threedivisions (known as the Infrastructure, Client and Investment Platforms). This individual will drive the Firms Corporate Sustainability efforts in a way which aligns with Wellingtons mission, sustainable investment priorities (which are not part of thisrole), client priorities, the business, and commercial priorities. The mandate also includes ensuring that the firm remains compliant with relevant regulations / certifications (mandatory or optional) and has a robust monitoring and reporting capability (e.g.KPIs). This position will be based in Boston or London, and the Corporate Sustainability Manager will join the Firms Sustainability Group. THE ROLEEssential responsibilities and expectations of the Corporate Sustainability (CS) Manager include, but are not limited to: • Monitoring the effectiveness and appropriateness of the Firms CS practices in accordance with the firms appetite and market, client and regulatory forces. • Surfacing materiality-driven CS best practices and industry trends to anticipate change, leveraging competitive intelligence/benchmarking and insights from internal SMEs to ensure the CS program complements the expectations of the companies we invest in • Making recommendations, and implementing necessary practices/procedures/policies where appropriate, to evolve CS practices to mitigate risk, enhance business value, support commercial outcomes or respond to regulation; For example: o Developing a multi-year emissions mitigation approach (upstream and downstream) including aligning ambitions with firm strategy, setting targets, determining relevant offset approaches, and obtaining senior stakeholder buy-in o Partnering with procurement to evolve our supply chain management practices and related policies, ensuring we comply with regional expectations globally, have policies in place, and are properly due diligencing vendors in the areas of conduct, labor, disclosures,etc. • Developing KPIs to track progress and measure success of our CS-related initiatives, providing updates to senior management on progress. • Partnering with colleagues across the investment, client and infrastructure platforms to draw together existing internal corporate sustainability-related initiatives and articulate the breadth of Wellingtons CS "story." o Developing close relationships with business teams who lead internal and external CS-related initiatives. o Developing a deep understanding of CS through the lens of the firms business and strategy. o Communicating the CS program in a holistic and connected way internally and externally (marketing materials, RFPs/RFIs responses, client inquiries, external websites, etc.) o Establishing relationships in the Client Platform to engage with clients as needed. • Supporting CS-related reporting efforts. o Driving and coordinating the annual creation of the Sustainability and Climate Reports o Partnering with key stakeholders and business leaders to ensure compliance with corporate sustainability-related regulations and legislation globally (e.g., CSRD, California climate legislation, etc.) o Establishing repeatable and scalable data collection processes including vendor selection & management as needed to meet corporate reporting needs (e.g., Scope 3) • Evaluating, building trusting relationships with, answering inquiries from and engaging with third-party CS related evaluators As noted above, this role will not work on sustainable investing, and does not include how ESG is integrated into the Firms investment process, nor evaluating the ESG practices of the companies in which Wellington invests. SKILLSET/QUALIFICATIONS• 10+ years relevant professional experience; preferably with asset management industry experience • Proven history of planning, managing, and delivering complex, cross-functional projects • Ability to think strategically and have vision while also developing multi-year implementation plans that require focus on the details and execution • A proven ability to collaborate effectively, influence, and cultivate and maintain strong business relationships at all levels and across different functions within an organization, especially when tying together existing CS efforts which exist in differentgroups • Strong attention to detail and well organized; ability to prioritize, multi-task and work well under pressure • Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities, including the ability to identify, research and resolve unfamiliar issues and ability to clearly communicate issues to key stakeholders • Excellent written and verbal communication skills: ability to distill complex concepts for the lay person internally and externally and persuade and commercialize the firms approach to CS • Listening, connecting, and translating the needs of different stakeholders into business opportunities and risks • Strong presentation skills: demonstrated ability to present to committees and senior management • Self-motivated and works well independently; capable of taking initiative without prompting • Knowledge of Corporate Sustainability best practices, although this could be a learned skill for someone who is passionate with the ability to capitalize on the insights from our ESG team/investors, our functional business partners, client facing colleaguesand the SI leadership. LOCATION The Manager, Corporate Sustainability will be based in one of these two locations - Wellingtons Global Headquarters in Boston, MA (280 Congress Street) or London, UK (80 Victoria Street). Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications Thats ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and consideringa broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds. As an