Senior Consultant, Multi Strategy

SLR Consulting • New York, NY

3d • $155,000 - $165,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are SLR Consulting (US), a coast-to-coast team of 500+ advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen. As our new Senior Consultant, Multi Strategy , you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal. Role Malk Partners (the Responsible Finance team within SLR) advises leading investors on responsible investment. The team assists asset managers in establishing best-in-class environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs that are deployed throughout the investment lifecycle to mitigate risk and create value. Malk was an early entrant into this rapidly evolving industry and continues to be at the forefront of ESG innovation and defining best practices. Malk’s dedicated Multi-Strategy team was formed to better serve the world’s largest asset managers with diversified portfolios across a range of asset classes (e.g., private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate, secondaries) in executing against their ESG commitments and strengthening their overall ESG programs to create value and meet investor expectations. Job Description Senior Consultants act as strategic advisors to clients, translating ESG considerations into value creation opportunities and operational improvements. They play a key role in guiding team members to effectively deliver on complex workstreams, and also help expand client relationships, identifying opportunities to deepen or broaden Malk’s support. Over time, Senior Consultants may have the opportunity to become managers of around one to three individuals. Responsibilities: ESG Due Diligence Engagements: Lead ESG due diligence engagements for Multi-Strategy clients, steering a team typically comprised of Associates, Senior Associates and Consultants, to assess a target company’s operations, strategic positioning, and material ESG risks and opportunities Oversee and guide a project manager’s review of primary documents and targeted research; conduct diligence discussions with management teams Produce high-quality, analytically rigorous diligence reports with specific and actionable recommendations for risk mitigation and sustainability-driven value creation Ensure accuracy, consistency, and strategic relevance of diligence findings prior to VP/SVP review Identify patterns and themes across the team’s work to strengthen Malk’s internal tools, frameworks, and ESG evaluation methodologies ESG Advisory Engagements: Develop a deep understanding of a client’s investment strategy, asset classes, ESG approach, portfolio composition, and operating context Translate ESG frameworks, regulatory developments, and emerging best practices into tailored recommendations aligned with client priorities Lead review and delivery of major ESG advisory work products—including projects such as sustainability program benchmarking, ESG diligence integration strategies, maturity assessments, annual ESG reports, data projects and voluntary and mandatory ESG framework preparation Serve as a primary point of contact for day-to-day client interactions, balancing multiple stakeholder preferences across accounts and escalating complex issues to VP/SVP as needed Shape the narrative, logic, and analytical structure of client deliverables; ensure all materials meet Malk’s quality standards Oversee and coach junior team members,delegating workstreams, reviewing outputs, and providing actionable feedback Contribute to practice development by synthesizing learnings across engagements and using these insights to refine Malk’s templates, tools, and internal knowledge base Working @ SLR With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years. Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team: Competitive total compensation package including medical, dental, orthodontia, vision, FSA/HSA, generous PTO accrual, 10 paid holidays, 401(k) retirement account with company matching program, company paid life insurance, short & long term disability insurance, and employee assistance program. The salary range for this position is $155,000 to $165,000, with the final agreed upon compensation to be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location. Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement Location: New York; Hybrid model: In-Office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday Qualifications/Education/Memberships: Top candidates will have 5-7 years of experience in management or sustainability consulting, investment banking or a similar field with working or academic experience in ESG/sustainability, or in-house responsible investment roles. Experience working with private markets investors is preferred but not required. Demonstrated leadership (formal or informal) and project management experience Strong client-service orientation Comfort in working in a fast-paced environment, managing simultaneous workstreams and responding to novel requests Strong critical thinking, qualitative reasoning, and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail Exceptional organization, writing, research, communication, and presentation skills (including use of PowerPoint) Experience with Excel and data management preferred Demonstrated track record of success in a rigorous academic environment Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) are at the core of who we are and want to be. SLR is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, civil union status, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or veteran status. At SLR, we embrace diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within and outside our organization. We respect and celebrate differences and want to ensure that we continuously strive to build a place where everyone feels included and is encouraged to be their authentic self. We are committed to these values, and our SLR Culture & Diversity Team works to actively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across our people and talent processes, operations, and client work around the world. If you have a disability and need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process, please contact us at careers-us@slrconsulting.

Requirements

• Top candidates will have 5-7 years of experience in management or sustainability consulting, investment banking or a similar field with working or academic experience in ESG/sustainability, or in-house responsible investment roles.
• Demonstrated leadership (formal or informal) and project management experience
• Strong client-service orientation
• Comfort in working in a fast-paced environment, managing simultaneous workstreams and responding to novel requests
• Strong critical thinking, qualitative reasoning, and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail
• Exceptional organization, writing, research, communication, and presentation skills (including use of PowerPoint)
• Experience with Excel and data management preferred
• Demonstrated track record of success in a rigorous academic environment

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with private markets investors is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead ESG due diligence engagements for Multi-Strategy clients, steering a team typically comprised of Associates, Senior Associates and Consultants, to assess a target company’s operations, strategic positioning, and material ESG risks and opportunities
• Oversee and guide a project manager’s review of primary documents and targeted research; conduct diligence discussions with management teams
• Produce high-quality, analytically rigorous diligence reports with specific and actionable recommendations for risk mitigation and sustainability-driven value creation
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and strategic relevance of diligence findings prior to VP/SVP review
• Identify patterns and themes across the team’s work to strengthen Malk’s internal tools, frameworks, and ESG evaluation methodologies
• Develop a deep understanding of a client’s investment strategy, asset classes, ESG approach, portfolio composition, and operating context
• Translate ESG frameworks, regulatory developments, and emerging best practices into tailored recommendations aligned with client priorities
• Lead review and delivery of major ESG advisory work products—including projects such as sustainability program benchmarking, ESG diligence integration strategies, maturity assessments, annual ESG reports, data projects and voluntary and mandatory ESG framework preparation
• Serve as a primary point of contact for day-to-day client interactions, balancing multiple stakeholder preferences across accounts and escalating complex issues to VP/SVP as needed
• Shape the narrative, logic, and analytical structure of client deliverables; ensure all materials meet Malk’s quality standards
• Oversee and coach junior team members,delegating workstreams, reviewing outputs, and providing actionable feedback
• Contribute to practice development by synthesizing learnings across engagements and using these insights to refine Malk’s templates, tools, and internal knowledge base

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package including medical, dental, orthodontia, vision, FSA/HSA, generous PTO accrual, 10 paid holidays, 401(k) retirement account with company matching program, company paid life insurance, short & long term disability insurance, and employee assistance program.
• Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees