VP of EVC

SLR Consulting•New York, NY

8d•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 SVP EVC , 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 the world’s most successful investors on responsible investment. The Responsible Finance team assists private equity firms in establishing best-in-class environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs that are deployed throughout the investment lifecycle in order to mitigate risk and create value. We partner with firms that invest across a range of industries, including financial services, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, and consumer products. The Responsible Finance team was an early entrant into this rapidly-evolving industry and continues to be at the forefront of ESG innovation and defining best practices. The SVP, EVC is responsible for all services we provide to portfolio companies owned by private market investors (“GPs”). The leader will oversee three core service lines: Monitoring, Climate and ESG Value Creation. This leader will collaborate extensively with leaders in GP Advisory (both Americas and EMEA) to engage our existing GP clients on their portfolio companies.

Requirements

5+ years experience leading ESG/sustainability at private/public company
Demonstrated strategic and operational impact in ESG/sustainability leadership role (e.g., several initiatives created and executed, top-line revenue growth, margin improvements, etc.)
3+ years experience in the PE/private market investing industry

Responsibilities

Strategic capabilities to re-define visions and strategy for Portfolio Company Operations across Monitoring, Data, Climate and Value Creation
Serve as a senior advisor to PE sponsors, investment professionals, operating partners, and portfolio company leadership
Develop and execute GTM strategy, while building, maintaining and converting a strong opportunity pipeline
Ability to effectively manage multiple stakeholders in projects (e.g., multiple executives, operating executives and financial sponsors/board members)
Ability to hire and develop a strong consulting/advisory team (e.g., hiring at multiple levels, sources to recruit talent, high win-rate for offers, etc.)
Coach and develop team members across technical ESG skills, commercial acumen, and client leadership
Collaboration with key Responsible Finance leaders across asset classes, service lines and geographies
Ability to identify and leverage SLR capabilities across Strategic Advisory and Technical Consulting
Strong execution focus and willingness to “roll up sleeves” on business development and project execution
Knowledge of key ESG frameworks and regulations (e.g., EDCI, UN PRI, SFDR, CSRD, SBTI, SB-261, S-211, etc.)
Design and implement the operating structures, delivery models, tools, and internal processes needed to scale the ESG value creation platform, ensure consistency of execution, and support sustainable growth