Sustainability Data Associate

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Position

EQT continues to grow its sustainability capabilities and is now looking to hire a driven Sustainability data and project manager to the Group Sustainability team. In this role you will work to accelerate a key part of EQT’s sustainability strategy, which is to increase data-led decision-making and integrated reporting. You will be close to the back-end of the sustainability data engine, flowing from portfolio companies and assets ensuring that the sustainability data model is robust and fit-for purpose for the various use-cases and stakeholders. Further, your role is to put the numbers in perspective for key decision-making, presentations and finally, work to evaluate market and regulatory developments to ensure we are at the forefront.
This role is Stockholm-based, will report to the Head of Corporate Sustainability and be a part of the Group Sustainability team. You will be working closely with the Associate Director of Sustainability Data & Performance, ESG data controllers across the business lines, thematic experts and other specialist functions such as Tech, Valuations, Client Relations & Capital Raising and Finance.
To conclude, to succeed in this role we believe that you are passionate about sustainability, curious to learn and drive continuous improvements. You are data-driven and interested to both work deep to analyze and visualize data as well as comfortable to support in project work.

Core Responsibilities

• Support the collection and follow-up of sustainability-data in the EQT ecosystem with a focus on generating relevant, reliable and decision-useful sustainability/ESG data insights 
• Grounded in data, produce and support internal and external communication messages, presentations and reports of EQT’s sustainability initiatives and progress, to various stakeholders for several channels
• Lead or contribute to firmwide sustainability projects on various topics, with or without sustainability data angle, requiring project management and stakeholder engagement skills
• Continuously assess market developments and analyze sustainability/ESG performance to identify potential gaps, new opportunities/risks and drive organizational improvements, and ultimately positive impact

Skills and Experience 

• 2-4 years of experience in management consulting, business analyst or similar position
• Relevant educational background, most likely M.Sc. in Finance, Business Administration or similar or Engineering
• Good understanding of the financial services industry, financial reporting and the emerging responsible investment/sustainable finance landscape
• Exposure to sustainability frameworks, regulations (e.g. SFDR and CSRD) and protocols (GHG protocol being a plus)
• Open-minded, curious, and a self-starter, with the ability to independently drive processes and manage projects forward with high integrity and accountability
• Strong project management skills: planning, executing and diligently following up 
• Aptitude for critical and creative thinking across the quantitative and qualitative spectrum with a genuine interest in sustainability, sustainable finance and leveraging data/technology to future-proof decision-making and actions
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to synthesize key messages and visualize data for presentations and reports etc.
• Excellent technical skills including Microsoft Office, Google suite and other digital tools - intellectual curiosity and ability to learn/develop new tools. Experience in BI tools and SQL/programming is a plus. 
• Languages – Fluent in English

Key differentiators for success  

• Passionate about driving continuous improvements and making a positive impact
• Quality-driven and structured with attention to details, yet service minded with a “can do” attitude, be one step ahead/proactive, effective
• Ability to manage demands and projects from multiple stakeholders including ad-hoc requests
• Openness and adaptability, given work in a fast-paced work environment and ever changing landscape in sustainability
• Have a personal drive and strive for excellence / success / outperformance
• Willingness to develop and learn. A person who walks the extra mile, takes responsibility and wants to deliver high quality
• Professional work attitude, high work ethics and high energy level
• Take your own initiatives, be structured and have a strong ability to plan own work
• Team spirit, strong social competence, outspoken, straightforward and friendly, yet down to earth
• A cultural carrier, embracing team values and contributing with humor, personal engagement, and innovation

Joining EQT offers you an opportunity to:

• Join one of the leading and fastest-growing investment firms globally
• Play an instrumental role in shaping a sustainable future of EQT and beyond
• Be part of an organization with a deep-rooted culture, which invests a lot in its people
• Learn the work from the inside on how to improve performance and achieve growth through sustainability

EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization focused on active ownership strategies. With a Nordic heritage and a global mindset, EQT has a track record of almost three decades of delivering consistent and attractive returns across multiple geographies, sectors and strategies. EQT has investment strategies covering all phases of a business’ development, from start-up to maturity. EQT has EUR 232 billion in total assets under management (EUR 128 billion in fee-generating assets under management), within two business segments – Private Capital and Real Assets.

With its roots in the Wallenberg family’s entrepreneurial mindset and philosophy of long-term ownership, EQT is guided by a set of strong values and a distinct corporate culture. EQT manages and advises funds and vehicles that invest across the world with the mission to future-proof companies, generate attractive returns and make a positive impact with everything EQT does.

The EQT AB Group comprises EQT AB (publ) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, which include general partners and fund managers of EQT funds as well as entities advising EQT funds. EQT has offices in more than 20 countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas and has more than 1,800 employees.

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