A leading global private markets investment firm is seeking a sustainability and decarbonization professional to join its growing function. This role is positioned at the heart of the platform, operating across portfolio value creation and firm-wide decarbonization strategy. Unlike traditional sustainability roles, this position is highly operational and people-facing, centred on driving delivery across multiple workstreams, managing complex information flows, and acting as a trusted conduit between investors, portfolio companies, investment teams, and senior leadership. This will suit someone who thrives in a fast-moving environment, enjoys solving problems through coordination and communication, and can turn technical decarbonization work into clear, compelling outputs for internal and external stakeholders.
Investor Engagement & Fundraising Support
- Serve as the primary liaison between the decarbonization team and the firm’s Investor Relations function.
- Lead all decarbonization-related investor communication across multiple funds.
- Build high-quality materials for DDQs, RFPs, ongoing reporting cycles and ad-hoc investor requests.
- Support fundraising processes with sustainability-aligned materials and performance narratives.
- Coordinate information across teams, ensuring consistency of messaging and timely delivery.
- Synthesise complex portfolio progress into clear, investor-ready outputs.
Portfolio Value Creation (Core Focus)
- Support execution of decarbonization initiatives across portfolio companies, working closely with management teams.
- Translate company-level progress into structured annual and quarterly performance plans.
- Help drive delivery of value-creation projects, ensuring milestones are met and stakeholders remain aligned.
- Work with deal teams to embed decarbonization thinking into underwriting, onboarding, and ongoing portfolio strategy.
- Operate as a problem-solver who can move between strategic discussions and hands-on coordination.
Who Would Suit The Role
- Someone highly organised who can manage relentless volume, switching quickly between IR, portfolio support and internal requests.
- A polished communicator who can turn technical data into clear, compelling narratives without relying on jargon.
- A relationship-builder who is credible with management teams, investors, and investment professionals.
- Someone who enjoys operational delivery rather than theoretical ESG strategy.
- An individual comfortable with ambiguity, changing priorities, and a “people-first” working style.
- Someone motivated by the mission but grounded in practical execution.
Candidate Profile
- 6–9 years of experience across sustainability operations, decarbonization, investor relations, portfolio value creation, consulting, or private markets.
- Strong exposure to carbon accounting frameworks or sustainability metrics (but not necessarily as a technical specialist).
- Prior experience dealing with investors, DDQs, or cross-functional corporate stakeholders.
- Outstanding writing ability and exceptional verbal communication.
- Strong project/process management skills.
- Motivated by industrial decarbonization and the energy transition, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders confidently.
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
