Climate & Emissions Data, Vice President (San Francisco)
Climate & Emissions Data Vice President is part of Citis Sustainability & ESG team, responsible for developing and executing Citis Sustainable Progress Strategy, net zero commitment and related initiatives. The role reports to the SVP, Sustainability & ESG, who reports to the Chief Sustainability Officer.
Job Responsibilities
- Work with internal businesses, risk and quantitative analysis functions to manage a robust data collection, analysis and management process for financed emissions and climaterelated metrics aligned with leading portfolio measurement frameworks and regulatory requirements.
- Lead internal engagement and manage queries related to data and calculation methodologies for climate metrics.
- Develop and manage project plans, timelines, tracking deliverables and coordinate with crossfunctional stakeholders across multiple projects.
- Identify and troubleshoot issues with data or results, including validating data and models.
- Implement solutions without constant supervision, managing time and resources efficiently.
- Manage program documentation, including policies and procedures, with a strong focus on compliance and controls.
- Manage external assurance processes for disclosed climaterelated metrics.
- Support engagements with key financed emissions reporting and targetsetting framework developers to understand methodologies and stay current on emerging trends and expectations for transparency and reporting.
- Support internal transition planning, model development, and disclosure, contributing sectorspecific decarbonization and GHG accounting subjectmatter expertise.
- Monitor and support regional regulatory developments on climaterelated metric development to ensure alignment with global approach.
- Contribute to the Sustainability & ESG teams work on strategy, research, analysis and data collection projects as needed.
- Represent Citis sustainability and climatechange performance in internal and external meetings and presentations.
- Undertake research projects and benchmarking analysis on sustainability and ESGrelated topics and themes, including facilitating outreach to Citi teams.
- Provide summaries, evaluations and analysis on relevant policy or marketrelated sustainability developments.
- Support efforts to drive forward Citis sustainability and climatechange strategy, including through quantitative analysis.
Requirements
- Masters degree preferred in finance, economics, climate change, environmental science or related fields.
- 5+ years of relevant professional experience in finance, sustainability/climate change, ESG, economics or marketsrelated roles.
- Experience working on sustainability and climatechange issues as they impact business, and 2+ years focus on climate data and risk analytics or demonstrated knowledge of decarbonization trajectories for finance.
- Basic knowledge of banking and finance products and terminology, including basics of financial accounting.
- Knowledge of relevant thirdparty ESG and climate datasets and tools and portfolio alignment methods and frameworks (PCAF).
- Awareness of climate policy and regulatory space and voluntary frameworks and initiatives, particularly related to financial institutions.
- Excellent analytical skills: proficient in Excel modelling and comfortable analyzing large datasets and portraying and explaining complex data trends to others.
- Ability to convey information clearly, accurately and succinctly (both written and verbally) and to craft succinct, highimpact presentations with strong attention to detail.
- Highlydeveloped emotional intelligence and ability to influence others, including comfort in engaging senior business leaders.
- Collaborative mindset, and ability to work with a wide range of internal partners across the bank.
- Exceptional work ethic, with the ability to multitask and work in a highperformance professional environment under tight deadlines and shifting priorities.
- Flexible, good sense of humor, and a team player.