VP of EVC

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.
 

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
   

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 $225,000 to $275,000, 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

Qualifications/Education/Memberships:

• 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
   

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.