Director of Engagement | Pittsburgh

Acre are looking for an experienced sustainability professional, for this innovative Corporate Stewardship role.

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You'll need knowledge of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and how they can be best managed from an investor's perspective, as well as a strong track record of stakeholder engagement at a senior and executive level.

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This is a key position for one of the world's leading investment management groups. The successful candidate will play a significant role in the development and delivery of their company engagement strategy for North America.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and delivery of engagement strategy across allocated countries or regions as well as globally across a number of relevant ESG themes.

• Act as a catalyst for positive change in relation to key ESG themes (e.g Climate Action, Cyber/privacy rights, etc.) in specific companies, industrial sectors and/or geographies

• Lead corporate engagement through the development of a regular dialogue and meetings at Board and Executive Committee level at allocated companies.

• Developing and maintaining a considerable internal and external profile, being responsible for representing the business at conferences and events as well as helping to build best practices in stewardship across the firm.

• Working with the team to drive continual innovation across the investment management industry in relation to sustainable investing through active ownership.

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Experience sought:

• Strong knowledge on ESG issues and how they can be managed within a stewardship context, familiarity with climate change, and cyber privacy rights is particularly coveted.

• Extensive experience driving change & strategy with Senior and C-level stakeholders is required.

• Superior communication and stakeholder engagement skills s required.

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Please click apply below or contact Sofia Benmouffok at Sofia.Benmouffok@acre.com with any questions.