Strategic Project Manager (German-speaking)

About ESG Book

ESG Book is a global leader in sustainability data and technology. Launched in 2018, ESG Book offers a wide range of ESG-related data, scoring, and technology products that are used by many of the world’s largest financial institutions.

Covering over 50,000 companies, ESG Book’s product offering includes ESG and climate data, company-level and portfolio-level scores, and analytics tools. ESG Book’s SaaS data management and disclosure platform provides access to over 190,000 corporate disclosures, enabling companies to disclose to stakeholders in real-time against multiple frameworks.

Headquartered in London, ESG Book operates from key financial hubs globally including Frankfurt, Boston, Singapore, Delhi, and Tokyo.

ESG Book as a company is built on 3 pillars:

1. Collective Endeavour – we embrace entrepreneurialism and work together to drive new thinking, solutions, and change.
2. Caring Meritocracy – we support people and teams to maximize their potential; individually, collectively, collaboratively.
3. Radical Transparency – we are open, challenging, and constructive for the advancement of our mission.

Our ultimate ambition is to build an iconic company in the finance industry, leading the charge in ESG data and technology. Our core values guide our daily actions as we strive to create meaningful change. We are a diverse community of forward-thinkers united by a common mission and a passion for collaborative problem-solving.

Our open, collaborative culture provides a nurturing environment for personal and professional growth, enabling us to unite and achieve remarkable outcomes.

Your Role

We are launching highly strategic, exciting projects with some of the largest financial institutions in the world to solve a sustainability data problem through our technology offering. These projects aim to transform how companies share sustainability data with the financial sector and to alleviate significant reporting burdens which currently exist. To execute on these projects and chart the next commercial growth phase of the company, we are looking for a highly motivated and experienced project manager to support client stakeholder management.

You will be part of our Client Success team within ESG Book, reporting directly into the company’s senior management team. You’ll work directly with our sales team and (prospective) clients to determine how to deploy our data and technology solutions to fit their needs and train their teams to work with and integrate the data so that it is used as effectively as possible. Simultaneously, you’ll organise and relay client needs to the product management team to help shape how our offering evolves.

As a Project Manager, you will have the opportunity to represent the company externally with senior (prospective) clients as well as work with a variety of internal stakeholders (technology, research, data) to execute on our vision.

What we expect from you

• We need you to be a communicator. You’re comfortable speaking to clients and managing their expectations, demands or concerns.
• We need you to be a problem solver. The problems you solve will be diverse, and you approach these with enthusiasm, creativity, an analytical mindset, and purpose.
• We need you to be independent. You’re comfortable asking for guidance when needed but, since you’re a smart self-learner, you’ll make sure you’ve used your available toolset to come up with an answer first.
• We need you to be efficient. A good grasp of technology and common software (e.g. MS Office) is essential, and you’re always looking for tricks or new tools you can build to get the job done more efficiently. A quantitative background can significantly help with that but is not required.
• We need you to be passionate. Passionate about sustainability, passionate about technology, and passionate about people.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related discipline (e.g., finance, business, economics, environmental studies);
• 2-7 years’ professional experience in a client-facing function in a fast-paced working environment, preferably in but not limited to the financial services and consulting industries;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: ability to communicate technical and quantitative topics to a range of stakeholders, and manage expectations and concerns;
• Language skills: Native-speaking level in German and English;
• Strong project management and execution experience;
• Superior proficiency/skills with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word;
• Demonstrated analytical skills and mindset;
• Motivation: self-starter, entrepreneurial, ability to work independently;
• Versatility: able to work on multiple projects under time-constraints (and remain cool and collected!).

What We Offer

• A fast-paced environment filled with passionate people from diverse backgrounds who share a common purpose and global outlook.
• The opportunity to advance your knowledge of environmental, social and governance topics while supporting the world’s largest financial institutions and corporations to create a more sustainable future.
• Collaboration as part of a highly motivated, experienced and easy-to-work with Executive Team who are focused on building a great company that delivers for clients and stakeholders alike.
• Exposure to a large, dynamic market that has the potential to positively impact society for decades to come.
• Competitive benefits and equity ownership in a business that is well positioned to capitalize on the increasing demand for high-quality sustainability data and secure enterprise disclosure platforms.

We are an equal opportunities employer. This belief and approach apply to all aspects of employment, including recruitment and selection, opportunities for training, development and promotion and our terms and conditions of engagement.