Product Specialist – ESG and Climate Data, Infrastructure

Presentation:

Scientific Infra & Private Assets Ltd (SIPA) is the corporate arm of the EDHEC Infrastructure & Private Assets Research Institute (EIRA) at EDHEC Business School, an ESMA-recognised index provider, specialised in providing market index, benchmarks and comparables to investors in private markets, including unlisted infrastructure equity, private infrastructure debt and private equity. SIPA provides bottom-up, asset-level metrics of the risk and performance of investments in unlisted companies and their debt, as well as advanced measures of the climate impacts and risks of infrastructure assets worldwide.

Today, users of SIPA data include major investors, asset managers and consultants and represent several hundred billion USD of assets under management (AUM).

SIPA is now hiring two product specialists in its commercial team based in London, and one new Sales Executive position based in the US or London.

SIPA is based in Singapore and London.

Role:

This is an opportunity to join a growing and global team that is bringing new and high-quality data products and service to investors in infrastructure with a focus on valuing climate risks and providing bespoke services about the physical risks found in investors’ portfolio.

This role, reporting to the head of business development, will support the sales function for the promotion of new cutting-edge climate and ESG data and services for infrastructure investors.

This data includes robust and representative benchmarks of the climate impacts (scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions) and risks (extreme risk valuations) as well as an asset-level physical risk analysis service and a bespoke asset- and portfolio-level climate risk assessment service. 

Requirements:

This position requires great familiarity with ESG data with a focus on climate change impact and risk analyses. It also requires a good understanding of the needs and uses for such data by investors from asset owners to asset managers. Client meetings, presentations and preparation of RFP responses will all be an integral part of the role.

This role is very business oriented and requires the ability to prepare presentations and proposals, writing documents about technical topics but with a business angle and the ability to present products and services in client meetings and business fora.

Post-graduate degree and several years of experience in consulting or data sales required.

This is a full-time, on-going position.

Remuneration is competitive and includes a bonus for meeting performance objectives.

Attractive salary and bonus, healthcare and pension plan coverage.

The salary will be determined according to EDHEC's pay scale, the candidate's qualifications and experience.

To apply for this offer, please send a CV and a cover letter to: [email protected].

To know more about EDHECinfra: https://edhec.infrastructure.institute/mission