Sustainability and Climate reporting Lead

Standard Life plc; Telford; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

38 days annual leave

Excellent pension

12x salary life assurance

Career breaks

Volunteering days

Job summary

Standard Life plc is seeking a Sustainability & Climate Reporting Lead to shape and deliver reporting in a dynamic regulatory environment. You will translate evolving requirements into robust disclosures across Finance and the wider business, ensuring strong controls and practical leadership.

The role requires deep expertise in TCFD, UK SRS, and related standards, with a track record of delivering high-quality external reporting within financial services. Hybrid work is available.

Qualifications

• Strong technical sustainability and climate reporting expertise.
• Experience with financial services reporting and regulatory standards.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into clear disclosures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of sustainability and climate reporting for Standard Life and entities within TCFD scope.
• Drive implementation of UK SRS, data, controls and governance across reporting.
• Shape reporting strategy within Finance to strengthen near-term and longer-term readiness.
• Act as a senior sustainability reporting SME, giving practical guidance to Finance and stakeholders.
• Foster relationships across Finance and the wider organisation for data and governance.
• Support assurance and control readiness with evidence, governance and controls.
• Monitor external reporting landscape and translate developments into priorities.

Skills

Sustainability reporting

Climate reporting

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Audit cooperation

Tools

TCFD

UK SRS

EU CSRD

SDR

Job description

Job Description

Job Type: Permanent

Location: This role could be based in our Edinburgh, Birmingham, Telford or London offices with time spent working from home and from the office on a hybrid basis.

Flexible working: All roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about flexible working here.

Closing Date: 10 November 2026

Salary and benefits: £85,000 to £111,000 depending on experience plus an indicative bonus range of 30-60%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more.

Who are we?

We’re Standard Life, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We champion the belief that everyone’s journey to and through retirement can be better, and for more than 200 years, we’ve been helping our customers plan and prepare for their financial futures.

Life today is increasingly complicated, uncertain and unpredictable. People move through different careers, face unexpected moments and navigate important choices. We offer our colleagues flexibility, trust and benefits that work for whatever life brings. In return we expect curiosity, connection, accountability and high standards. We make room for what matters - so you can bring your best, every day.

The role

This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in shaping and delivering Standard Life’s approach to sustainability and climate reporting at a time of significant change in the external reporting landscape.

We’re looking for a Sustainability & Climate Reporting Lead to join our Finance team, bringing strong technical reporting expertise, sound judgement and a passion for turning complex requirements into clear, high-quality external reporting.

You’ll work across Finance and the wider business to translate evolving requirements into robust disclosures, reporting processes and controls, providing technical expertise and practical leadership as we strengthen our existing reporting and prepare for new requirements, including the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of controlled sustainability and climate reporting for Standard Life and relevant entities, including disclosures within scope of TCFD requirements.
• Lead and support implementation of emerging sustainability reporting requirements, including UK SRS, translating technical requirements into practical actions across reporting, data, controls and governance.
• Help shape our sustainability reporting strategy within Finance, bringing technical insight, external perspective and regulatory expertise to strengthen both near-term reporting and longer-term readiness.
• Act as a senior sustainability reporting SME, providing clear, pragmatic advice and constructive challenge to Finance and business stakeholders on complex or judgemental reporting matters.
• Build strong relationships across Finance and the wider organisation, bringing together stakeholders responsible for sustainability information, reporting, risk, governance and assurance.
• Support assurance and control readiness, helping ensure sustainability information is supported by appropriate evidence, review, governance and reporting controls.
• Monitor the external reporting and regulatory landscape, assessing emerging developments and translating them into clear implications and priorities for Standard Life.

What We're Looking For

• Strong technical sustainability and climate reporting expertise, with proven experience delivering within a financial services environment and applying mandatory and voluntary reporting frameworks and standards, for example TCFD and UK SRS S1/S2, alongside wider regulatory requirements such as EU CSRD and SDR.
• A strong controls and assurance mindset, with exceptional attention to detail and a track record of producing robust, high-quality reporting. Experience working with internal and external audit, assurance, risk and/or compliance functions would be highly advantageous.
• The ability to turn complex requirements into practical solutions, interpreting new and emerging sustainability reporting requirements and translating them into clear reporting, data, governance, control and implementation requirements for the business.
• A proven ability to deliver under pressure, successfully managing competing priorities and demanding reporting deadlines while maintaining quality, resilience and focus on outcomes.
• Strong senior stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to constructively challenge thinking, navigate differing priorities and communicate complex technical matters clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing.

We Want To Hire The Whole Version Of You.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

Find Out More About Working At Standard Life

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