Sustainability Compliance and Risk Lead

Aviva Employment Services; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in London is looking for a Sustainability Compliance and Risk Lead. This role requires a strong understanding of sustainability regulation and the ability to navigate legal and risk aspects. Responsibilities include insights into sustainability reporting and overseeing institutional regulatory compliance. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience in asset management documentation. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Annual performance bonus eligibility

Family friendly parental leave

Generous holiday entitlement

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Private Medical Benefit

Flexible benefits including electric cars

Aviva Matching Share Plan

21 volunteering hours per year

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent required.
• Strong understanding of sustainability regulation essential.
• Experience with legal documentation in asset management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide insights into sustainability regulation and regulatory reporting.
• Oversee institutional regulatory reporting and manage sustainability policies.
• Support risk management framework within Sustainable Investing.

Skills

Understanding of sustainability regulation

Familiarity with legal documentation

Ability to work independently

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

Job description

Please note this position is based in London and this will be the contractual location of the successful candidate, other locations cannot be considered.

Overview

Sustainability Compliance and Risk Lead

This is a great job for someone with a strong understanding of sustainability regulation—particularly in the UK and EU—who is ready to take a step up into a role that blends strategic insight with legal and risk expertise.

A bit about the job:

We are seeking a Sustainability Regulation, Legal and Risk Manager to support the successful delivery of our sustainability strategy—an essential differentiator for Aviva Investors. This role is pivotal in ensuring a robust and coordinated approach to regulatory, legal, and risk matters within the Sustainable Investing function, helping the business maintain risk within tolerance. Responsibilities will include providing detailed insights into sustainability regulation, overseeing institutional regulatory reporting, managing sustainability policies (including our baseline exclusions policy), contributing to legal documentation such as prospectuses, and supporting key aspects of our risk management framework. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of UK and EU sustainability regulation and the ability to deepen their knowledge of our internal policies. This role requires a responsible, proportionate, and risk-aware approach to compliance, clear articulation of sustainability activity through legal documentation, and the integration of sustainability considerations into the broader business risk framework.

Responsibilities

• Provide insights into sustainability regulation and regulatory reporting for institutional clients.

• Oversee institutional regulatory reporting and manage sustainability policies (including baseline exclusions).

• Contribute to legal documentation such as prospectuses.

• Support key aspects of the risk management framework within the Sustainable Investing function.

Qualifications and experience

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent

• Understanding of sustainability regulation

• Familiarity with legal documentation in asset management

• Self-starter who is comfortable working independently to interpret regulation or analyse legal documentation

What you’ll get for this role

• Generous pension scheme – Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in

• Eligibility for annual performance bonus

• Family friendly parental and carer’s leave

• Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days

• Up to 40% discount for Aviva products

• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it

• Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars

• Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme

• 21 volunteering hours per year

Aviva is for everyone

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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