ESG Ratings and Advisory Manager

CO_AFATI Apex Fund Services LLP; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group is a leading fund administration and sustainability advisory provider. We are seeking a Senior Associate+ to analyse ESG data, perform ratings, due diligence, and CSRD/SFDR compliance work.

You will advise clients on ESG reporting, strategy, and risk, and help evolve ESG products in a global cross-functional team. The role emphasizes data-driven analysis, stakeholder communication, and continuous learning in a fast-paced FinTech-like environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in environmental engineering or sustainability; additional sustainability certifications are a plus.
• Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Exceptional organizational skills with keen attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and influence internal and external stakeholders, including proficiency in video conferencing, written communication, and presentation.
• For Senior Associate and above, experience in people management, product management, and process improvements is a plus.
• Prior experience in consulting roles is required for Senior Associate and above positions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with global team and clients to analyze ESG data and provide insights to investors and decision-makers.
• Conduct ESG Rating assessments, Gap Analyses, EU Taxonomy, CSRD and SFDR compliance work.
• Deliver high-quality advisory services on ESG reporting, sustainability strategy, and risk management.
• Stay current with global ESG standards and frameworks to meet market expectations.
• Refine existing ESG products and contribute to new developments.
• Lead initiatives to enhance Apex Group's sustainability performance.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Interpersonal skills

MS Office

Programming basics

Education

Master’s degree in environmental engineering or sustainability

Sustainability certifications

Tools

MS Office

Programming languages (basic)

Job description

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services.

With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.

Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities. For our business, for clients, and for you

Key roles and responsibilities

• Collaborate with the global team and clients to analyze ESG data, providing valuable insights to investors and decision-makers.
• Conduct comprehensive ESG Rating assessments, Gap Analyses, ESG Due Diligence, EU Taxonomy, CSRD assessments, SFDR Compliance, Sustainability-linked loan assessments, and develop Carbon Footprint strategy reports.
• Utilize deep expertise in ESG and sustainability to deliver high-quality advisory services on ESG reporting, sustainability strategy, and risk management.
• Stay current with global ESG standards and frameworks, ensuring the firm’s services meet evolving market expectations.
• Contribute to the refinement of existing ESG products and the development of new ones.
• Lead initiatives to enhance the sustainability performance of Apex Group.

Skills and qualifications required

• Master’s degree in environmental engineering or sustainability; additional sustainabilitycertifications are a plus.
• Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Exceptional organizational skills with keen attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and influence internal and external stakeholders, including proficiency in video conferencing, written communication, and presentation.
• For Senior Associate and above, experience in people management, product management, and process improvements is a plus.
• Prior experience in consulting roles is required for Senior Associate and above positions.
• Proficiency in MS Office; knowledge of programming languages is a plus.

Disclaimer:

Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.

About Apex Group

We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices.

Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent.

Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals.

We’re a people-powered business, and our people are full of ambition.

Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service.

Bringing new products and services to market.

Sharpening our client focus.

Disrupting the market to exceed expectations.

Innovating across a range of specialisms.

With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies.

Prepare to accelerate.

We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech.

We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients.

This means you get more opportunities to grow with us.

So prepare to accelerate.

We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster.

Positive change starts with you.

We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech.

We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients.

This means you get more opportunities to grow with us.

So prepare to accelerate.

We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster.

The journey is yours to own.

When you stretch yourself, you grow.

We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger.

We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues and approachable leaders.

All the things you need to own your unique journey.

Find out more about us