Analyst, Climate and Sustainability Services

S&P Global, Inc.; Makati; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Flexible Downtime

Continuous Learning

Invest in Your Future

Family Friendly Perks

Beyond the Basics

Job summary

S&P Global Energy is seeking a Climate & Sustainability Analyst to blend AI-driven analytics with commercial insight to help market leaders navigate the net-zero transition.

You will deploy AI workflows, quantitative models, and scenario analyses to assess climate risks and opportunities, advising top financial institutions and enterprises while translating complex data into compelling pitches and actionable roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Experience: More than 3 years of relevant climate risk/ESG advisory work with project and stakeholder management across levels.
• AI, Quantitative & Technical Innovation: Proficient in quantitative modeling, Python, API integration, and agile prototyping of AI workflows.
• Executive Communication & High-Impact Storytelling: Ability to craft boardroom-grade decks and briefings translating complex quant/AI into business narratives.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI-driven transformation and design automated analytical pipelines across practice areas.
• Own project lifecycles from scoping to delivery with cross-functional coordination.
• Perform climate & nature analytics including GHG accounting and scenario analysis.
• Guide clients on disclosures, materiality, and ESG risk readiness for sustainability roadmaps.
• Coordinate data collection, ensure quality, and produce executive-ready reports and presentations.
• Support business development with technical solutioning and client pitches.

Skills

AI workflows

Quantitative modeling

Python programming

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's or PG in Sustainability/Finance

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

R

SQL

GIS

Job description

About the Role

Grade Level (for internal use): 10 The role: Shape the Future of Sustainable Finance. As a Climate & Sustainability Analyst, you will combine quantitative rigor and AI-driven analytics with sharp commercial instinct to help market leaders navigate the net-zero transition. Build & Innovate: Deploy AI workflows, rigorous quantitative models, and scenario analysis to assess climate risks and opportunities. Deliver Impact: Advise top financial institutions and enterprises on strategic decarbonization and evolving global standards. Win the Market: Act as a technical specialist with a client-first mindset, translating complex data into compelling pitches and winning proposals.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborative Innovation & AI Transformation (Lead Driver): Thrive in a fast-paced, cross-functional global team—bringing an open, growth-oriented mindset to constantly challenge legacy workflows. Actively design, test, and deploy AI-driven solutions and automated analytical pipelines across all practice areas to accelerate client delivery, scale proprietary toolkits, and pioneer next-gen climate advisory products.
• Rigorous Project Management & Execution: Own project lifecycles from scoping to delivery—driving cross-functional workstreams, enforcing strict quality standards, managing timelines, and seamlessly coordinating global stakeholder inputs to exceed client expectations.
• Climate & Nature Analytics: Execute quantitative analyses on greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting (incl. financed emissions across asset classes), climate-related physical and transition risks (through scenario analysis methodologies), nature & biodiversity impacts and dependencies and target setting to evaluate clients’ key impacts, risk exposure and potential opportunities.
• Strategic Solutioning & Disclosures: Guide clients through global reporting standards, sustainability disclosure requirements and readiness, materiality assessments and relevant E&S risks and opportunities to craft sustainability-inclusive risk management frameworks, actionable transition plans and sustainability roadmaps.
• Project Delivery & Stakeholder Management: Collaboratively manage project workstreams with other team members, coordinate data collection processes, ensure quality control and synthesize complex technical outputs into executive-ready reports, briefings, and presentations with clear articulation of approaches and methodologies deployed.
• Cross-functional Collaboration & Commercial Enablement: Support regional leadership and commercial teams to drive business development through technical solutioning and drafting of client pitches and proposals.

Essential Qualifications

• Experience: More than 3 years of relevant experience in assessing climate risk, performing ESG analysis / advisory and/or executing corporate sustainability efforts and reporting with proven track record in project management and stakeholder management at multiple levels.
• AI, Quantitative & Technical Innovation: Combine strong quantitative modeling and statistical thinking across financial and ESG datasets with hands‑on Python programming, API integration, and agent development. Operating with an agile, entrepreneurial mindset, you will rapidly prototype, test, and deploy automated workflows and prompt‑engineered solutions. Translating client delivery workflows and business requirements into scalable, market-ready AI capabilities.
• Executive Communication & High‑Impact Storytelling: Exceptional written, visual, and verbal articulation with proven mastery in crafting boardroom‑grade decks and C‑suite briefings. Ability to command executive presence, captivate institutional audiences, and translate complex quant, code, and AI methodologies into decisive, high‑stakes business narratives.

Essential Abilities

The candidate is expected to demonstrate sharp analytical rigor, attention to details, a solution‑oriented mindset and strong systems thinking acumen to navigate problem statements, strategise action plans and distil assessment findings into coherent, business‑useful insights.

Education

Bachelor’s or Postgraduate degree in Sustainability, Environmental Economics, Sustainable Finance, Environmental Science, Economics, Finance, or a related discipline.

Technical Standards & Frameworks

• Solid grounding in core sustainability and disclosure frameworks, incl. GHG Protocol, SBTi, PCAF, ISSB (IFRS S1 & S2) and their regional variations, SASB and TNFD.

Communication & Presentation Skills

Articulate written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated experience structuring high‑quality presentation decks, executive summaries, and captivate the audience.

Analytical Toolkit

Advanced quantitative and data modelling capabilities in Excel; ability to synthesize large, complex environmental and financial datasets.

Language

Proficiency in a local language apart from English is preferred.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Data Analytics Tools: Working familiarity with data analysis and visualization platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, R, or SQL) and/or geospatial mapping tools (GIS) for physical/nature risk screening.
• Portfolio Analytics: Prior experience in sustainability portfolio analytics and performance attribution (e.g., portfolio financed emissions, portfolio climate risk, stress testing) from a financial institution would be strongly preferred.
• Sustainable Finance Literacy: Operational understanding of Sustainable Finance Principles and taxonomies incl. ICMA, CBI, EU and regional taxonomies and E&S risk management frameworks within banking incl. Equator Principles and IFC Performance Standards not mandatory but good to have.

About S&P Global Energy

At S&P Global Energy, our comprehensive view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make superior decisions and create long‑term, sustainable value. Our four core capabilities are: Platts for news and pricing; CERA for research and advisory; Horizons for energy expansion and sustainability solutions; and Events for industry collaboration. S&P Global Energy is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global enables businesses, governments, and individuals with trusted data, expertise, and technology to make decisions with conviction. We are Advancing Essential Intelligence through world‑leading benchmarks, data, and insights that customers need in order to plan confidently, act decisively, and thrive economically in a rapidly changing global landscape. Learn more at www.spglobal.com/energy.

What’s In It For You?

Our Mission: Advancing Essential Intelligence. Our People: We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company‑matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best‑in class benefits for families.
• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference. For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit‑summaries

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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