Senior ESG Analyst, Novata Advisory

New York, NY

About Novata

Novata is a public benefit corporation created and funded by a unique consortium of foundations and private sector companies including the Ford Foundation, the Omidyar Network, S&P Global, Hamilton Lane, Microsoft, and Apollo. We are a for-profit, mission-driven company with a goal of empowering the private markets to build a more inclusive and sustainable form of capitalism. By bringing together the brightest minds in financial data, private equity, social justice, and inclusive capitalism, we aim to build the best technology and tools for the private markets to better collect, analyze, benchmark, and report ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) data. We have an experienced and diverse team who are as ambitious about growing a successful company as we are about making an impact. We hope you'll join us.


About the role

Backed by platform data and insights from nearly 8,000 private companies, we recently launched Novata Advisory to enhance our market-leading technology solution with a suite of offerings that maximize the value of the Novata experience. This Senior ESG Analyst will play an important role on the Novata Advisory team by delivering diverse solutions and producing high-quality insights and outputs for both investor and corporate clients.

This is primarily a non-client facing role. The Senior ESG Analyst will be working largely behind the scenes and across internal teams to provide deliverables to our clients. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality, on-time outputs in line with the expectations of multiple project leads across diverse engagements at all times.


Novata is looking for a Senior ESG Analyst to:

  • Support the Novata Advisory team in delivering a variety of ESG solutions, including but not limited to:
  • trategy development and materiality
  • ata analysis and translation
  • arget setting
  • erformance improvement
  • eporting and communications
  • HG measurement and management
  • egulatory support (SFDR, CSRD, SEC, TCFD, CA Climate Regs, etc)
  • Research and track evolving ESG trends and developments across standards, frameworks, regulations, industries, best practices, and emerging issue areas. Including but not limited to:
  • General ESG and sustainability frameworks and principles
  • SASB/ISSB
  • Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)
  • TCFD
  • CA climate regulations
  • Pending SEC climate rules
  • Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD);


Benefits

We want our employees to have the best opportunities at work and in life. We know that requires us to provide more than just a great place to work. We are committed to providing industry leading benefits and flexibility that allows you to achieve all your life goals.


Here are the important highlights:

  • Competitive salary reviewed annually to account for market shifts
  • Participation in the company stock option plan
  • Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, 401K Matching, and Commuter Benefits
  • Robust paid time off, volunteer time off, and parental leave policy
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • An experienced, mature, and extremely enthusiastic team that thrives on collaboration


Anticipated Salary Range: $100,000-$125,000 with additional variable compensation linked to KPIs and paid quarterly


  • Interview Process (all via Zoom)1-1 interview with Global Head of Advisory
  • Small group interview with 2-3 US Advisory Team members
  • 1-1 interview with a member of the People Team


Why Join Us?

Novata is a mission-first company built to enable the private markets to drive more impact. We are at the unique intersection of ESG, the private markets, and mission-driven impact. We are well-funded, have a top-tier executive leadership team, and have experienced a successful commercial launch in the first half of 2022. We have a highly aggressive growth plan to establish ourselves as the industry leader of ESG with product and international expansion.


Members of our leadership team have been globally recognized for their success as leaders of large public companies, founders of successful startups, leaders of established ESG organisations, and builders of robust tech platforms. We are passionate, highly motivated, and experienced individuals who embrace our diverse backgrounds. Together, we will become the platform of choice and a catalyst for a change in the way business is done.


Novata is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy that we will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected category with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion and other terms and conditions of employment.

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