Vice President, ESG

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients around the world to do great things for a better future. 

Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions, and organizations. 

Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organizational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, Governance & Sustainability / ESG, and DE&I. 

The firm has more than 1,600 employees serving over 1,200 clients in 40+ offices around the world. 

Job Description: 

As a Vice President, you will take an active role in helping to expand our growing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practice at Teneo, managing client accounts day-to-day and supporting broader firm and business development initiatives. You will have direct exposure to public company management teams and Boards and will play an instrumental role in advancing ESG workstreams to achieve client objectives. A Vice President within Teneo Strategy & Communications is a client-facing member of our account teams, and this role is responsible for executing Governance and Sustainability / ESG initiatives in support of Teneo clients.  

Responsibilities: 

• Lead execution and project management efforts on client ESG projects and workstreams, including producing client-ready ESG deliverables, such as presentations, decks, and memos on topics including ESG strategy, ESG materiality, reporting and disclosure, regulations, targets and KPIs, and performance benchmarking  
• Run large-scale, cross-border, cross-functional ESG mandates, such as a global, multi-stakeholder ESG materiality assessment or a global supply chain engagement strategy 
• Lead execution and project management for client ESG advisory engagements and workstreams, including team management, time allocation, and milestone tracking 
• Support ESG business development efforts through pitch and proposal development, as well as participating in pitch meetings  
• Support the development of corporate ESG reporting and disclosure strategies, including project management, content development, and framework alignment (ISSB / SASB, GRI, TCFD, etc.)  
• Act as a subject matter expert on mandatory ESG reporting requirements including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), SEC rulings on ESG-related matters, and the like 
• Lead ESG ratings and rankings submissions on behalf of clients with key providers including S&P Global, EcoVadis, MSCI, Sustainalytics, JUST Capital, etc.  
• Develop a variety of materials based on comprehensive research and analysis (e.g., sustainability reports and ESG disclosures, climate commitments, quantitative scoring / data models, key message documents, etc.) 
• Help clients identify and escalate ESG risks and opportunities; establish priorities based on strategic direction, considering multiple perspectives and interdependencies  
• Contribute to thought leadership on emerging Governance & Sustainability trends and issues 

• Take the lead on mentoring, training, and integrating junior teammates 
• Assist with Teneo’s own corporate ESG efforts, including contributing to the continued development of Teneo’s own ESG commitments, goals, and program