ESG & Sustainability - Regulatory scanning - Data - Associate

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team in a fast paced and challenging area? This is a unique opportunity for you to work in the ESG team to partner with the Business.

As an ESG Associate within our dynamic IPB ESG team in Bengaluru, you will play a pivotal role in supporting ESG and sustainability initiatives. You will engage in regulatory scanning, data methodologies, and content creation, while collaborating with internal teams, senior management, and auditors to ensure compliance and promote ESG strategy.

Job responsibilities

• Monitor, interpret, and summarize new and upcoming ESG regulations, guidelines, and notifications (e.g., CSRD, CSDDD, EU Taxonomy, EU Omnibus packages, APAC regulatory packages).
• Conduct regulatory gap analysis and map requirements to business processes and reporting frameworks.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation and audit trails for regulatory compliance.
• Support change management initiatives, updating policies and procedures in response to regulatory changes.
• Engage with internal teams, senior management, and auditors to communicate regulatory impacts and ensure alignment.
• Validate, reconcile, and quality-check ESG disclosure metrics and vendor methodologies.
• Develop and maintain Python-based analytics and models for regulatory reporting.
• Perform statistical analysis and quantitative modeling (e.g., risk metrics, scenario analysis) for climate, nature, and social risk and integrate and interpret complex ESG vendor data and methodologies for regulatory compliance.
• Manage ETL processes for ESG data and support cross-functional ESG projects.
• Write clear, insightful regulatory reports and submissions for senior stakeholders and external regulatory bodies.
• Create impactful PowerPoint presentations and strategy documents to support decision-making and develop ESG content, including methodology summaries, regulatory updates, and external disclosures and translate complex analytics and regulatory requirements into actionable business insights.

• Well-versed in ESG concepts, climate and nature risk, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong background in ESG analytics, reporting, or strategy/content creation.
• Experience with regulatory scanning, gap analysis, and change management.
• Hands-on technical skills in data validation, reconciliation, and ETL processes.
• Ability to develop and maintain analytics/models for regulatory reporting.
• Skilled in writing regulatory reports, creating presentations, and distilling complex concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Curious, proactive contributor with high attention to detail.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated interest and knowledge in financial markets.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.

• Experience in financial markets is a plus.
• Proficient in Excel and statistical analysis; Python coding a plus.