Team Lead, ESG Controversy Analysis

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About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):
09

The Role:

Team Lead, ESG Controversy Analysis
The Team:  Join S&P Global Sustainable1, your go-to source for essential sustainability intelligence, as we seek a Team Lead, to enhance our Controversy Analysis Team (widely known as S&P's Media & Stakeholder Analysis (MSA)). This position offers a direct exposure to a wide range of sustainability issues across different industries, as well as to our scoring methodology. We are an international team, composed of multidisciplinary professionals dedicated to analyzing sustainability risks.

We foster a casual, friendly atmosphere characterized by an entrepreneurial spirit. As a collaborative team member, you will enrich the unique culture and energy of our department as it continues to evolve.
The Impact:  As a Team Lead you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality analyses of corporate ESG controversies, which directly inform the scoring methodology of S&P's Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). You will also be instrumental in upholding the highest standards in the application of our guidelines, while overseeing assessments and contributing to key projects.
Your Responsibilities & Impact:
Lead and mentor a team of controversy analysts, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
Oversee quality assurance across ESG controversy assessments, ensuring adherence to proprietary methodology and guidelines.
Conduct comprehensive analysis of media coverage and news reports related to corporate ESG controversies and risks, following the MSA methodology.
Monitor ESG issues and risks, ensuring the team has a comprehensive coverage of associated controversies across different industry sectors.
Collaborate with the different layers of quality controls within the MSA process.
Execute special thematic reviews focused on specific sectors, risks, or jurisdictions.
Support talent development, including onboarding, training, and performance reviews.

Basic Qualifications:

Academic Qualifications - Bachelor's/Master's degree or equivalent; an advanced degree in a related field is welcome.
4+ years of experience in ESG research, ESG ratings, corporate sustainability, or reputational risk management, with at least 2 years in a leadership or supervisory role.
Proven ability to manage teams and deliver complex projects under tight deadlines.
Excellent communication skills for stakeholder engagement and team leadership.
Fluency in English, both written and spoken; proficiency in additional languages is a plus.
Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate insights into actionable recommendations.
Strong research skills with an emphasis on fact-based insights and analysis. This includes the ability to write well-prepared research and accurate assessments aligned with a standardized proprietary methodology.
Collaborative attitude across different locations and willingness to contribute to initiatives aimed at enhancing our ESG product
Technical skills to support the development of our internal systems
Artificial intelligence initiatives is a plus.

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
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

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