Senior Analyst, Advisory

Novata is a public benefit corporation founded by a unique consortium of leading foundations and private-sector organizations, including the Ford Foundation, the Omidyar Network, S&P Global, and Hamilton Lane. Our mission is to empower the private markets to build a more inclusive and sustainable form of capitalism. We do this by providing best-in-class technology and tools to help clients collect, analyze, benchmark, and report ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) data.

With a diverse, experienced, and mission-driven team, we are building a company that values both performance and purpose.

Novata is proud to have acquired Atlas Metrics to expand our global reach and expand our product innovation. Together, we make sustainability even simpler for private markets. Now, 400+ clients and over 13,000 companies worldwide count on Novata to make collecting, reporting, and acting on sustainability data easy.

Fluency in German required for this role

Backed by platform data and insights from more than 13,000 private companies, Novata Advisory enhances our market-leading technology solution with a suite of offerings that maximise the value of the Novata experience, partnering with private equity GPs and their portfolio companies to translate ESG data into decisions that drive measurable value. The Advisory team works across the full ESG spectrum, from carbon accounting and climate risk to governance, social, and impact reporting, delivering engagements that are directly integrated with Novata's technology platform.

Advisory is purpose-built to challenge the traditional consulting model: AI-led offerings and workflows, vibe coding, prototyping, custom solutions, and a tight feedback loop with Product mean that Advisory operates as both a client delivery function and an engine for innovation. The Advisory team is intentionally lean, tech-enabled, and strategically linked to Novata's product roadmap, enabling efficient client delivery, building custom AI solutions for clients, and setting a new standard for what ESG advisory can look like in private markets.

As a Senior Analyst, Advisory, you will support and help lead project delivery across the full breadth of Novata's ESG and sustainability offerings, spanning climate risk, carbon, ESG reporting, and regulatory work streams. You will also play a core role in Novata's carbon accounting and decarbonisation work streams, supporting both our investor and company clients to measure their carbon footprints, financed emissions, and decarbonisation strategies.

Second to this, you will also support in the delivery of ESG and sustainability data quality work streams, the development of performance improvement plans, and materiality assessments (IFRS and/or CSRD aligned). Supporting climate risk assessments and scenario analysis will also be encouraged. You must be professionally fluent in German and comfortable using it in client-facing conversations and written communications

You will report directly to a Manager within the Advisory team and work closely with a small, high-performing global team. This role is for a practitioner who is analytically rigorous, detail-oriented, and energized by the intersection of private markets, sustainability, data, and technology, while considering how new AI tools can drive greater efficiency and innovation. You should also have a strong ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that help clients make informed decisions and drive meaningful outcomes.

• Support end-to-end delivery on ESG advisory engagements across climate risk, carbon, and regulatory work streams, including data quality checks, data analysis, reporting deliverables, materiality assessments, and climate risk.
• Support clients through carbon accounting engagements, including Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions measurement and reporting, financed emissions, and support clients through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) process, including target-setting and submission.
• Support portfolio-level ESG analysis and benchmarking using Novata's platform and proprietary datasets, working confidently with large, complex datasets to surface clear, actionable insights.
• Support clients through climate risk assessments and scenario analysis work streams as well as decarbonisation strategy development and framework alignment.
• Guide clients through data collection processes and iterative improvement of their ESG programs, including the use of AI tools, as directed by engagement leads.
• Support ESG due diligence engagements for investor transactions, including regulatory scans, risk identification, and drafting memos.
• Act as a fluent point of contact in both English and German, supporting German-speaking clients and stakeholders directly.
• Collaborate with Product and Customer Success teams to relay client needs and support platform improvement.

• Fluent in English and German (spoken and written), with the…