Vice President, Data Strategy, Sustainability

Our Company Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with more than $220 billion in assets under management. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value‑oriented, and risk‑controlled approach to investments in credit, equity, and real estate. The firm has more than 1,400 employees and offices in more than 25 cities worldwide.

We are committed to cultivating an environment that is collaborative, curious, inclusive and honors diversity of thought. Providing training and career development opportunities and emphasizing strong support for our local communities through philanthropic initiatives are essential to our culture.

Our mission is to deliver superior investment results with risk under control and to conduct business with the highest integrity. Sustainability considerations are a critical component of achieving this mission. Sustainability factors directly and materially impact investment outcomes, and a concerted and consistent focus on sustainability throughout the investment lifecycle allows us to avoid undue risk and better identify valuable opportunities.

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• Lead the strategy, prioritization, and execution of data and reporting initiatives across the Sustainability team
• Act as the central coordinator across Sustainability, Technology, Risk & Reporting, and investment teams to ensure alignment and delivery
• Translate evolving business needs into clear data, tooling, and reporting requirements

• In partnership with Technology, oversee the ongoing development, enhancement, and adoption of Sustainability Central
• Define product priorities, user needs, and success metrics; ensure the platform remains fit‑for‑purpose as the program evolves
• Drive user engagement, training, and feedback loops to improve usability and impact

• Partner with Reporting & Performance to maintain and evolve fund‑level sustainability reporting
• Identify opportunities to improve automation, consistency, and decision‑usefulness of outputs
• Ensure reporting aligns with internal investment needs as well as external client and regulatory expectations

• Identify and operationalize opportunities to use data to advance key sustainability priorities (e.g., physical risk assessments, methane engagement, sector deep dives)
• Support the integration of sustainability insights into the investment process

• Proactively identify ways sustainability data and reporting can deepen client relationships and support fundraising
• Partner with client‑facing teams to translate sustainability capabilities into clear, differentiated messaging

• Stay current on market developments, including sustainability frameworks, data providers, and peer practices
• Assess implications for Oaktree’s data strategy and recommend pragmatic enhancements

• Manage relationships with third‑party ESG data providers (e.g., MSCI), including evaluating data quality, coverage, and fit‑for‑purpose
• Support contract renewals and vendor assessments; identify gaps in current data coverage and recommend solutions

• Establish and maintain data quality standards across sustainability data sources, ensuring consistency and accuracy of inputs into reporting and analytics
• Own the resolution of data discrepancies and serve as the escalation point for data integrity issues across teams. Natural inclination to do detective work to resolve data discrepancies

• Investment and sustainability knowledge
  • 7‑10 years of experience in asset management, investment banking, research, or related financial services (experience in dedicated data roles preferred)
  • Solid understanding of investment concepts and market dynamics…