Nature and Social Risk Vice President

Overview

In this VP role, you will lead and influence Nature and Social risk matters across the firm, shaping risk decisions and client engagement with first-line partners. You will drive enhanced due diligence for clients and transactions, and support governance, disclosures, and policy improvements. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, regulatory monitoring, and translating sustainability insights into practical risk guidance. You will help advance a responsible growth agenda by strengthening N&S risk management across multiple lines of business. This is an opportunity to influence how the firm meets evolving regulatory and stakeholder expectations while advancing ESG risk practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and credible challenge to the first line of defence on N&S risk matters
• Lead independently enhanced N&S risk due diligence for clients and transactions, including scoping, analysis, documentation, and recommendations on mitigants/conditions
• Drive firmwide training and enablement on N&S risk topics, improving consistency of application across lines of business
• Coordinate and advise cross-functionally with Front Office, Legal, Audit, Compliance, Communications, and other stakeholders to align on risk positions and messaging
• Monitor and interpret global N&S-related regulations and standards; advise on impacts and readiness
• Support preparation of external disclosures and internal governance materials related to N&S risk
• Lead internal initiatives on N&S risk documentation, thematic reviews, and emerging topics; identify process improvements
• Contribute to ongoing enhancements of N&S risk management policies, standards, procedures, and controls
• Lead strategic research and horizon scanning on nature and social issues impacting clients and sectors, translating insights into actionable risk guidance

Key requirements

• Demonstrated experience in risk management, compliance, E&S/ESG risk, human rights, nature/biodiversity risk, or related due diligence/controls disciplines
• Strong independent judgment and ability to structure ambiguous problems
• Proven ability to influence and partner effectively across multiple lines of business and control functions
• Excellent research, writing, and presentation skills; ability to translate technical topics into practical guidance
• Strong project management skills for managing multiple priorities in a global, fast-paced environment
• Familiarity with nature-related and social risk standards and regulatory developments and due diligence practices

• influence
• communication
• collaboration
• risk management
• ESG/Nature and Social risk
• due diligence

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