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ESG Specialist
Ebury Madrid Office - Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home per week
As an ESG Specialist at Ebury, you will play a pivotal role in owning, defining and leading our sustainability and responsible business practices agenda. You will collaborate cross-functionally to develop, implement, and monitor ESG strategies and initiatives across our global offices.
What you’ll do
Environmental Stewardship:
- Carbon Accounting: Own the corporate carbon footprint inventory, covering Scopes 1, 2, and relevant Scope 3 streams.
- Energy Audits: Support energy audit reports (e.g., UK ESOS, Spanish Royal Decree 56/2016)
- Sustainable Operations: Drive and implement the global green offices practices action plan and monitor workplace environmental health check performance.
- Net-Zero, Decarbonization & Offsetting: Lead the corporate decarbonization and net-zero strategy, managing the procurement of high-quality carbon credits to support long-term climate goals.
Social Responsibility:
- Workforce Well-being: Design and oversee comprehensive physical, mental, and financial well-being programs to foster a supportive and healthy workplace.
- Employee Resource Groups: Sponsor, guide, budget, and oversee voluntary, employee-led groups (Ebury Women's Network, Ebury Pride Network, Ebury Military Network, Ebury Sports Network), ensuring their initiatives align with broader corporate ESG goals.
- Ethics & Community: Support corporate ethics and accountability frameworks and implement the global volunteer program in coordination with local workplace teams to drive positive local impact.
- Impact Measurement: Define, track, and report key social performance indicators to leadership.
Good Governance:
- Strategy & Frameworks: Develop and implement the corporate ESG strategy, materiality assessments, policies, and governance frameworks aligned with business priorities.
- Strategic Integration: Collaborate with internal stakeholders and senior leadership to integrate ESG considerations into core decision-making processes, business strategies, and innovation opportunities.
- Reporting: Support the publication of the annual ESG report, including the group's annual statement.
- Risk Management: Enhance the integration of ESG and climate-related risk management across operations.
- Performance & Budget Tracking: Monitor, analyse, and define ESG performance metrics and targets, handling budget management and tracking progress toward our sustainability goals.
Purpose-led & Business Opportunities:
- Purpose-Led Strategy: Integrate social, financial, and digital inclusion into Ebury’s core business strategy to drive sustainable development and long-term societal impact.
- Inclusive Partnerships: Manage strategic partnerships (e.g., digital talent programs) that advance inclusion while identifying opportunities to weave these initiatives into our commercial pipeline.
- Business Alignment: Partner with business verticals and business development teams to demonstrate the commercial value of our purpose-led agenda, connecting ESG impact to market growth strategies.
Data, Reporting & Assurance:
- Data Ownership: Own ESG data collection, data validation, and carbon accounting methodologies.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure corporate readiness, maintain clear audit trails, and support independent assurance processes for upcoming regulatory frameworks, specifically the EU CSRD, UK SDS, and SDR.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Inquiries: Manage incoming ESG-related requests and questionnaires from clients, suppliers, and investors.
- Transparency: Engage with external stakeholders, including investors, regulatory bodies, and community organisations, to enhance transparency and accountability in our ESG disclosures.
- Commercial Support: Support RFPs and due diligence queries, aligning cross-functional responses related to ESG.
Internal Communications & Culture:
- Awareness: Own ESG communications targeting leadership and employees, driving company-wide engagement and sustainability awareness.
- Touchpoints: Plan and support communication touchpoints across global corporate and audiences via webinars, global meetings, and internal newsletters.
- Enablement: Provide continuous guidance, training, and support to colleagues across the organisation to foster a deeply rooted culture of sustainability and ethical conduct.
What you’ll need
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor's degree in environmental science, sustainability, business administration, or a related field. A Master's degree or professional certification in sustainability or ESG is preferred.
- Experience: 4+ years of experience in ESG management, sustainability consulting, corporate social responsibility, or a related field.
- Framework Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of ESG frameworks, standards, and reporting guidelines, such as GRI, SASB, TCFD, SDGs, IFRS, ISSB, EU CSRD, UK SDS, UK SDR, and the GHG Protocol.
- Project Management: Strong program and project management skills, with a proven ability to lead cross-functional workflows and track initiatives to successful execution.
- Data & Analytics: Robust analytical skills and proficiency in data management, reporting tools, and sustainability software platforms.
- Communication: Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to convey complex ESG concepts to diverse audiences.
- Core Values: Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), with a passion for driving positive social and environmental change.
Tools & Systems:
- Dcycle Platform: Core carbon accounting and ESG data platform.
- Claude: Advanced AI tool.
- Google Gemini & NotebookLM: Advanced AI tools.
- FinRegE: Regulatory intelligence software for tracking ESG compliance frameworks.
- Jira: Agile project management tool for tracking cross-functional ESG workflows.
- Google Workspace: global collaboration platform.
Why Ebury?
- Competitive Starting Salary with an annual discretionary bonus that truly rewards your performance from day one.
- Dedicated Mentorship: Learn directly from experienced managers who are invested in your success.
- Cutting-Edge Technology: Leverage state-of-the-art tailor made tools and systems that enable you to perform at your best.
- Clear, Accelerated Career Progression: Defined pathways to leadership and specialist roles within Ebury.
- Dynamic & Supportive Culture: Work in a collaborative environment where teamwork and personal growth are prioritized.
- Generous Benefits Package: Access competitive benefits tailored to your location, which typically include health care and social benefits.
- Central Office: A fantastic location with excellent transport links.
Ready to launch your career with a global FinTech? Click the ‘Apply’ Today and discover your potential at Ebury!
About us
Ebury delivers sophisticated, integrated solutions — business accounts, hedging, and financing — on a single platform with a seamless workflow. Our success is built on a simple premise and singular purpose: To help businesses operate and scale globally.
Since its founding in 2009, Ebury has always been a fast-growing leader in fintech. Today, we bring together 1,800+ Eburians across nearly 70 cities and we’re always looking to add to our team.
At the heart of our offering is a proprietary platform, purpose-built to help businesses seamlessly streamline and manage global cash flow. We focus on continuous product evolution and innovation to build the infrastructure for borderless growth and help our clients scale at every stage.
The opportunities at Ebury are as diverse as our people, ranging from business development to engineering roles across our tech pillars.
We believe in inclusion. We stand against discrimination in all forms and are against the intolerance of differences that makes us a modern and successful organisation. At Ebury, you can be whoever you want to be and still feel a sense of belonging no matter your story.