ESG Risk Manager

The core mission is to identify, assess and monitor sustainability risks affecting the funds managed by Carne. On a day-to-day basis, that means reviewing SFDR pre-contractual disclosures during onboarding, monitoring Article 8 and Article 9 fund limits, reviewing periodic disclosures, and managing breaches when they arise. The role also involves developing and implementing sustainability risk and SFDR frameworks that align with regulatory requirements. A significant part of the job is keeping frameworks current. That includes tracking regulatory developments such as SFDR 2.0 and updating internal approaches accordingly. You would prepare presentations for internal knowledge sharing and for internal and external committees, including periodic reports to Fund Boards and Management Company Boards. This reporting responsibility means translating technical ESG risk data into clear messages for governance bodies. Beyond the technical core, the role supports client delivery and business development from an ESG perspective, and provides training and coaching to strengthen team capability. You would liaise with fund stakeholders such as investment managers, administrators and auditors. The overarching goal is to make sure Carne's funds are managed and reported in line with evolving sustainability risk and SFDR obligations.

This role offers deep, practical exposure to SFDR, Taxonomy Regulation and SDR as they apply across a large and varied fund book. You will learn how sustainability risk is identified, assessed and monitored for funds, and how pre-contractual and periodic disclosures are reviewed in practice. That regulatory knowledge is portable and increasingly sought after. Because Carne works with more than 650 traditional and alternative asset management clients, the learning curve includes how different asset classes and portfolio holdings behave under ESG frameworks. You will also gain experience in breach management, limits monitoring and committee reporting, which are skills that transfer well to other oversight or compliance roles. There is also a forward-looking element: staying current with SFDR 2.0 and updating frameworks accordingly means you will be working at the edge of regulatory change rather than applying static rules. The role includes training and coaching responsibilities, which builds presentation and mentoring skills. Exposure to client delivery and business development adds a commercial dimension that pure compliance roles often lack.

The ideal candidate has 2 to 5 years in asset management, with direct exposure to Sustainability Risk or SFDR. Experience at an investment firm, consulting firm, or management company/AIFM is expected, and a professional qualification in an ESG-related discipline is an advantage. Practical knowledge of asset classes and working with portfolio holdings files matters because the role involves monitoring funds and reviewing disclosures. Beyond technical knowledge, Carne looks for someone with strong analytical and project management skills. The ability to read complex regulatory texts, draw useful insights from data, and turn that into frameworks or committee reports is central. Communication skills are equally important because the role involves training colleagues, presenting to boards, and liaising with investment managers and auditors. The behavioral profile is clearly stated: collaborative, solutions-focused, adaptable and resilient. The ideal candidate manages competing priorities without losing quality, is comfortable in a client-facing environment, and brings drive and motivation to a team that is still growing. A willingness to support colleagues and contribute to team capability is explicitly valued.

Tailor your resume to highlight concrete experience with SFDR, Taxonomy Regulation and SDR in an investment firm, AIFM or consulting setting. Quantify what you have done: number of Article 8 or 9 funds monitored, size of portfolios reviewed, types of pre-contractual and periodic disclosures prepared. Because Carne serves over 650 asset management clients, emphasize your ability to handle multiple fund structures and deadlines simultaneously. In your cover letter, connect your motivation to Carne's role as a third-party management company and AIFM rather than a single asset manager. Show that you understand the difference between running ESG risk inside an investment team and providing oversight across many clients. Mention any experience liaising with investment managers, administrators or auditors, as that stakeholder coordination is central to this role. For interviews, prepare a short walkthrough of how you would build a sustainability risk framework from scratch, and how you would monitor SFDR limits and handle breaches. Be ready to discuss SFDR 2.0 and what changing regulatory expectations mean for fund boards. Carne values collaborative, solutions-focused people, so use examples where you resolved competing priorities while keeping quality and timelines intact.

The role focuses squarely on regulatory sustainability risk and disclosure rather than environmental projects or corporate carbon reduction. The main touchpoints are SFDR Article 8 and Article 9 funds, Taxonomy Regulation and SDR. This means the work is about how sustainability risks are integrated into investment processes, how fund classifications are maintained, and how disclosures accurately reflect what funds do. At a company level, Carne's sustainability angle in this context is as an AIFM and management company providing oversight across many clients. The ESG Risk Manager helps ensure that the funds Carne manages comply with sustainability disclosure rules and that sustainability risks are properly monitored. This is governance and compliance work with a direct link to investor protection and market integrity. There may also be an internal dimension through training and coaching, which builds ESG awareness across the firm. But the primary sustainability focus is external and regulatory: frameworks, limits, disclosures, breaches and board reporting tied to SFDR and related regimes.

A likely challenge is the sheer breadth of the fund universe. Carne supports hundreds of clients across multiple jurisdictions, so the ESG Risk Manager must monitor sustainability risks and SFDR limits for many different fund structures without losing attention to detail. Balancing regulatory rigor with operational efficiency is a constant tension. Regulatory change adds another layer of difficulty. SFDR 2.0 and shifting interpretations of Taxonomy and SDR requirements mean frameworks need regular updating, and stakeholders may have different views on what compliance looks like. The role holder will need to translate complex rules into workable processes while managing expectations from investment managers, administrators and boards. The position also requires influencing people without direct authority. Supporting onboarding, client delivery and business development means working across teams and external parties, each with their own priorities. A solutions-focused, resilient approach is necessary because competing deadlines and evolving data can make straightforward answers hard to come by.

A typical day could start with reviewing incoming data or holdings files to check whether sustainability risk indicators or SFDR limits need attention. You might update a monitoring log, investigate a potential breach, or prepare notes for a committee. Because the role covers many funds, prioritisation is constant, and unplanned requests can shift the day's focus. Meetings would likely include check-ins with the ESG Risk team, calls with investment managers or administrators to clarify disclosure points, and internal discussions with onboarding or client delivery colleagues. You may spend time reviewing SFDR periodic disclosures or drafting updates to frameworks as new regulatory guidance emerges. Periodic activities shape the rhythm too. Preparing board reports or committee presentations can take concentrated time, as can training sessions for colleagues. The variety means no two days look identical, but the common thread is reviewing information, coordinating with stakeholders, and turning regulatory requirements into practical actions.

This role sits in a growing ESG Risk team within a company that supports more than 650 clients, so the exposure to different fund structures and regulatory regimes is broad. As Carne expands its ESG capabilities, a successful ESG Risk Manager could move into more senior oversight positions, lead client-facing ESG delivery, or take on responsibility for building frameworks across new jurisdictions. Because the role includes training and coaching team members, there is a natural path toward people leadership or subject-matter ownership. Someone who develops deep expertise in SFDR 2.0 and sustainability risk frameworks could become the internal reference point for these topics, which often translates into higher visibility with management company boards and external committees. The blend of regulatory work, client delivery and business development support also opens lateral moves. You might shift toward product governance, regulatory affairs, or client solutions focused on ESG, depending on where your strengths and interests develop within Carne's platform.

The most immediate stakeholders are the ESG Risk team and colleagues across Carne, since the role involves training, coaching and supporting team capability. Internally, you would also interact with onboarding, risk, compliance and client delivery teams, because ESG and sustainability work touches multiple parts of the management company. Externally, the role liaises with investment managers, administrators and auditors of the funds Carne oversees. These interactions involve reviewing SFDR pre-contractual and periodic disclosures, monitoring limits and managing breaches, so the relationships are both technical and relational. You may also engage with clients directly as part of client delivery and business development support. Governance stakeholders are central: the role prepares periodic reports for Fund Boards and Management Company Boards, and presents to internal and external committees. That means your work is visible to senior decision-makers and must be clear, accurate and defensible. The mix of internal advisory work and external oversight makes stakeholder management a core part of the job.