Sustainability Manager

The core mission of this role is to strengthen the credibility and depth of LGT's sustainability disclosures while driving the bank's 2030 Sustainability Strategy forward. Day to day, that means preparing and refining sustainability reports under frameworks like CSRD/ESRS, TCFD and PRI, coordinating the Double Materiality Assessment, and shepherding data through external assurance. You would also act as a quality gate, performing four-eyes checks on sustainability data to ensure figures are audit-ready and consistent across the group. Beyond reporting, you would take ownership of the nature and biodiversity workstream, developing initiatives that broaden LGT's environmental agenda beyond climate to ecosystems and natural capital. A distinctive part of the role is leading the internal Sustainability Think Tank, a forum where you would convene colleagues, stimulate internal debate and translate ideas into operational projects. Longer term, your objective is to monitor and report on progress against the 2030 Sustainability Strategy, keeping internal stakeholders aligned and external partners coordinated. This means balancing rigorous, deadline-bound reporting cycles with the more exploratory, conceptual work of strategy development and stakeholder engagement across a global private bank.

The role offers a rare chance to gain hands-on mastery of CSRD/ESRS reporting at a financial institution that is actively preparing for the new European disclosure regime. You would deepen your understanding of the Double Materiality Assessment process and external assurance, skills in high demand across banking and asset management. The TCFD and PRI dimensions would also sharpen your grasp of climate-related financial disclosure and responsible investment principles. On the technical side, the emphasis on Excel and Power BI means you would hone data analysis and visualisation skills within a sustainability context, learning how to transform raw ESG metrics into decision-useful dashboards and reports. Nature and biodiversity is a growing but still underdeveloped field, so working on it at a bank of LGT's scale could give you early-mover expertise. Leading the Sustainability Think Tank builds leadership and facilitation experience, while coordinating with external partners and internal departments strengthens stakeholder management. Exposure to a 900-year-old family-owned institution with a long-term mindset may also offer a grounding in governance and responsible wealth management that few other employers can match.

LGT is looking for someone with a university or ETH degree in sustainability management, business, economics or a comparable field, backed by professional experience in sustainability reporting, nature and biodiversity, or sustainability more broadly. The ideal candidate likely has a few years of relevant work behind them, enough to handle the technical demands of CSRD/ESRS and assurance processes without constant supervision. Technical proficiency matters here: advanced Excel and Power BI skills are explicitly required, suggesting the role involves significant data crunching, validation and reporting. Strong German and English are non-negotiable in a Liechtenstein headquarters context, as you would produce content and communicate in both languages. Familiarity with the financial services sector and an interest in sustainable investing would be a clear advantage. On the soft skills side, LGT emphasises a structured, reliable and independent approach, paired with strong service orientation and communication. The four-eyes checks and Think Tank leadership imply someone who is detail-oriented yet collaborative, comfortable challenging data and ideas while maintaining constructive relationships. A genuine curiosity about sustainability within private banking is likely the intangible that tips the balance.

Tailor your application around the specific reporting frameworks named in the posting (CSRD/ESRS, TCFD and PRI) and be ready to give concrete examples of how you have contributed to disclosures, materiality assessments or assurance processes. LGT has flagged Double Materiality as a key activity, so demonstrating familiarity with its methodology and the data-gathering challenges it entails will stand out. If you have worked on nature or biodiversity topics, make that visible, as it is a distinctive and less common element of this role. Because the role requires advanced Excel and Power BI, consider preparing a short account of how you have used data tools to validate, visualise or improve sustainability data quality. This is not a purely conceptual job; LGT wants someone who can translate numbers into reliable reporting. Highlight your experience with four-eyes checks or data governance if you have it, as it signals the rigour they value. Align your cover letter with LGT's identity as a family-owned, long-term-oriented bank with a 2030 Sustainability Strategy. Show that you understand why a private bank with Princely Family ownership might approach sustainability differently, through stewardship and intergenerational thinking. Given the bilingual requirement, submit a polished application in both German and English if possible, and prepare for interview questions on how you handle deadlines, coordinate across departments and lead a cross-functional forum like the Think Tank.

This role sits squarely within LGT's regulatory and strategic sustainability agenda, with a primary focus on ESG reporting and disclosure. The bank is working toward CSRD/ESRS compliance, TCFD-aligned climate reporting and PRI commitments, so the role would be deeply involved in ensuring the group meets evolving European standards. The Double Materiality Assessment and external assurance are central, meaning the focus is on defining what matters most to LGT and its stakeholders, and proving it. A second pillar is nature and biodiversity, an area where the candidate would help move LGT beyond carbon-centric thinking toward broader ecosystem impacts. This is a relatively nascent field in private banking, so the role could shape how a wealth manager understands its dependencies and impacts on natural capital. Monitoring the 2030 Sustainability Strategy ties these threads together, ensuring initiatives are implemented and measurable. Governance and data quality are also in scope, through the four-eyes validation of sustainability data. Given LGT's ownership by the Princely Family and its positioning around responsible wealth, the role likely intersects with the bank's desire to align its investment and client advisory practices with long-term sustainability values, though the posting suggests the emphasis is on group-level strategy and reporting rather than product-level ESG integration.

One immediate challenge is the evolving and complex nature of CSRD/ESRS requirements, which are still being interpreted across the financial sector. The role holder would need to keep pace with regulatory developments while ensuring LGT's reporting is both compliant and genuinely meaningful, not merely a tick-box exercise. Coordinating the Double Materiality Assessment and external assurance can be resource-intensive, requiring data from multiple departments and rigorous documentation. Nature and biodiversity present a different kind of difficulty: these are less mature topics with fewer established metrics and benchmarks, so developing credible initiatives may require pioneering work and careful stakeholder buy-in. The Think Tank leadership also implies managing diverse opinions and maintaining momentum without formal authority, which can be demanding in a large, international organisation. The bilingual environment and the need for four-eyes data checks add operational pressure, particularly around reporting deadlines. Balancing conceptual strategy work with detailed data validation requires strong prioritisation. Finally, embedding sustainability into a private banking culture where client discretion and long-term wealth preservation are paramount may mean navigating sensitivities around disclosure and competitive positioning.

A typical day might begin with reviewing sustainability data submissions from various departments, checking figures against previous disclosures and flagging inconsistencies for the four-eyes validation process. You could then join a call with external assurance providers or internal finance colleagues to clarify methodology or resolve open points related to the Double Materiality Assessment. Spreadsheet and Power BI work would be a steady undercurrent, as you refine datasets and prepare visuals for reporting or strategy updates. Later in the day, you might convene or prepare for a Sustainability Think Tank session, shaping the agenda and synthesising input from colleagues across the bank. Nature and biodiversity initiatives would require their own rhythm, perhaps a meeting with an external conservation partner or a colleague from an investment team to explore how the topic connects to portfolios. Interspersed are operational and conceptual tasks, from drafting internal guidance to responding to ad hoc queries from Group Sustainability Management. Variability would come with reporting cycles, when deadlines intensify and assurance work dominates, versus quieter periods that allow deeper strategy development. Interaction spans a wide network: group functions, compliance, communications, external auditors, NGOs and possibly client-facing teams. The role is likely a blend of analytical desk work, collaborative meetings and occasional representation of LGT's sustainability efforts.

As LGT continues to mature its sustainability function, this role could naturally expand into a more senior position within Group Sustainability Management, especially as CSRD/ESRS reporting becomes embedded and the 2030 Strategy moves into delivery phase. Demonstrating success in leading the Think Tank and delivering credible disclosures could position the holder for a team lead or head of reporting role. The bank's global footprint across Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East may also open lateral opportunities in regional sustainability teams or in sustainable investing. The nature and biodiversity workstream, being relatively new, offers a chance to become a recognised internal expert and potentially shape a dedicated function as the topic gains regulatory and market traction. Similarly, deep involvement in the Double Materiality Assessment and assurance builds a skill set transferable to other financial institutions or advisory roles. Mentorship and exposure to senior stakeholders in a family-owned bank could accelerate professional networks. LGT's certification as a Great Place to Work and its stated commitment to empowering employees suggest structured development support, though the posting does not detail specific training. The role's blend of technical reporting and strategic facilitation provides a broad platform for growth, whether toward specialist ESG reporting, strategy, or broader corporate responsibility leadership.

Within LGT, the primary stakeholders would be the Group Sustainability Management team itself, including the head of the function and colleagues working on related strategy and reporting topics. You would also interact regularly with finance, risk, compliance and legal teams, particularly during the Double Materiality Assessment, data validation and assurance processes. The internal Sustainability Think Tank means engaging with a cross-section of employees from various departments and potentially different international locations, acting as a convenor and facilitator. Externally, the role involves coordination with assurance providers, auditors and possibly rating agencies or framework bodies connected to CSRD, TCFD and PRI. Nature and biodiversity initiatives might bring in NGOs, conservation organisations or specialist consultancies. Given LGT's private banking context, there could be occasional interaction with client-facing teams or sustainable investment specialists, though the posting suggests the core is group-level. Senior leadership, including those overseeing the 2030 Sustainability Strategy, would be key stakeholders to keep informed and aligned. The Princely Family's ownership ethos may mean that sustainability work is visible to very senior levels, so presentations or updates to executive committees could be part of the stakeholder map. Overall, the role sits at a hub of internal coordination and external accountability, requiring diplomatic and clear communication across many parties.