This manager helps integrate sustainability considerations into private equity investing, from reviewing potential investments to supporting portfolio companies and preparing for exits. The work connects investment judgment with practical advice that can help teams identify risks, spot opportunities and improve how sustainability is managed across the portfolio.
At OMERS, the remit sits within a large pension investor responsible for the long-term interests of members. Sustainable investing therefore has a direct connection to investment stewardship: assessing material issues, supporting durable company performance and bringing relevant sustainability factors into decisions across the investment lifecycle. The role also links private equity with enterprise-wide standards and expertise.
This suits someone who combines sustainability knowledge with investment or asset-management experience, enjoys translating frameworks into useful action, and can build trust with investors, company leaders and specialists across a complex organization.
Job FAQs
What are the main missions and responsibilities of this role?
The manager works with private equity investment and asset-management teams to apply OMERS’ Sustainable Investing Framework across the investment lifecycle. This includes assessing sustainability risks and opportunities during diligence, advising on investment committee materials, and helping portfolio companies address relevant issues and pursue value creation.
The role also reviews portfolio performance, identifies recurring gaps and themes, supports exit materials, and connects private equity with enterprise sustainability functions and external peers. Its wider aim is to make sustainability considerations useful to investment decisions and consistent across the program.
Key learning opportunities for this job
The role could deepen practical knowledge of how sustainability factors affect private equity diligence, company ownership and exit planning. It offers exposure to portfolio-level assessment, third-party expertise, investment committee processes and evolving sustainable investing frameworks.
Working with private equity teams and enterprise specialists may also build experience in facilitation, investment analysis and translating sustainability findings into company-level action. Exposure to industry peers and initiatives could broaden understanding of market practices and emerging topics.
How does the ideal candidate look like (experience, skills)?
The posting seeks at least five years of sustainability experience in investment management, asset management, financial services or consulting, alongside exposure to investing or relevant risk and sustainability topics. A degree in business, finance, economics, engineering or a related field is required; an MBA, CFA or relevant postgraduate study is preferred.
A strong fit would pair analytical judgment with clear communication, independence and relationship-building skills. Experience delivering sustainability-related value creation with private equity portfolio companies is an advantage, as is the ability to work across seniority levels and a complex organization.
Advice to stand out and make a successful application
Show how your experience connects sustainability analysis to investment decisions or company performance. Use specific examples of diligence findings, portfolio-company initiatives, risk mitigation or measurable value creation, and explain your own contribution rather than listing frameworks alone.
In interviews, be ready to discuss how you would prioritize material issues for a private equity asset, communicate findings to an investment team, and turn identified gaps into practical support. Demonstrate that you can balance a consistent enterprise framework with the needs of different investment programs.
What aspects of the company's sustainability is this role likely to focus on?
The role is likely to focus on integrating material sustainability and other non-financial risks into private equity decisions and portfolio management. The posting names areas including climate, regulatory compliance, health and safety, cyber and data privacy, and human resources.
Its remit also includes tracking portfolio performance, addressing gaps with companies, and identifying shared themes for broader support. The work appears oriented toward investment stewardship and practical risk management, with sustainability factors considered in diligence, ownership and exit preparation.
What are the main challenges someone in this role might face?
A central challenge could be making sustainability analysis relevant to investment decisions across companies with different sectors, maturity levels and operating needs. The manager must distinguish material issues from broad frameworks and present findings in a form investment teams can use.
The role also spans enterprise requirements and private equity priorities, so it may require careful coordination and influence without direct authority. Tracking progress across a portfolio, securing company engagement and adapting to changing benchmarks and market topics could add complexity.
How could a typical day look like for someone in this position?
A day could combine reviewing diligence materials for a prospective investment with discussions about material sustainability risks and opportunities. The manager might then work with an asset-management team on a portfolio company’s improvement priorities or review findings from the annual portfolio assessment.
Other time may go to preparing investment committee input, coordinating with enterprise sustainability colleagues, or planning a webinar and expert engagement around a recurring portfolio theme. The balance would likely shift with transaction activity, portfolio needs and internal planning cycles.
What are the opportunities for professional growth and development in this role?
The position could build a specialized career at the intersection of private equity and sustainable investing, with experience spanning diligence, asset ownership, portfolio analysis and exits. It may also develop the ability to advise investment teams and portfolio-company leaders on sustainability-related performance.
Regular interaction with enterprise functions, external peers and industry initiatives could expand the candidate’s network and perspective. Longer-term development might include broader private markets or enterprise sustainability responsibilities, though the posting does not specify a promotion path.
The main stakeholders you might be interacting with
The closest partners are the Head of Sustainable Investing for Private Markets, Direct Private Equity and Private Capital investment teams, and asset-management colleagues. Portfolio-company counterparts are relevant to annual reviews, performance tracking and advisory support.
The manager also serves as a link to OMERS’ Sustainable Investing team, enterprise functions, colleagues in other asset classes, and internal committees and working groups. External relationships may include third-party specialists, other funds, companies and industry associations.
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