Senior ESG Tooling & Methodology Lead

At a glance

Do you want to play a key role in shaping how ABN AMRO assesses and steers the sustainability performance of corporate clients? We are looking for a senior colleague who can take the lead in the strategic development of our ESG assessment methodology, processes and tooling. In this role, you will combine deep sustainability expertise with affinity with tooling & data, strong stakeholder management skills and a hands-on change mindset. You will operate at the intersection of sustainability, business, risk and technology, and drive the further professionalisation of the bank’s ESG assessment capabilities.

Your job

As Senior ESG Tooling & Methodology Lead, you will be responsible for the strategic development and continuous improvement of the bank’s ESG assessment for Corporate Banking clients. You will ensure that methodology, tooling, governance, reporting and implementation remain fit for purpose in a rapidly changing internal and external sustainability landscape.

You will take a leading role in translating sustainability developments, regulatory expectations, business needs and risk requirements into a robust and scalable assessment framework. In close collaboration with colleagues from the ESG expertise team, you will set direction, bring together complementary expertise, prioritize improvements and drive key changes across methodology and tooling.

Your responsibilities include:

• Leading the strategic development of ESG assessment methodology, including design principles, governance, calibration and periodic review;
• Working closely with ESG subject-matter experts across different levels of seniority, including a senior ESG Expert and a highly knowledgeable junior colleague, combining expertise and perspectives to ensure the continued quality and development of the ESG assessment;
• Defining and driving the roadmap for ESG tooling and dashboards in close collaboration with technical teams, acting as the senior linking pin between business and IT;
• Translating sustainability-related developments (e.g. market standards, regulatory expectations and internal sustainability ambitions) into concrete improvements in assessments, processes and management information;
• Representing the business perspective in senior discussions with Risk and other control functions, ensuring well-balanced outcomes between commercial relevance, methodological rigor and risk standards;
• Owning and improving the end-to-end ESG assessment process, identifying structural bottlenecks and opportunities for simplification, scalability and data quality enhancement;
• Driving implementation and adoption of methodological and tooling changes, including clear guidance, change communication and support to relevant users;
• Experience with development of IT tooling
• Monitoring the effectiveness of the framework through reporting and stakeholder feedback and proactively initiating improvements where needed.

In this role, you will have a high degree of ownership and independence, while working collaboratively with colleagues who bring complementary ESG expertise and experience. You are expected to proactively identify what is needed, align with the right stakeholders and move initiatives forward with limited supervision.

Working environment

You will be part of the CB ESG Expertise team, within the broader Sector & Sustainability Expertise Department. The team plays an important role in delivering the bank’s sustainability ambition for Corporate Banking clients, working on strategic ESG projects, sustainability risk dialogues, internal capability building and development of expertise on relevant sustainability topics. You will work closely with a broad range of stakeholders across the bank, including Corporate Banking Clients (CBC), Strategic Risk Management (SRM), IT Grids / CDS, Financing Solutions (FS), and Credit Risk (CR) teams. In this position, you will operate in a dynamic environment where sustainability expectations, business needs and regulatory developments continue to evolve.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to make a visible impact on how ABN AMRO embeds sustainability in its Corporate Banking processes. You will work on strategic topics with high relevance to the bank’s sustainability ambition and play a key role in the further development of ESG assessment capabilities. You will join an experienced and motivated team in a fast-evolving environment, where you will have the space to shape priorities, drive change and further grow your expertise and leadership. This is a role for someone who enjoys combining strategic development with implementation and who wants to help build a future-proof sustainability assessment approach within the bank.

You will report to the Head of ESG Expertise.