Sr Director, Responsible Investment Strategy

Nuveen is the investment management arm of TIAA. It is one of the largest global asset managers with specialist knowledge across a wide array of asset classes, including fixed income, equities and alternatives. Nuveen is driven not only by the independent investment processes across the firm, but also the insights, risk management, analytics and other tools and resources a truly world-class platform provides. As a global asset manager, our mission is to work in partnership with our clients to create outcome-focused solutions to help them secure their financial future. For more information about the firm please visit our website at www.Nuveen.com 

Overview of the Role: 

The Sr Director of Responsible Investment (RI) Strategy is a key role leading the responsible investing research and thought leadership programme across the firm, leveraging deep market expertise and understanding of client needs.  The ideal candidate will be a regarded expert in Responsible Investing investment topics with a proven ability to innovate, communicate, influence and engage with key stakeholders internally and externally.  
 

Key responsibilities will include: 

• Lead the development and implementation of Nuveen’s positioning and global RI thought leadership strategy and ensure alignment/coordination with key stakeholders in Investment, Global Client Group and Marketing and Communications.   

• Identify timely and relevant areas for establishing Nuveen’s thought leadership content as well as strategic areas to “own”   Conduct in-depth research and analysis on ESG sustainability trends, policies, and best practices to inform our investment processes and client engagement strategies across Nuveen’s platform.  

• Engage clients directly on the research to develop commercial opportunities in collaboration with the Global Client Group and Investment teams.  

• Create content for clear, compelling client-facing and public-facing collateral centered around audience/client channel needs and interests, including reports, white papers, articles, and presentations to showcase our capabilities and expertise.   

• Provide ongoing client feedback across key client channels on emerging RI issues and topics.   

• Partner with key stakeholder including government agencies, academia, and interest groups to translate client considerations into actionable insights that advance Nuveen’s positioning and expertise in the market.   

• Support commercial efforts including due diligence, sales and marketing needs e.g., concept building, creating presentation materials and conducting data analysis in response to prospective client questions.  

• Drive the ongoing development and improvement of Nuveen’s sustainability and award-winning impact reporting architecture across the firm, asset class and fund level.  

• Provide subject matter expertise across a broad range of sustainability topics   

• Engage clients and specialized industry working groups on key topics e.g., net zero and nature positive investing as well as thematic areas to enhance Nuveen’s market position and ability to meet/anticipate our clients’ needs for solutions related to these topics 

Qualifications & Experience Required  

• Advanced degree (MBA) preferred; CFA or other industry accreditation 

• Minimum 10 years experience investment management, preferably with a global asset manager, asset owner or consulting organization 

Competencies Required 

• Demonstrated sustainable investing and thought leadership expertise  

• Strong leadership skills and experience with demonstrated ability to influence and execute across functions 

• Understanding of client needs  

• Ability to innovate and execute 

• Excellent communication skills  

Additional Information 

This role requires no regulatory designation.  

Nuveen is committed to providing equal opportunity across all employment practices and we believe our employees have a right to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 

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