Director, ESG

About Corbin

Corbin Advisors is a specialized investor relations (IR) research and advisory firm that was founded on the idea that insights-driven advice is a powerful catalyst for unlocking value. Leveraging proprietary research and analytics, a best-practice mindset, executional excellence, and a deep understanding of what influences sentiment, we deploy a proven model to realize value.

Our clients are public companies ranging in size from $250M to $500B+ in market-cap across all business sectors. We conduct cutting-edge research and advise Boards and C-suite Executives on investor relations and broader capital market matters. Our research is regularly featured in leading publications globally and our Founder, Rebecca Corbin, is a recurring contributor to CNBC.

Our culture is unique and inspiring. We’ve thoughtfully defined and pridefully live our values – represented by ‘TAPE’ – Trust, Accountability, Partnership, Excellence and Team, Appreciation, Passion, and Entrepreneurialism. We encourage and embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Position Responsibilities

As Director, ESG you will collaborate on a team that leverages proprietary research and analytics, a best-practice mindset, executional excellence, and a proven model to advise clients on strategic communications with a goal of maximizing investor understanding and impact. You will work closely with the SVP, IR Advisory& ESG to develop strategy, conduct research and data analysis, and execute toward positioning Corbin as a leader in Sustainability Advisory.

Your specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Support the execution of the overall strategy of Corbin’s ESG Advisory Practice

Serve as an expert and advise clients on Sustainability / ESG strategy, communication and best practices

Leverage market intelligence, data and analytics, and ESG expertise to advise clients in a highly strategic, value creative-manner

Work directly with internal teams to further enhance Corbin’s ESG capabilities, including market research and thought leadership on this rapidly evolving landscape

Extend brand awareness by representing Corbin at key industry conferences as well as through public speaking engagements and published thought leadership

Develop and present recommendations considering an organization’s unique profile and leveraging our research, insights, and best practices

Demonstrate the skill to respectively challenge and guide our clients to think differently based on our proven methodology, philosophy, and experience

Support Corbin’s business development efforts and drive sales and innovation

Collaborate with and lend expertise to the Market Research group on industry-leading research and publications

Contribute to enabling a passionate, hard-working, embracing, positive, entrepreneurial team culture

Qualifications

• Subject matter expertise, including on emerging trends, best practices, reporting frameworks / standard setter methodologies and investment trends
• Capital markets experience/expertise and focus on opportunities to express economic materiality in Sustainability strategy
• Passion for the subject matter coupled with strong critical-thinking and decision-making skills
• Insight-driven, quantitative mindset and service leadership approach
• Deep strategy development, execution and team-building capabilities
• Significant client relationship building, influencing, and management experience
• Tangible understanding of how ESG factors impact the investment process
• Knowledge and effective leverage of the full range of channels to drive marketplace positioning for proprietary content
• Proven track record in planning, leading and executing sophisticated programs and projects in high growth environments
• Excellent organizational, as well as written and verbal communication skills; high comfort level with presenting to executive leadership and boards of directors
• A desire to succeed in delivering exceptional results
• 5+ years of experience in ESG / sustainability / CSR required; experience in corporate sustainability / ESG leadership role preferred
• BA required; MBA in finance, economics, marketing or a related field preferred