Manager, Carbon & Climate Advisory

About Novata

Novata is a public benefit corporation founded by a unique consortium of leading foundations and private-sector organizations, including the Ford Foundation, the Omidyar Network, S&P Global, and Hamilton Lane. Our mission is to empower the private markets to build a more inclusive and sustainable form of capitalism. We do this by providing best‑in‑class technology and tools to help clients collect, analyze, benchmark, and report ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) data. With a diverse, experienced, and mission‑driven team, we are building a company that values both performance and purpose.

Novata is proud to have acquired Atlas Metrics to expand our global reach and expand our product innovation. Together, we make sustainability even simpler for private markets. Now, 400+ clients and over 13,000 companies worldwide count on Novata to make collecting, reporting, and acting on sustainability data easy.

About Novata Advisory

Backed by platform data and insights from more than 13,000 private companies, Novata Advisory enhances our market‑leading technology solution with a suite of offerings that maximise the value of the Novata experience, partnering with private equity GPs and their portfolio companies to translate ESG data into decisions that drive measurable value. The Advisory team works across the full ESG spectrum, from carbon accounting and climate risk to governance and impact reporting, delivering engagements that are directly integrated with Novata's technology platform.

Advisory is purpose‑built to challenge the traditional consulting model: AI‑led offerings and workflows, vibe coding, prototyping, custom solutions, and a tight feedback loop with Product mean that Advisory operates as both a client delivery function and an engine for innovation. The Advisory team is intentionally lean, tech‑enabled, and strategically linked to Novata's product roadmap, enabling efficient client delivery, building custom AI solutions for clients, and setting a new standard for what ESG advisory can look like in private markets.

Job Summary

As Manager, Carbon & Climate Advisory, you will lead project delivery across Novata’s climate and carbon offerings and R&D function, from GHG accounting and financed emissions to climate risk assessment and regulatory disclosure, while contributing to the development and commercialisation of these offerings and solutions.

You will report directly to the Director of Advisory and work closely with a small, high‑performing, US‑based team. This role is for a practitioner who thrives on complex client challenges, thinks rigorously about carbon and climate methodology, and is energised by the intersection of private markets, sustainability, data, and technology, while considering how new AI tools can drive greater efficiency and innovation.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery on carbon and climate advisory engagements, including GHG inventory development, financed emissions calculations, climate risk assessments (TCFD‑aligned), scenario analysis, and regulatory disclosure support (e.g., SFDR, CSRD, SB 261).
• Manage client relationships as a day‑to‑day point of contact, ensuring work is delivered on time, on scope, and to a high standard of quality.
• Structure and present analytical findings, including written deliverables and client‑facing presentations, in a clear and credible manner.
• Guide clients through data collection processes, quality assurance, and iterative improvement of their ESG and carbon programs, including the use of AI tools.
• Support portfolio‑level ESG analysis and benchmarking using Novata’s platform and proprietary datasets.

Subject Matter Expertise

• Serve as a key internal and external subject matter expert on carbon accounting and climate risk, including GHG Protocol, PCAF, TCFD, and relevant regulatory frameworks.
• Monitor and synthesize regulatory and market developments (e.g., ISSB IFRS S2, SEC climate rules, EU Taxonomy) and translate their implications for private markets clients.
• Develop and maintain internal methodological resources, technical guidance documents, and training materials to build team‑wide capability.
• Contribute to thought leadership and external materials that reflect Novata’s expertise and point of view.

Offering & Commercial Development

• Contribute to the design and refinement of Novata’s carbon and climate service offerings and solutions, identifying gaps and opportunities based on client feedback, market trends, and technological capabilities.
• Support commercial strategy and activities, including proposal development, client scoping conversations, account expansion planning, and participation in pitches; up to 25–30% of role focus.
• Collaborate with Product and Customer Success teams to communicate client needs and inform the Novata platform roadmap.
• Participate in cross‑functional initiatives that advance Novata’s commercial and Advisory strategies.

Team & Operations

• Mentor and support analysts on the Advisory team, providing feedback, guidance, and quality review on their work; this role does not currently carry direct people management responsibility but might in the future and is expected to contribute meaningfully to team development.
• Contribute to process improvement efforts that increase the team’s efficiency and scalability.
• Actively use and champion AI tools and technology in day‑to‑day delivery, helping the team adopt new workflows where strategic and appropriate.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate across Novata teams on an ongoing, regular basis to ensure high‑quality outcomes, continuous platform improvement, and an excellent client experience. This is fundamental to how the Advisory team works with Product, Customer Success, Sales, and Marketing.
• Inform the development of new product solutions based on subject matter and user profile expertise; leverage AI tools such as vibe coding to prototype new solutions for the Product team.
• Work with Marketing to develop and inform thought leadership materials and marketing campaigns around high‑profile and emerging topics in private markets, especially as they pertain to Advisory solutions.

About You

Experience & Background

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in ESG or sustainability consulting, advisory, tech, and/or in‑house roles, or a closely related field, with demonstrated focus in carbon and climate work (e.g., climate risk, decarbonization, carbon accounting and disclosures). Candidates with transferable skills from adjacent fields are encouraged to apply, especially those with interdisciplinary experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in carbon accounting and GHG measurement, including strong working knowledge of the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard; experience with PCAF and financed emissions methodologies is highly desirable.
• Experience working with or alongside technology platforms, AI solutions, SaaS products, or digital data solutions, either as a user, implementer, or advisor, is required, as is comfort operating in a tech‑enabled, data‑driven environment.
• Experience conducting or supporting climate risk assessments, including scenario analysis aligned with TCFD or equivalent frameworks.
• Familiarity with science‑based target setting (SBTi), decarbonisation roadmaps, transition planning, and climate‑related disclosures (TCFD, ISSB IFRS S2, CDP, ESRS E1).
• Prior experience working with or for private equity firms, institutional investors, or their portfolio companies is a plus but not required.

Skills & Capabilities

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; comfortable working with ESG datasets and translating data into client‑ready insights; Experience with data analytics and modeling fluency across a variety of tools such as Excel, Sheets, PowerBI, Tableau.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical content clearly to non‑specialist audiences.
• Hands‑on experience using AI tools in a professional context; for example, using LLMs for research synthesis, drafting, or analysis, or applying AI‑assisted tools for data workflows; curiosity about how AI can improve the quality and efficiency of advisory work; prior experience and exposure to AI tools such as vibe coding to develop product prototypes is highly desirable.
• Proven project management ability: you can own a workstream end‑to‑end, manage timelines, and proactively flag risks.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain trusted client relationships.
• Collaborative and team‑oriented, with a track record of mentoring or developing more junior colleagues.
• Experience with cross‑functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement across a fast‑paced environment.

Character & Working Style

• Intellectually rigorous and methodologically sound; you take care with technical accuracy and flag uncertainty rather than paper over it.
• Proactive and self‑directed; comfortable operating in a lean, fast‑moving team with significant autonomy.
• Curious and adaptable; energised by a market that is evolving quickly and comfortable shaping your own point of view.
• Mission‑driven; genuinely committed to making private markets more sustainable and solving complex problems.
• Innovative and client‑focused; actively seeks input to achieve the best outcome for our client, team, and business, while valuing diverse approaches, perspectives, and ideas.

Important Notes

• This role is based in New York, with hybrid working arrangements (2 days in office). We will consider remote applicants within the East Coast time zone.
• Applicants must be located in and eligible to work in the US. Unfortunately, we are unable to support visa applications or relocation at this time.

Benefits

• Competitive salary plus stock options
• Generous PTO policy including public holidays
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Purpose‑driven, inclusive culture
• The opportunity to be part of a growing team at the forefront of ESG and private markets innovation

Why Join Us?

Novata is a mission‑first company built to enable the private markets to drive more impact. We are at the unique intersection of ESG, the private markets, and mission driven impact. We are well‑funded, have a top tier executive leadership team. We have a highly aggressive growth plan to establish ourselves as the industry leader of ESG with immediate plans for product and international expansion.

Members of our leadership team have been globally recognized for their success as leaders of large public companies, founders of successful startups, leaders of established ESG organizations, and builders of robust tech platforms. We are passionate, highly motivated, and experienced individuals who embrace our diverse backgrounds. Together, we will become the platform of choice and a catalyst for a change in the way business is done.

The Pay Range For This Role Is

125,000 - 125,000 USD per year (New York, NY)