Analyst - Climate Analytics

Role: Analyst Climate Analytics

Our client announced its ambition to become a net zero bank in October 2020 including an aim to align its financed emissions to net zero by 2050 and to provide between $750 billion and $1 trillion in sustainable finance and investments over the next 10 years.

We are currently seeking experienced individuals to fill 3 roles within this team:

• Analyst Climate Analytics Embedding
  
• Analyst Climate Analytics Documentation & Disclosure
  
• Analyst Climate Analytics Research & Methodology
  

These roles will support the development of analyses and insights to inform management decision making related to our client s ambition to align its financed emissions globally to netzero outcomes by 2050.

Key Accountabilities Analyst Climate Analytics Embedding

• Analyse climate portfolio and counterparty related data to provide decision useful insights including forwardlooking analysis to support business management and strategy
  
• Utilise statistical tools methodologies and approaches
  
• Work in a crossfunctional collaborative team helping to bring together a variety of stakeholders activities systems and processes
  

Key Accountabilities Analyst Climate Analytics Documentation & Disclosure

• Contribute to the documentation of our sector methodologies working with the data analytics and model development teams to ensure quantitative data driven insights to support management decisions in support of HSBC s net zero ambition.
  
• Work with external consultants on selection and governance around methodological choices building internal knowledge and capability of industry guidance and best practice.
  
• Analyse climate portfolio counterparty industry and peer data to support insights.
  
• Support the methodology lead in preparation of financed emissions disclosures including supporting methodology documentation (by sector) and associated communications materials.
  
• Work in a crossfunctional collaborative team helping to bring together a variety of stakeholders activities systems and processes.
  

Key Accountabilities Analyst Climate Analytics Research & Methodology

• Lead projects to research and analyse climate portfolio and counterparty related data to provide decision useful insights including forwardlooking analysis to support business management and strategy.
  
• Role will be sector specific (Oil and gas; power and utilities; coal mining automotive & aviation; shipping; cement iron steel and aluminium) enabling build up of subject matter expertise for assurance and annual results.
  
• Utilise statistical tools methodologies and approaches to develop proprietary analytics solutions
  
• Work in a crossfunctional collaborative team helping to bring together a variety of stakeholders activities systems and processes
  

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

• Modelling skills including an understanding of climate risk modelling scenarios measurement techniques and their application to asset portfolios; sciencebased targets and related climate analytics
  
• Ability to work comfortably with analytical tools such as Python and large dataset in Excel and Tableau
  
• Strong analytical skills able to help with a variety of usecases and develop analysis and solutions within challenging timeframes
  
• Understanding of climate and sustainability themes including financed emissions energy scenarios key drivers market developments and implications for financial services
  
• Proven ability to deliver concise accurate effective and timely communication commitment and contribution to overall team performance
  
• Knowledge of risk management frameworks and control execution.
  
• Several years of experience within corporate or finance or strategy with an interest in sustainability
  
• Project Management experience