Pantheon has been at the forefront of private markets investing for more than 40 years, earning a reputation for an innovative approach to investing in secondaries, co-investments, and primary fund investments, as well as capital formation across commingled funds, evergreen vehicles and customized solutions. Our specialist investment capabilities span multiple strategies across private equity, infrastructure and real assets, and private credit. Through our collaborative and committed culture, we find new ways to solve complex problems together and deliver innovative investment opportunities across private markets. Pantheon currently manages approximately $82.3 billion in AUM across all its strategies, serving more than 750 institutional and 638 private wealth clients worldwide

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Purpose of the Position

In this role, the Sustainability Associate will focus on the development, management, and analysis of sustainability data to support Pantheon’s ESG monitoring, analytics, and reporting requirements.

Working across large and complex datasets sourced from internal systems, underlying investment managers, and third-party ESG data providers, the Associate will play a key role in transforming raw sustainability data into robust, decision-useful insights.

A core focus of the role will be on climate and portfolio-level analytics, including carbon footprinting, emissions intensity, and other key ESG metrics. The role will also contribute to improving the scalability, automation, and integrity of Pantheon’s sustainability data infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

Sustainability Data Management & Engineering

Support the end-to-end sustainability data lifecycle, including sourcing, ingestion, validation, and storage
Work with internal teams and external providers to collect and standardise ESG data across multiple asset classes and managers
Maintain and enhance structured sustainability datasets, ensuring alignment with broader portfolio data systems
Perform data validation, reconciliation, and quality control across multiple sources
Support the design and implementation of scalable data processes and workflows, including automation where appropriate

Analytics & Insight Generation

Analyze large sustainability datasets to generate portfolio-level insights and trends
Support the calculation and validation of climate and ESG metrics, including carbon footprint, carbon intensity, and other KPIs
Develop and maintain dashboards and visualisations (e.g. Power BI) to support internal decision-making and reporting
Translate data outputs into clear, actionable insights for internal stakeholders

Reporting & Regulatory Data

Support the production of sustainability reporting outputs, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and auditability
Contribute to regulatory and client reporting requirements, including TCFD, SFDR, and bespoke investor requests
Assist in preparing datasets and analysis underpinning disclosures and reports

Systems & Process Enhancement

Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, automation, and scalability of sustainability data processes
Support the development and enhancement of data tools and systems (e.g. Power BI, Power Automate, internal platforms)
Work with internal data and technology teams to integrate ESG data into broader data architecture
Support the evaluation and onboarding of external ESG data providers

Other Responsibilities

Support monitoring of sustainability incidents and data-driven risk indicators across the portfolio
Collaborate with investment, reporting, data, legal & compliance, and investor relations teams
Build an understanding of Pantheon’s ESG integration approach and data requirements across strategies

Knowledge and Experience Required:

Experience

3–4 years of experience in a highly data-driven role within a financial institution
Background at an LP, asset manager, or institutional investor strongly preferred
Experience working with investment, portfolio, or ESG datasets

Technical & Data Skills

Strong data analytics capabilities, with experience handling large and complex datasets
Advanced Excel skills required
Experience with data visualisation and workflow tools (e.g. Power BI, Power Automate)
Programming or querying experience (e.g. Python, SQL) highly desirable
Familiarity with data modelling, data quality frameworks, and process automation is advantageous

Core Competencies

Highly numerate with strong attention to detail and data integrity
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work with imperfect or incomplete datasets
Ability to translate complex data into clear insights
Self-starter with strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
Collaborative and able to work effectively across teams

Desirable (Non-Essential)

Exposure to ESG or sustainability data, metrics, or reporting frameworks (e.g. TCFD, SFDR)
Experience with ESG data providers (e.g. MSCI, Sustainalytics, Bloomberg)
Understanding of private markets / fund of funds structures
Experience supporting system or process transformation initiatives
Relevant financial or technical qualification (e.g. CFA, IMC, data science certifications)

This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. You may be required to perform other job-related duties as reasonably requested by your manager.

Pantheon is an Equal Opportunities employer, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't perfectly align we'd still encourage you to apply.

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