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The opportunity
At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global
scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you.
And we’re counting on your voice and perspective to help EY become even better too.
We are expanding our team and looking for Digital Managers/Senior Managers to join the Climate Change and Sustainability Services team to be based in several of our Swiss offffice locations: Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne and Bern.
At EY, the Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) team seeks to shape the future with confifidence by helping businesses respond to societal, environmental, and economic challenges.
We help businesses understand and evaluate the broader value impacts and outcomes associated with their organizations, operations, programs, and projects.
Our global team is multidisciplinary and combines our core knowledge in accounting and reporting with knowledge in technical and regulatory sustainability issues.
Our teams help clients improve the credibility of their ESG (environmental, social, governance) reporting and integrate sustainability aspects in business processes, including supplier management, climate & nature strategies and labor rights.
We are seeking a Manager / Senior Manager to help clients unlock the value of digital, particularly but not exclusively through Microsoft’s technology stack for sustainability and ESG transformation.
In this role, you will advise and deliver across topics such as ESG data and reporting, product and corporate carbon management, supplier engagement and due-diligence, workflflow automation and target architecture design.
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The opportunity
At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global
scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your voice and perspective to help EY become even better too.
We are expanding our team and looking for Digital Managers/Senior Managers to join the Climate Change and Sustainability Services team to be based in several of our Swiss offffice locations: Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne and Bern.
At EY, the Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) team seeks to shape the future with confifidence by helping businesses respond to societal, environmental, and economic challenges. We help businesses understand and evaluate the broader value impacts and outcomes associated with their organizations, operations, programs, and projects.
Our global team is multidisciplinary and combines our core knowledge in accounting and reporting with knowledge in technical and regulatory sustainability issues. Our teams help clients improve the credibility of their ESG (environmental, social, governance) reporting and integrate sustainability aspects in business processes, including supplier management, climate & nature strategies and labor rights.
We are seeking a Manager / Senior Manager to help clients unlock the value of digital, particularly but not exclusively through Microsoft’s technology stack for sustainability and ESG transformation.
In this role, you will advise and deliver across topics such as ESG data and reporting, product and corporate carbon management, supplier engagement and due-diligence, workflflow automation and target architecture design.
Skills
- A Bachelors or Masters degree in technology/engineering, ideally in combination with environmental sciences/engineering, sustainability or related/equivalent fifields of study
- Interest in topics such as sustainability, climate change, human rights, biodiversity and non-fifinancial reporting & assurance, as well as training in these areas
- Experience in climate change services, human rights or in fifinancial or non-financial audit
Your key responsibilities
- Lead client engagements focused on the design and implementation of sustainability technology solutions
- Advise clients on target architectures, operating models and technology roadmaps for ESG data, reporting and performance management
- Drive projects involving Microsoft solutions such as Power Apps, Power Automate, Dynamics 365, Fabric, Power BI, Azure and Microsoft OpenAI and Copilot capabilities and adjacent technologies from other software vendors
- Experience with AI-enabled solution design, including the use of Copilot, Azure OpenAI, intelligent automation, document extraction, knowledge retrieval, or agent-based workflflows
- Experience shaping or contributing to AI architecture for enterprise use cases, including topics such as orchestration, security, access model, integration patterns, and human-in-the-loop controls
- Support the translation of business and regulatory requirements into solution design, process flflows, data models and functional specififications
- Lead workshops with business and technology stakeholders to defifine requirements, prioritize use cases and align on delivery approach
- Oversee solution confifiguration, testing, deployment and business adoption
- Manage project teams, coach junior colleagues and ensure high-quality deliverables
- Contribute to business development by shaping proposals, client pitches, pointsof view and go-to-market offfferings
- Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders across sustainability, fifinance, procurement, operations and IT
To qualify for this role you must have
- A Bachelors or Masters degree in technology/engineering, ideally in combination with environmental sciences/engineering, sustainability or related/equivalent fifields of study
- Interest in topics such as sustainability, climate change, human rights, biodiversity and non-fifinancial reporting & assurance, as well as training in these areas
- Experience in climate change services, human rights or in fifinancial or non-financial audit
- Ability to work independently across multiple engagements with overlapping deadlines
- Agility to learn and adapt on the job, ask the right questions and strive for the best solutions for clients are a must
- Strong project leadership, stakeholder management and business development capabilities
What we look for
- 5-10+ years of relevant experience gained in consulting fifirm
- Good understanding of the broader Microsoft stack, including Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Fabric, Azure, Power BI, Copilot and Azure OpenAI services or adjacent technologies from other software vendors
- Proven ability to lead workstreams or end-to-end projects in complex client environments
- Strong understanding of data, process and systems integration topics
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience developing proposals, managing teams and contributing to practice growth
- University degree in business, technology, engineering, sustainability or a related field
- Professional profificiency in English (written and spoken) is a requirement, German or French is a plus
Ideally, you also bring
Experience with Microsoft Sustainability Manager
Experience in ESG, sustainability, carbon, non-fifinancial reporting, supplier engagement or broader sustainability data management
Familiarity with enterprise architecture, cloud-based data platforms and workflflow automation
Experience integrating Microsoft solutions with ERP, data platforms or third-party sustainability tools
A strong network within the Microsoft ecosystem or experience collaborating with alliance teams
Relevant certififications, preferably from Microsoft
What we offffer
International multi-cultural team of highly motivated professionals
Constant personal development with a steep learning curve - a system of trainings, mentoring, counselling and on-the-job learning
Modern working environment and equipment, fostering mobile working flflexibility
Transparent performance-based recognition and progression system
The chance to work with senior leaders across consulting, alliances and industry teams
Attractive career progression, entrepreneurial responsibility and continuous learning opportunities
Acquire a fully accredited corporate MBA (EY Tech MBA) or a Masters in Sustainability from Hult International Business School, whilst working with EY, completely free*
Equal opportunity information
EY is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.
All employment decisions here are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law in the locations where we operate.
Diversity, inclusiveness and respect for all employees form the basis of our culture and are essential to our success. We value each individual’s distinct contribution and leverages the collective strengths to ensure that we contribute in building a better working world.
About EY
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality service we provide help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over.
We play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.
About EY
Global professional services network providing assurance, tax, and consulting.
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