Client Sustainable Investing Manager

About Natixis Investment Managers

Natixis Investment Managers is one of the world’s leading asset management companies, with more than 1,300 billion euros in assets under management. The company offers a diverse range of solutions covering various asset classes, management styles, and investment vehicles, including innovative strategies and products that meet environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria dedicated to the development of sustainable finance. The teams at Natixis Investment Managers work in partnership with their clients—institutional investors, investment funds, companies, and individuals—to understand their specific needs and provide them with information and investment solutions tailored to their long‑term objectives. Through Natixis Investment Managers’ multi‑boutique approach, clients benefit from the expertise and thinking of approximately twenty active management companies. Natixis Investment Managers International (Natixis IMI) is the primary management company of Natixis Investment Managers in Europe. It combines two main activities: distribution activities across Europe and other geographic zones including APAC, the Middle East, and Latin America for Natixis Investment Managers’ asset management offerings, and a platform of expertise centers (support functions) serving distribution activities and affiliates. Natixis IMI continues to develop and strengthen its presence in France and internationally, leveraging the expertise of its teams and Natixis Investment Managers’ multi‑affiliate model.

About this Role

You will join the Global Client Sustainable Investing team as a Client Sustainable Investing Manager, playing a key role in developing and promoting Natixis Investment Managers’ sustainable investment strategy to clients, distribution teams, and affiliated management companies worldwide. At the intersection of sustainable investment expertise, client advisory, thought leadership, investment solutions, and corporate strategy, you will support clients and internal stakeholders in an ever‑evolving sustainable environment while contributing to Natixis Investment Managers’ strategic positioning in the market. Within an international and highly collaborative team, you will work with numerous stakeholders from investment, distribution, risk, compliance, marketing, and executive management functions to transform sustainability developments into relevant analyses, concrete recommendations, and high‑value‑added solutions for clients. Your daily responsibilities will focus on three key areas: client advisory and commercial support, sustainable investment strategy and thought leadership, and strategic monitoring and research. This position offers a unique opportunity to combine strategic thinking, sustainable investment expertise, client interaction, project management, and intellectual leadership within one of the world’s leading active asset management companies. You will work in an international environment within a community of experts that places excellence, impact, and collective action at the heart of everything it undertakes.

Responsibilities

• Act as a reference expert on sustainable investment topics, including ESG integration, climate issues, responsible investment, and sustainable finance regulations
• Accompany clients, sales teams, and client relationship teams by providing strategic analyses, customized studies, and high‑value‑added content for client meetings, due diligence processes, and request for proposal (RFP) responses
• Contribute to positioning Natixis Investment Managers’ and its affiliates’ sustainable investment expertise and solutions, ensuring their alignment with investor needs, market evolution, and regulatory requirements
• Participate in client engagement initiatives by developing clear, educational, and persuasive messages and arguments on sustainability issues for both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Support the Global Head of Client Sustainable Investing in defining, implementing, and promoting Natixis Investment Managers’ sustainable investment strategy and priorities to sales teams and clients
• Design high‑impact content for senior management, clients, and sales teams, including speeches, presentations, publications, articles, market commentaries, newsletters, regulatory notes, thematic analyses, and educational materials
• Transform complex subjects into clear, relevant, and directly actionable messages for clients, sales teams, and internal stakeholders
• Ensure strategic monitoring and analysis of regulatory developments, market trends, and emerging sustainability topics to identify high‑value‑added messages for clients and internal teams
• Contribute to Natixis Investment Managers’ external visibility through thought leadership initiatives, participation in industry events, and production of educational content
• Lead and coordinate strategic projects related to sustainable investment involving multiple stakeholders, including investment teams, affiliates, risk, compliance, legal, marketing, and distribution functions
• Conduct in‑depth analyses on sustainable finance, ESG issues, climate matters, and sustainability topics broadly
• Monitor the evolution of the competitive landscape and investor expectations to identify emerging opportunities, risks, and strategic priorities
• Produce high‑value‑added market analyses contributing to commercial development, client engagement, strategic decision‑making, and thought leadership initiatives

Requirements

• Higher education degree with a minimum of 7 years of experience in project management or ESG analysis within an asset management company with an international dimension
• Mastery of sustainable investment, including ESG frameworks, climate issues, financial markets, and regulations related to sustainable finance (SFDR, taxonomy, etc.)
• Expertise in piloting and coordinating complex, cross‑functional projects in an international context
• Proficiency in modeling, structuring, and transforming complex data into strategic information
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence applications
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Recognized ability to work effectively in team environments
• Rigorous approach with excellent organizational capabilities
• Curious and proactive mindset with genuine passion for sustainability and climate issues
• English language proficiency at C1 level

Benefits

• Internal mobility opportunities
• Career development and training programs
• Hybrid work environment that is inclusive and collaborative
• Opportunity to work within an international expert community
• Position based in Paris with remote work possibilities