The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world's largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That's why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply 'empower' you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we'll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

About Holtara
Holtara is one of the fastest growing ESG and sustainability services providers in Europe,
experiencing triple digit growth over the past 36 months. Our team consists of
approximately 150 people from various backgrounds across Spain, the Netherlands, UK,
US, South Africa and India - all driven by the ambition to make a real impact.
What is unique about Holtara is that it includes a best-in-class sustainability reporting
solution, as well as a large team of experts that can guide companies and investors with
their strategies.
Our ESG and sustainability reporting solution - launched in 2019 - is a business-tobusiness Software as a Service platform that allows investors and the companies they
invest in to assess their sustainability, collect key indicators, calculate their carbon footprint,
and define action plans to improve their sustainability performance over time. The platform
is particularly suited for the private equity markets, helping investors, fund managers and
their portfolio companies comply with the sustainability reporting frameworks (such as the
SFDR, EDCI, TCFD and ISSB) that are driving the industry towards a more sustainable
state.
The role
As a Product Specialist, you will work within the Product Team to understand the needs of
the financial markets, and companies within them, to build and maintain content for our
platform products, with a focus on advanced ESG and sustainability datasets and impactful
reporting outputs. Examples could be to develop data collection, analysis and reporting
content that leads to companies and investors improving their sustainability performance,
as well as exploring the potential for AI to support them in their sustainability journey.
Product Specialists are expected to be passionate about sustainability and motivated by
creating smart solutions that make a difference. Furthermore, our Product Specialists bring
subject matter expertise and project management best practices. They can steer the team
in gathering requirements through research, task prioritisation based on client needs, and
creating prototypes of sustainability datasets and outputs.
This is a client-facing role, where you will interact with leading investment managers
across the globe to solve their sustainability challenges. You will contribute to the entire
product development lifecycle from design to launch and collaborate with various internal
stakeholders, including our in-house consultants, development teams, designers, sales and
marketing teams, and customer support, to ensure that our platform exceeds customer
expectations, driving business growth and real-world impact.
Responsibilities
• Fully understand sustainability-related regulations and reporting frameworks and
industry trends, keeping on top of latest updates and best practices in ESG and
sustainability.
• Conduct market and competitor analysis to identify market trends, client needs, and
opportunities for product improvement.
• Define the subject matter strategy based on market research, customer feedback,
and business goals.
• Translate the strategy and subject matter knowledge into actionable content
requirements and specifications, creating easily understandable questionnaires,
useful datasets and impactful outputs on the Holtara platform.
• Conduct client engagements - from pitches to product configurations - and gather
actionable client feedback to continuously improve the product.
• Ensure our content database is of high quality, intelligently structured and stays
relevant in the evolving ESG and sustainability landscape.
• Participate in product development processes, including prioritization, planning,
review and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with the product management team to develop go-to-market
strategies, product positioning, and messaging.
Skills & Experience
• Bachelor or Master's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.
• At least 4 years of experience in the ESG and sustainability industry, preferably in
research, consultancy or software development.
• Knowledge and experience with ESG and sustainability reporting frameworks -
such as ISSB, SFDR, TCFD, EDCI, etc - is desirable but not a requirement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to gather and interpret
both qualitative and quantitative data to develop datasets and data-driven outputs.
• Ability to work with large datasets and transform unstructured data into wellorganized databases and useful reporting outputs.
• Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to
articulate technical details in a clear and concise manner to internal and external
stakeholders.
• Passionate about sustainability and motivated to help clients create positive impact,
with an interest in how technology can support this objective.
• Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to work independently and adapt to
changing priorities.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage
multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Proactive and inclusive attitude to working with others across multiple teams,
seniorities and geographies.

Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.

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