Lead Strategist - Sustainability

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters – to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

THE ROLE

The   Client Strategy T eam   conducts   research,   develops   MFS's   views   and   delivers   in depth analysis,   insight ,   thought   leadership   and consulting   on   a wide array of topics including capital markets, retirement and   sustainable investing .   The team is also responsible for developing and delivering on the strategic plan to ensure that MFS is adopting and promoting best practice s   in our marketplace.   The work may be related to any/all client   segments and   engage s   with teams   both   externally and internally   within MFS .

The Lead Strategist will partner   and   collaborate   with key stakeholders   to   help formulate   MFS’s strategic priorities   around   sustainable investing   and will   be   responsible for the   execution of some of these   initiatives. In addition, t he   Lead   Strategist   will   play a   leadership   role in developing and executing on MFS' sustainability   content   strategy and   research agenda.   The   L ead   S trateg i s t   is also   expected to   represent sustainability subject matter expertise in due diligence ,   sales meetings with   key   clients ,   professional buyers   and   high - profile events . The   Lead S trategist will   communicate   MFS ’ s   views and approach to incorporating sustainability in the investment process.

The Lead Strategist will draw upon resources from Client Strategy, investments, legal, distribution and other groups to help   execute on   initiatives.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

- W ork closely with both client - facing and investment teams   to formulate and represent MFS' views on sustainability and how we incorporate sustainability considerations into our investment process . This includes identifying and developing perspective s   on   sustainability related   investment topics that MFS's relationship management teams can bring to clients to   add value and   build strategic partnerships.

- Act   in partnership with   other business leaders   to lead   strategic projects pertaining to sustainable investing .

- Take responsibility for   development and   delivery of the   sustainability strategy .

- L ead the development of MFS house views,   provide   direction   to other members of the team responsible for   creat ing   presentations to support the investment teams in the relevant area of expertise.

- Represent MFS at high - profile client meetings and events.

- Provide leadership and guidance for other team members responsible for   strategic projects and thought leadership.

- Demonstrate   a   deep   understanding   of   all   relevant   issues   related to   client   investment   decisions   including governance,   investment   policy and implementation issues.

- P erform   additional   duties   as   requested.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

- Bachelor’s   degree   required;   CFA,   MBA   or   other Masters'   degree   strongly preferred.

- Extensive   experience   in   a relevant field .

- Demonstration   of   expertise   of   current sustainability topics, trends and best practices is   required .   Ability to show vision and strategic clarity is required.

- Demonstrate   excellent   strategic   thinking and   change management   skills,   with   the   ability   to   be highly adaptable in response to a dynamic field.

- Ability to build strong relationships ,   inspire trust , and exert influence   with key stakeholders   on sustainability strategy issues .

- Demonstrate   a   deep understanding   of   quantitative   tools   and technique s,   and comfort   level   with technical   subject   matter   related   to   all   asset   classes   and global   capital   markets.

- Experience   with   the following   preferred :   Factset ,   Bloomberg,   Morningstar, MSCI.

- Excellent   presentation experienc e, with the a bility   to deliver   high-quality   client engagements, is required .

- Ability   to   provide inclusive leadership within   a   team   comprised   of   highly   qualified   and   technically oriented   experts.

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At MFS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply - you might be just the right candidate for this role or others.

What we offer:

At MFS, we view our employees as family — and like you, we want our family happy and healthy. That's why we provide competitive benefits programs and family-friendly policies which support the work-life balance needs of our employees.

MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting .

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