What are the responsibilities and job description for the ESG Reporting & Investor Relations Manager position at Octave?
Job Location (Short): Madison, Alabama-USA | New York - Home Office, New York-USA
Workplace Type: Remote
Req Id: 2918
About The Role
We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented ESG Reporting & Investor Relations Manager to join our team. This is a remote, individual contributor role focused on managing ESG data, disclosures, and reporting for external rating agencies and investor communications.
This role is critical to commercial success, ensuring we meet ESG requirements used in customer procurement and vendor qualification (e.g., EcoVadis, CDP). By maintaining and improving ESG ratings, it helps reduce friction in enterprise sales cycles and supports revenue growth. This part optional
Reporting to the VP of Investor Relations, this role acts as the operational engine for ESG reporting, working cross-functionally to collect, validate, and deliver high-quality data and disclosures.
Responsibilities
ESG Reporting & Disclosures
Octave provides mission-critical software that empowers organizations to make informed decisions across every stage of the asset lifecycle - Design, Build, Operate and Protect - where performance, safety, and reliability are non-negotiable and failure is not an option.
Turning complex operational data into actionable intelligence, Octave connects expertise, real-world conditions and enterprise-scale insight to improve performance, resilience and incident response where it matters most.
Octave has more than 7,000 employees in 45 countries. Learn more at octave.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
Why work for Octave?
All in. Always forward. That's the way we do things around here. We put trust in our people because we believe it's the best way to unleash potential, bring ideas to life, and keep moving ahead. And it's why we're committed to creating an environment that's truly supportive, providing you with the resources you need to support your ambitions, no matter who you are or where you are in the world.
Everyone is welcome
At Octave, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are critical to the success of our people and our business. Here, everyone is welcome. As an inclusive workplace, we don't discriminate. In fact, we embrace differences and are fully committed to creating equal opportunities, an inclusive environment, and fairness for all.
Respect is the cornerstone of how we operate, so speak up and be yourself. You're valued here.
Workplace Type: Remote
Req Id: 2918
About The Role
We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented ESG Reporting & Investor Relations Manager to join our team. This is a remote, individual contributor role focused on managing ESG data, disclosures, and reporting for external rating agencies and investor communications.
This role is critical to commercial success, ensuring we meet ESG requirements used in customer procurement and vendor qualification (e.g., EcoVadis, CDP). By maintaining and improving ESG ratings, it helps reduce friction in enterprise sales cycles and supports revenue growth. This part optional
Reporting to the VP of Investor Relations, this role acts as the operational engine for ESG reporting, working cross-functionally to collect, validate, and deliver high-quality data and disclosures.
Responsibilities
ESG Reporting & Disclosures
- Own ESG reporting and submissions to rating agencies (e.g., EcoVadis, CDP, ISS)
- Coordinate data collection across Finance, Legal, HR, and Operations
- Ensure timely, accurate submissions and manage follow-ups to improve ESG scores
- Track ESG ratings and identify improvement opportunities
- Collect and validate ESG metrics across the organization
- Support ESG disclosures and annual reporting
- Ensure alignment with frameworks (e.g., TCFD, CSRD, GRI)
- Contribute to investor materials (presentations, scripts, ESG content)
- Translate ESG data into clear insights for stakeholders
- Experience: 5 years of progressive experience in an ESG role, preferably within the software or broader technology industry. Additional experience in Investor Relations or Corporate Finance also a positive.
- Ability to challenge constructively and influence senior leaders and divisional teams.
- Research Skills: Ability to synthesize large amounts of data and competitive research into executive summaries.
- Technical Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in Excel (including financial modeling), PowerPoint, and FactSet/Bloomberg. Understanding of major ESG frameworks (e.g., CSRD/ESRS, TCFD, CDP, GRI) and the ability to translate them into internal processes.
- Autonomous Mindset: Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, solve problems, and move forward with limited information in a remote environment.
- Collaborative Attitude: Ability to establish solid partnerships across a matrixed organization to build consensus and maintain data integrity.
Octave provides mission-critical software that empowers organizations to make informed decisions across every stage of the asset lifecycle - Design, Build, Operate and Protect - where performance, safety, and reliability are non-negotiable and failure is not an option.
Turning complex operational data into actionable intelligence, Octave connects expertise, real-world conditions and enterprise-scale insight to improve performance, resilience and incident response where it matters most.
Octave has more than 7,000 employees in 45 countries. Learn more at octave.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
Why work for Octave?
All in. Always forward. That's the way we do things around here. We put trust in our people because we believe it's the best way to unleash potential, bring ideas to life, and keep moving ahead. And it's why we're committed to creating an environment that's truly supportive, providing you with the resources you need to support your ambitions, no matter who you are or where you are in the world.
Everyone is welcome
At Octave, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are critical to the success of our people and our business. Here, everyone is welcome. As an inclusive workplace, we don't discriminate. In fact, we embrace differences and are fully committed to creating equal opportunities, an inclusive environment, and fairness for all.
Respect is the cornerstone of how we operate, so speak up and be yourself. You're valued here.