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About the Role

Starwood Capital Group is seeking a highly motivated Associate to join its global Sustainability team in London. This role offers the opportunity to help shape and execute sustainability and responsible investment initiatives across a diverse global real estate portfolio at a leading private investment firm, with direct exposure to the investment process. The Associate will play a key role in modernizing the team's operating model through the thoughtful application of technology and AI-enabled solutions.

Responsibilities

Maintain the firm's responsible investment policies and procedures, and develop tools and guidance to help investment professionals apply them.
Stay abreast of emerging trends and innovative approaches to sustainability-driven value creation, and support internal knowledge sharing and capability building across teams.
Monitor and interpret sustainability regulations across the UK, EU, US, and APAC, and support compliance efforts at both the firm and portfolio level.
Lead efforts to modernize the sustainability function through technology-enabled and AI-assisted workflows, supporting areas such as data validation, regulatory compliance and portfolio analytics.
Partner with acquisitions teams globally to assess sustainability considerations during investment due diligence.
Work with asset management teams to identify initiatives that enhance asset performance and long-term value, including energy efficiency, renewable energy, building certifications and operational improvements.
Lead engagements with portfolio company management teams, operating partners and property managers to identify, prioritize and execute value creation opportunities.
Support the assessment of physical and transition climate risks across the portfolio.
Own sustainability data collection, validation and analysis across the global portfolio, working with asset management teams, operating partners, property managers and external consultants.
Improve internal databases, dashboards and reporting tools, including identifying opportunities to leverage technology, AI and automation to streamline manual processes.
Manage the firm’s participation in GRESB and the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
Draft investor-facing materials, including fund-level sustainability reporting, pitch decks, due diligence questionnaires, and the firm's annual Sustainability Report.
Support engagement with current and prospective investors on the firm's sustainability and responsible investment approach, including participating in investor meetings and responding to investor enquiries.

Requirements

4+ years of experience in a fast-paced, multifaceted sustainability, responsible investment or related role within a real estate, private equity, investment management or consulting firm with global exposure.
Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools and large language models (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) to improve research, analysis, workflow efficiency and document production.
Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders across functions.
A self-starter with the ability to manage complex workstreams independently and with limited supervision.

Skills

Sustainability
Responsible Investment
Real Estate
Private Equity
Investment Management
Consulting
Global Exposure
Analytical Skills
Quantitative Skills
Attention to Detail
Written Communication
Verbal Communication
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
AI Tools
Large Language Models
Project Management
Organizational Skills
Stakeholder Management
GRESB
UN PRI
GHG Protocol
PCAF
TCFD
SFDR
UK SDR
CSRD
EU Taxonomy
EPC
MEES
US Building Performance Standards
California SB 253 & 261
Real estate sustainability data management
Utility data management
Property sustainability reporting
Analytics
Performance Management
Engineering
Environmental Science
Finance
Economics
European Language

Location

London, United Kingdom

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Associate

Education Level

Bachelor's degree with a strong academic record
Undergraduate or postgraduate degree in engineering, environmental science, real estate, finance, economics or a related discipline

About the Company

Starwood Capital Group is a leading global private investment firm with a primary focus on real estate.
Since its inception in 1991, Starwood Capital Group has raised over $90 billion of capital, and currently has approximately $130 billion of assets under management.
Through a series of commingled private opportunity funds, Starwood Property Trust (STWD), and Starwood Real Estate Income Trust (SREIT), the Firm has invested over $280 billion across virtually every category of real estate globally.