Chief Operating Officer - ESG Ratings Location Dublin Business Area Product Ref 10050498 Description & Requirements The energy of a newsroom, the pace of a trading floor, the buzz of a recent tech breakthrough; we work hard, and we work fast - while keeping up the quality and accuracy we're known for. It's what keeps us inventing and reinventing, all the time. Our culture is wide open like our spaces. We bring out the best in each other through collaboration. Through our countless volunteer projects, we also help network with the communities around us, too. You can do amazing work here. Work you couldn't do anywhere else. It's up to you to make it happen. What's the role? The Chief Operating Officer ("COO") has overall responsibility for the product and technology functions of Bloomberg's ratings provider business ("ERP") in Dublin. The COO, along with the CEO, has the chief role in formulating and implementing business strategy, key business decisions and the general direction of the business. The COO coordinates, owns, develops and drives operational execution and strategy for the business. We'll trust you to - Monitoring performance of specific teams and overall performance of the firm - Overall responsibility, along with the CEO for the conduct of ERP's business in Dublin, including the full life cycle of product development, sales strategy, and resource needs (both technical and human) - Overall responsibility along with the CEO, with the support of the relevant officers, for ERP's technology function - Control over the apportionment of responsibilities among the ERP's personnel - Oversight of the establishment and maintenance of controls (including data governance; public and user disclosures compliant with applicable regulatory requirements day-to-day operationalization of the conflict-of-interest controls framework, accounting procedures and reviewing the apportionment and allocation of responsibilities annually - Oversight of all arrangements concluded with third-party service providers, including any outsourced arrangements - Overall responsibility for operationalization of stakeholder engagement process including ERP's rated entity notification obligations, covering first issuance notifications, material methodology change notifications, and the operational processes required to meet those obligations on an ongoing basis - Reporting relevant information from ERP's Management Board back to other staff as appropriate - Review and approval of ESG ratings issuance before their distribution - Promoting and enforcing the highest standards of professional and regulatory governance - Ensuring that any performance of multiple functions by staff does not and is not likely to prevent any of them from discharging any functions soundly, honestly and professionally and with due regard to possible conflicts of interest - Cultivating and maintaining key business relationships with other firms, suppliers, advisers, etc - Development of strategy and action plans - Overall responsibility along with the CEO for managing recruitment, training and other staff issues - Overall responsibility along with the CEO for product support and development (including design, control and review of ESG rating methodologies), and technology. These include signing off on all material methodology changes, model architecture decisions, weighting logic, and ESG rating publication decisions, serving as the single point of accountability for methodology control within ERP You will need to have: - 10 years senior operational leadership in regulated financial services (rating agencies, benchmark administrators, regulated data providers, exchanges, or similar) - Proven experience leading a business to deliver a world-class product to customers - Proven experience within ESG rating methodologies - Excellent oral and written communication skills at the technical and general business level - Multi-tasking skills and ability to work well under pressure - Proven project management skills - Team player with high ethical standards - No disqualifications that would prevent successful ESMA screening (statutory or otherwise) If indicated, please note that years of experience are a guide; we will consider applications from all candidates who can demonstrate the skills necessary for the role. 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