Director, Stewardship

About the role

With $295.0 billion of gross assets under management, as of March 31, 2025, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) is the provider of investment management services for British Columbia's public sector and one of the largest asset managers in Canada. BCI seeks investment opportunities around the world and across a range of asset classes that convert savings into productive capital. Our investment returns play a significant role in helping our institutional clients build a financially secure future for their beneficiaries. Headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, and with teams spanning Vancouver, New York, London, and Mumbai. BCI integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into all investment decisions to meet clients' risk and return requirements. Our people shape employee-focused initiatives, creating a strong culture. To learn more about our culture and values, visit our BCI Values in Action page. POSTING CLOSE DATE: June 23, 2026 BCI is seeking a Director, Stewardship to join our ESG team within Capital Markets & Credit Investments (CM&CI). In this leadership role, you'll take the reins of BCI's stewardship program, driving meaningful engagement with portfolio companies, boards, and global standard-setters to deliver on the Influence pillar of BCI's Corporate ESG Strategy and Climate Action Plan. If you're a seasoned ESG professional with deep capital markets expertise and a track record of building relationships to preserve and create shareholder value, this is a rare opportunity to shape responsible investing practices on a global scale . Reports to the Senior Managing Director & Global Head of ESG, the Director, Stewardship takes a leadership role in the ESG team in executing the Influence pillar of the overall Corporate ESG Strategy and Climate Action Plan. The focus of the role is developing and maintaining a comprehensive engagement program covering both equities and fixed income including proxy voting, direct and collaborative engagement. In addition to stewardship responsibilities, the Director will have direct reports and broadly serve as a mentor to junior members of the team. The Director, Stewardship role involves interacting with many BCI internal and external stakeholders on ESG matters. The main stakeholders are internal CM&CI teams; portfolio company management teams and board directors; standard-setting organizations; domestic and global investment peers; and, investor-led collaborative engagement organizations, such as Climate Action 100+. The ideal candidate brings a long-term investing mindset with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Credibility and experience with company senior management and boards is crucial for this role. WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH The CM&CI department manages C$165B of capital markets and credit investments (56% of total net AUM of BCI). The department invests globally across Credit, Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, and Absolute Return Strategies, with investment teams located in BCI's global offices in Victoria, Vancouver, New York, and London. As a leader in responsible investing, CM&CI actively integrates ESG factors into investment analysis and decision-making processes across all strategies. ESG Team BCI partners with 32 public sector clients in British Columbia to generate investment returns that help provide a financially secure future to their members. As part of prudent investment management, BCI aims to mitigate long-term financial risks that environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters present. ESG considerations are integrated into investment analysis, decisions, and processes consistently across the corporation. The team has built strong stewardship capabilities as engaging with portfolio companies and standard setters is key to our success. The team consists of multi-disciplinary professionals who support all asset classes on integration and asset management and serve as subject matter experts for our clients. WHAT YOU BRING

Requirements

• Relevant university degree complemented by research/industry experience
• Minimum 10 years of ESG experience including at least 7 in financial services/Capital Markets
• Experience in conducting engagements with senior management and board directors with advanced knowledge of stakeholder relationship management
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and persuasively, in writing and verbally
• Advanced knowledge of material ESG issues and their risk/return impacts, especially corporate governance
• Demonstrated quantitative and qualitative analysis and research experience
• Strong risk management mindset
• Diplomatic, tactful, and strong interpersonal skills
• Strategic thinker with strong business judgment
• Experience managing a team with direct reports and/or matrix structure
• Preferred:
• A graduate degree, MBA, CFA, and/or JD
• Relevant professional designation
• Specialized knowledge of ESG risks in international markets

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