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Vice President, Active Ownership
Builders Initiative/Builders Vision
Chicago, IL, USA
USD 166k-197k / year + Equity
Posted on Apr 16, 2026
Vice President, Active Ownership
Position Reports to: Head of Strategic Relationships and Active Ownership
Location: Chicago, IL
Date Created: April 15, 2026
About Builders Vision
Builders Vision is a team of investors and philanthropists that deploys flexible capital and pursues innovative solutions to expedite the transition of the Oceans, Food and Agriculture, and Energy sectors.
We aim to build stronger, more resilient systems within these three sectors while remaining nimble and innovating within emerging solutions and community initiatives. Our coordinated solutions span market development, incentivizing innovation, and delivering market-rate investments. We help investors, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, and frontline changemakers access the resources, insights, and expertise they need to succeed.
Notable accomplishments include helping mitigate, sequester, or avoid over 4 million metric tons of CO2e, generating 42,000 jobs, and supporting the development of more than 170 sustainable products, technologies, or solutions.
Who We Are
With more than 80 people driving our work forward, our teams include diverse and impassioned experts across investment, philanthropy, strategic communications, legal, and general operations.
Builders Vision’s commitment to people and the planet is rooted in our workplace and culture.
- We have best-in-class total rewards and benefits programs, including competitive compensation, a generous 401k program, and an industry-leading long-term incentive program that rewards our team for their performance, financial returns, and the impact we achieve in the world.
- We also offer generous health, wellness, employee training and development opportunities, and charitable match programs.
- We know how to have fun! We host enriching and inclusive team events and retreats to help our staff feel connected to nature, each other, and our mission.
- We were named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2023 and voted one of Chicago’s Best Places to Work by Crain’s Chicago Business in both 2023 and 2024.
- The company headquarters, located in Chicago’s vibrant West Loop, achieved Gold-level certifications from both the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and the International WELL Building Institute.
A long-term and deep commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) is core to our mission and values. We recognize that a diverse workforce drives innovation, enhances collaboration, and strengthens the leadership needed to achieve meaningful impact and financial returns. That's why we are dedicated to proactively recruiting, developing, and retaining top talent from a broad and dynamic candidate pool. It’s with these goals in mind that we aspire for our team to reflect the diverse communities we serve.
Position Summary
Builders Vision is hiring a Vice President to join our growing active ownership team to support the execution of our investment stewardship strategy. We have recently designed a philosophy and process to engage with companies, our asset managers and peers relating to oceans, food & agriculture, and energy impacts. The purpose of this role is to support the Head of Strategic Relationships and Active Ownership with designing, facilitating, and implementing workstreams and finding opportunities to scale and influence.
This position will interface with a diverse cross-section of sector and functional experts at Builders Vision and externally among corporations, investors and influential market stakeholders. This is a unique opportunity to work on the forefront of how investment influence can drive real world change with an organization willing to take risks and maintain a long-term purpose driven view.
Primary Responsibilities
- Supports the design and execution of stewardship strategies alongside the Head of Investment Stewardship to drive the firm's impact and long-term value across key sectors.
- Collaborates with internal investment teams to translate broader investment theses into tangible company or manager engagements. This could include manager research in the due diligence phase or ongoing collaboration following an investment.
- Analyzes company and manager data to establish best-practice frameworks and minimum expectations, working in close coordination with the impact and measurement team.
- Harnesses emerging technologies, specifically artificial intelligence, to pilot and scale novel stewardship operations—streamlining the review of complex disclosures, identifying key stakeholders, and enhancing the team's ability to track data and execute engagements efficiently.
- Co-facilitates high-stakes discussions with corporate leaders and investors alongside the Head of Investment Stewardship, frequently partnering with in-house subject matter experts.
- Authors and oversees a broad portfolio of stewardship materials—including public statements, engagement roadmaps, internal messaging, and presentation decks—to communicate the firm’s philosophy and showcase thought leadership.
- Synthesizes feedback from engagement workstreams to pinpoint opportunities, address challenges, and strategically define the next phases of portfolio integration and reporting.
- Reflects the organization’s culture, collaborating with internal stakeholders to ensure the firm's core values and commitment to Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (JEDI) are actively reflected in all stewardship initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to translate activity into measurable results that align with organizational goals
Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the associate in this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may evolve or change over time.
Preferred Qualifications
- 8-10 years of experience in investments, management consulting and/or corporate strategy or equivalent experience
- Bachelor’s degree with a record of high academic achievement
- MBA and / or CFA (or equivalent credential) a plus
- Experience across different asset classes is preferred
- Familiarity with using AI tools to boost productivity is highly preferred
- Excellent attention to detail
- Experience facilitating and synthesizing complex discussions among diverse stakeholders
- Strong interest in, and basic knowledge of, climate change challenges and solutions
- Sector expertise in oceans, food & agriculture, and/or energy is a plus
- Empathetic, humble listener
- Proactive, can-do attitude
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (i.e. ability to synthesize information into key themes, insights and implications).
Personal Attributes that Support your Success
- You are a caring and conscientious team player who develops strong relationships and loves to collaborate; You adapt your behaviors to work effectively with a range of people and situations
- You bring positive energy to your work and workplace; you care to show up as your authentic self and measure your personal success as the success of those around you.
- You are results and detail oriented and take pride in striving for excellence; you design and execute with the “why” and what success looks like in mind; you also understand when “perfect” can be the enemy of “good enough”
- A lifelong learner, you are inquisitive and like to solve problems with bold thinking and innovation; you view “feedback” as an opportunity for growth
- You display flexibility and openness in daily work and encourage others to stay open to change and improvement; You accept and readily adapt to changing priorities, new ideas, strategies and methods.
There are several factors taken into consideration in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; specific job related experience and training; job location, licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At Builders Vision, we apply a total rewards philosophy where all aspects of compensation and benefits are taken into consideration in determining compensation terms. Expected annual base salary range for this role is $166,000- $197,000, plus this role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary long-term incentive award, and benefits.
Builders Vision is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to apply, including women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status under applicable laws and regulations.