Impact Investment Manager
Impact: Financial, Social, Environmental
Oversees and supports a portfolio of impact investments, focusing on financial returns and positive social or environmental outcomes. This involves identifying investment opportunities, conducting due diligence, managing portfolios, and reporting on impact metrics.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented with significant solo work
- Client facing
- Frequent
- Impact visibility
- Very High
- Travel
- Moderate
- Schedule flexibility
- Flexible
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 50-60
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $150,000
- Entry-level
- $80,000
- Senior
- $250,000
- Growth by 2033
- Growing Fast
- Demand
- Growing Fast
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Very High
- Typical student debt
- $50,000 - $100,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Financial Modeling
- Due Diligence
- Portfolio Management
- Impact Measurement
- Valuation
- Data Analysis
Soft skills
- Strategic Thinking
- Relationship Building
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Adaptability
- Ethical Judgment
Technical complexity: Very High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Hard
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Analyst
- Associate
- Manager
- Director
- Partner/Fund Lead
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Growing Fast
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 3/10
- Prestige
- 8.5/10
- Social perception
- Very High