About the Role

Sustainalytics is strengthening its stewardship team with a corporate governance analyst. We are seeking a highly motivated individual with a passion for responsible investment and sustainability. The ideal candidate will be a good communicator with experience in proxy voting and ESG research.

Job Responsibilities

• Analyzing investee companies’ ESG policies and approaches

• Keeping up to date on policy developments on specific ESG topics

• Develop and take ownership of reporting of corporate engagement and voting activities; partner with client relations team and with clients directly to ensure client reporting meet expectations

• Voting at companies’ general meetings

• Ensuring all accounts are voted as intended and are in accordance with the appropriate guideline

• Contributing to the ongoing maintenance and development of clients’ stewardship policies

• Contributing to reports and engaging with relevant parties on Sustainalytics’ activities

• Working both with Sustainalytics’ client-facing team and with clients directly to ensure client reporting meets expectations

• Internal record keeping and analysis of proxy data.

Qualifications

• Minimum undergraduate with a degree in finance, economics, law, accounting, sustainability or public policy

• The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of relevant track record of successfully working across teams to generate ESG research and/or proxy voting outcomes. Good business awareness and experience of corporate environmental issues are also important, as are an understanding of a range of environmental, social and governance topics, with an emphasis on governance topics.

• Ability to work and in a high volume, rapid pace, deadline-oriented environment.

• Other qualifications for the role include excellent interpersonal, communication and writing skills. The main company language is English, hence fluency in English and one or more other languages is essential.

Nice to have

• Data management and quantitative analysis skills.