Arabesque - Senior Associate - ESG Data Research

We are looking to hire a new ESG Data Research professional with experience and expertise in ESG, climate, and sustainability data to join our team and contribute to Arabesque's global growth. You will be responsible leading small teams, setting up the training of analysts, and be accountable for contributing to the grow Arabesque S-Ray's data products and for ensuring high content quality.

You Are Expected To

- be an expert in handling ESG, climate, and sustainability data

- contribute expertise on ESG issues across teams and manage workshops and reports

- conduct research on ESG data / thematic issues for companies across Annual Reports, CSR Report, Proxy Statement etc.

- monitor controversies and product involvement of publicly traded companies globally

- make suggestions based on domain expertise to evaluate new data sources

- manage our high data quality standards with regular ESG data quality checks

- manage development and measurement of productivity metrics to ensure continuous improvement

- liaise with Product Office on client feedback and demand

- liaise with Research Office on ongoing improvement of ratings model

We Are Keen To Hire Professionals Who

- have 5-8 year experience in ESG ratings research, asset management research, asset owner or investment consultant research, think tanks focused sustainability, or academic research institutes

- have specific knowledge about dominant ESG issues and thematic trends for selected industries

- understand the reasoning behind integrating sustainability information in the capital allocation process for institutional investors

- are familiar with articulating analytical viewpoints and work with attention to detail

- possess a good command of the English language- speaking and writing

- are not afraid of new empirical challenges and learning a new area of expertise

- possess excellent knowledge of the MS Office Suite, particularly MS Excel

- potentially want to develop working knowledge of coding and databases, SQL, R, Python

- are motivated and passionate about sustainable finance

- enjoy hands-on work with ESG data and embrace change