Senior ESG Data Integration Lead in New York, New York at Institutional Shareholder Services

Institutional Shareholder Services

Location: New York, NY, US

Type: Full time

Req ID: JR_7111

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether

Join our dynamic team at ISS STOXX as a Senior Data Integration Lead in ESG Research! Reporting directly to the Head of Strategy and Scalability, you'll be pivotal in enhancing our ESG Research offering to meet growing demand from our investor clients to deliver actionable intelligence on the activities of business and government that generate impacts, result in dependencies, and create financial risks and opportunities for investors.

We are seeking a highly motivated and analytical Associate Vice President to join our growing team. Play a pivotal role in shaping the future of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) research. You will be responsible for helping to enhance our framework to evaluate non-financial data and measure the efficacy of sustainability practices. In addition, you will help translate our research into investor solutions by liaising with stakeholders across ISS ESG including product, technology and development, and methodology.

In addition to research, you'll provide essential management support to our global team, ensuring performance, efficiency focus, evaluating, streamlining and creating scalable processes, offering data guidance and analyses, and handling administrative tasks. Collaboration is key, as you'll work with colleagues from various offices across the globe.

In this role you’ll

• Drive scalability initiatives across ESG research
• Stay abreast of scientific research relevant to sustainability.
• Leverage the growth in ESG disclosures and data to help develop market-leading high quality research efficiencies
• Help identify alternative sources of non-financial information.
• Assist investor clients with utilizing our research and streamlining research formats for digestible content
• Help conduct competitive analyses.

What you’ll bring to ISS STOXX

• Degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, or a related field (preferred).
• CFA designation is a plus.
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong understanding of ESG frameworks, standards, and regulations (e.g., GRI, TCFD, ESRS, IFRS).
• Proficiency in modeling, data analysis, and quantitative research methods.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

This role is being recruited in New York City.

Base salary: The New York City expected base pay range is $95,000 - 105,000 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and level of education.

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What you can expect from us

Our people are the moving force behind ISS STOXX. We are dedicated to hiring the best, most talented people in our industry and empowering them with the resources and support to enhance their career, health, financial and personal well-being.

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. We are invested in our people and are working every day to ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

Let’s empower collaborate, and inspire one another.

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether.

About ISS STOXX

ISS STOXX GmbH is a leading provider of research and technology solutions for the financial market. Established in 1985, we offer top-notch benchmark and custom indices globally, helping clients identify investment opportunities and manage portfolio risks. Our services cover corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence. Majority-owned by Deutsche Börse Group, ISS STOXX has over 3,400 professionals in 33 locations worldwide, serving around 6,400 clients, including institutional investors and companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk. Clients trust our expertise to make informed decisions for their stakeholders' benefit.

ISS ESG solutions enable investors to develop and integrate sustainable investing policies and practices, engage on responsible investment issues, and monitor portfolio company practices through screening solutions. ISS ESG also provides climate data, analytics, and advisory services to help financial market participants understand, measure, and act on climate-related risks across all asset classes. In addition, ESG solutions cover corporate and country ESG research and ratings enabling its clients to identify material social and environmental risks and opportunities.

We are proud to offer the following featured benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision – multiple PPO plans to choose from
• 401(k) Plan with a competitive Company Match up to 9% inclusive of Safe Harbor contribution
• FSA and Commuter benefit programs
• Generous Paid Time Off (annualized minimum of 20 days vacation, 11 holidays, and separate paid sick leave)
• Flexible Work & Hybrid policies
• Paid Parental Leave
• Mid-town - centrally located near Grand Central Station and Port Authority

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