Job Description

Advance your career with the leading provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) empowers investors and companies to build sustainable financial and social value by providing high quality data, analytics, and insight. Our clients rely on ISS’ expertise and capital stewardship to help them make informed investment decisions, and our people are equally passionate about positively impacting the communities where we live and work. If you want to be a part of an exciting work culture that values innovation, collaboration, and provides you with the support you need to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you! Join our team at ISS!
Overview
ISS-NIS (previously Nordic Investor Services, a part of ISS since 2021) is immediately seeking a talented Corporate Governance Research Analyst to join its Custom Research team based in Stockholm. ISS-NIS’ Custom Research team partners with clients to fully optimize their corporate governance program through the provision of governance expertise as well as customized deliverables. ISS-NIS Custom Research Analysts help Nordic clients develop and/or implement customized guidelines that reflect the clients' unique corporate governance philosophy. The Custom Research team provides clients with customized vote recommendations based on their respective proxy voting guidelines and also provide customized issue screening and other services.

As part of providing end-to-end management of client policies, the team keeps clients informed of new trends and emerging proposals that have garnered increased interest in the investment community and assists clients in developing and implementing policies on these new issues.

Responsibilities

• Analyze corporate governance and financial information to write detailed research reports on publicly traded companies.
• Issue insightful and well-reasoned proxy vote recommendations and rationale based on client-specific proxy voting guidelines
• Gather corporate governance data based on information in the company’s public documents
• Answer internal and external queries on research reports
• Work with clients to help them update, develop, and formulate their proxy voting guidelines
• Complete various client-specific projects
• Research policy-related issues, and support teammates in their completion of client projects as needed
• Contribute to seasonal reviews, client calls, and client-focused research reports
• Lead or participate in engagement with institutional investors and other market players
• Work closely with Sales and Account Management counterparts to ensure an overall positive client experience

• Degree in Law and/or Finance, Economics or equivalent through experience
• Experience in corporate governance/capital markets would be considered as an asset
• Strong computer literacy with previous experience and excellent knowledge of MS Office
• Strong analytical abilities and strong problem solving and judgment skills
• Organizational skills, attention to detail, a self-driven work ethic, and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a high-pressure, deadline-driven environment
• Ability to work within a team-oriented environment and communicate with various internal and external parties
• Willingness to sometimes work long hours and weekends primarily during peak weeks (usually occurring in March, April, May, June), but on an as-needed basis throughout the year as well