Investment Stewardship Associate
About The Position
AB’s Investment Stewardship Associates are a critical part of our Responsible Investing team, reporting to the Director of Investment Stewardship. The candidate will play an integral role in corporate governance initiatives related to proxy voting, engagement, and reporting. The Investment Stewardship Associate will support the Responsible Investing and Investment teams in casting proxy votes, developing voting policies, performing governance research, and having direct engagement with issuers. The Investment Stewardship Associate will also assist our investment teams with the integration of material ESG factors into our investment processes.
Requirements
- Significant academic achievement, intellectual curiosity and a demonstrated interest in both responsible investing and financial services
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A collegial work style and a willingness to perform a wide range of tasks
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
- Detail-oriented, ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment
- Bachelor's degree and 1-3 years’ work experience in responsible investing, sustainability or corporate governance
Nice To Haves
- Direct experience in in proxy voting, proxy advisory, or corporate governance advisory a plus.
Responsibilities
- Learn and apply our proxy voting policy to individual securities
- Perform in-depth research and analysis on proxy proposals
- Liaise and communicate with investment teams on proxy proposals
- Ensure timely execution of proxy votes
- Compile proxy reports and statistics
- Contribute to the development of AB’s proxy voting policy by identifying emerging topics and best practices in corporate governance
- Contribute to the development of thought leadership by researching and developing corporate governance content
- Participate in the engagement process with issuer management teams
- Prepare for engagements through research on issues and question formulation
- Work with investors and Responsible Investing team to plan, conduct engagements, and track outcomes
- Liaise with analysts and portfolio teams on material ESG topics
- Help analysts and portfolio teams with specific engagements, issues and research
- Assist investment teams by developing an industry specialization and acting as the point person within the Responsible Investment team for sector-specific ESG queries
Benefits
- health insurance coverage
- an employee wellness program
- life and disability insurance
- a retirement savings plan
- paid holidays
- sick and vacation time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
