ESG Stewardship Associate
6 days ago
William Blair is a leading global boutique investment bank and investment management firm that has delivered trusted advice for nearly nine decades. We continue to deepen our expertise and relationships across regions, asset classes, and markets throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Our CommitmentWe are committed to our people and culture, values, clients, and local communities. Our independent partnership structure allows us to attract and retain the most qualified, passionate candidates who specialize in investment banking, investment management, private wealth management, and other business functions.
Our ApproachWe strive to create an inclusive culture and foster employees' professional and personal growth. We empower our people to bring their best thinking each day to deliver tailored, thoughtful work and problem-solving abilities that our clients expect.
Our ValuesWe are proud of our long-term partnerships with the communities in which we live and work, a legacy we inherited from our founder. We are committed to building enduring relationships with our clients and work closely with private and public pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, and sovereign wealth funds, as well as financial advisors.
Job OverviewWe are seeking an ESG Stewardship Associate to support our firm's proxy voting and investee company engagement efforts. The successful candidate will report to the director of sustainable investing and contribute to our global stewardship activities.
Responsibilities- Identify material voting considerations in support of fundamental equity analysts.
- Analyze key proxy proposals and advisor voting recommendations.
- Provide proxy voting advice and guidance on key proposals to fundamental analysts who have primary company research responsibilities.
- Support fundamental analysts, ESG analysts, and portfolio managers as they engage with company management teams and board members on material issues, including proxy-related matters.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of our firm's proxy voting policies and guidelines.
- Liaise with our proxy administration team, proxy committee, and external proxy advisor.
- Document voting activity in internal systems and provide relevant examples for inclusion in reporting materials.
- Identify emerging topics and best practices in proxy voting and corporate governance and communicate to colleagues.
- Demonstrated experience in proxy voting, corporate governance, and engagement.
- Experience with proxy advisors and processes is preferred.
- Familiarity with ESG-related shareholder proposals and proxy-related industry trends.
- Self-motivated individual with the ambition to succeed and work collaboratively in an environment that demands constant multi-tasking.
- Effective writing skills to support recording of voting and engagement activity on internal systems as well as identification of meaningful and relevant examples for inclusion in reporting materials.
- Undergraduate degree and minimum of 3-5 years of relevant work experience.
- Completion of ESG-focused credential or certificate program is preferred (e.g., SASB FSA, CFA ESG Certificate, PRI Academy, etc.).
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