Investment Stewardship Associate

• Proxy Voting and Reporting
• 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
• Research
• 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
• Engagement
• Assist 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 and conduct engagements
• Integration
• 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

Job Qualifications

We are seeking candidates with 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
• Undergrad degree and 3-5 years’ work experience in responsible investing, sustainability or corporate governance field.

Pune, India