French Market Governance Research Analyst

ISS STOXX GmbH; Paris; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

ISS STOXX is seeking a Research Analyst for the French Corporate Governance team in Paris. The role focuses on analyzing governance data and delivering detailed reports on French-listed companies, guided by the ISS voting policy.

You will provide vote recommendations and engage with issuers during general meetings. The position requires a Master’s degree in a relevant field, fluency in French and English, and strong research plus communication skills.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of finance/capital markets and corporate governance topics, ideally with a first experience in corporate governance.
• Master’s degree in Law, Finance, Economics or Political Sciences.
• Fluent in French and English, written and spoken (C1 and above). Ability to understand highly technical governance & law related documents in both languages.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• High level and deep dive research skills.
• Ability to work independently, take initiatives, and collaborate within a team.
• Appetence for taking part in debates on corporate governance and the implementation of the voting policy among team members; ability to support personal ideas all the while accepting criticism and contradiction.
• Flexibility to work extended hours, weekends and/or under tight deadlines during the proxy season (peak in April-May).
• Computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing corporate governance data, financial and extra-financial information to provide detailed reports on companies listed on the French market, based on the ISS voting policy.
• Providing clients vote recommendations on shareholders’ meetings agenda items.
• Engaging with issuers regarding shareholders’ general meetings.
• Answering internal/external questions related to proxy reports.
• Contributing to the regular publication of research papers and to the development of ISS corporate governance policies.
• Developing an expertise on the French market in corporate governance, investment, and shareholders’ rights and expectations.
• Engaging with stakeholders, both internally and externally.

Skills

Finance & capital markets

Corporate governance

Research skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Law/Finance/Economics/Political Sciences

Tools

SQL

AI tools

Job description

ISS STOXX is seeking a Research Analyst for the French Corporate Governance team in Paris. The role focuses on analyzing governance data and delivering detailed reports on French-listed companies, guided by the ISS voting policy.

You will provide vote recommendations and engage with issuers during general meetings. The position requires a Master’s degree in a relevant field, fluency in French and English, and strong research plus communication skills.