Index ESG Structurer

Selby Jennings; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is partnering with a leading investment bank to identify an ESG Index Structurer for a permanent Paris-based position. The role focuses on designing ESG indices and solutions across equity derivative products, working with trading, sales and risk teams to meet investor demand for sustainable strategies.

Ideal candidates will have strong ESG expertise, index structuring experience, and a track record in equity derivatives within a bank, with willingness to be based on-site in Paris.

Qualifications

• ESG expertise and its translation into index methodologies and products.
• Experience designing, modelling and implementing index strategies and rules-based approaches.
• Ability to build tailored equity-linked solutions addressing client needs and risk/return profiles.
• Broad knowledge of equity derivative products, including payoffs, risk drivers and pricing considerations.
• 2–8 years of structuring experience in a investment bank setting, ideally focused on equity and ESG products.

Responsibilities

• Create and optimise ESG indices and solutions for a range of equity derivative products.
• Collaborate with trading, sales and risk teams to design innovative ESG index-based products.
• Leverage equity derivatives and structuring experience to meet investor demand for sustainable strategies.

Skills

ESG expertise

Index structuring

Solutions structuring

Equity derivative product knowledge

Structuring experience

Paris-based role

Job description

We are partnering with our client, a leading investment bank, to identify an ESG Index Structurer to join our client's team in Paris on a permanent basis. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of equity derivatives, index design and sustainable finance, where you will contribute directly to the development and structuring of ESG-focused index solutions across a broad range of equity derivative products.

Role Overview

As an ESG Index Structurer, you will focus on creating and optimising ESG indices and solutions, working closely with trading, sales and risk teams. You will leverage your experience in equity derivatives and structuring to design innovative products that meet investor demand for sustainable and responsible investment strategies.

Key Skills & Experience

• ESG expertise - Solid understanding of Environmental, Social and Governance concepts and how they translate into index methodologies and investment products.
• Index structuring - Experience in designing, modelling and implementing index strategies, including rules-based approaches and performance analysis.
• Solutions structuring - Ability to build tailored equity-linked solutions and structures that respond to specific client needs and risk/return profiles.
• Equity derivative product knowledge - Coverage across equity derivative products, with a clear grasp of payoffs, risk drivers and pricing considerations.
• Structuring experience (2-8 years) - Proven background in structuring within an investment bank environment, ideally focused on equity and ESG-related products.
• Paris-based role - Willingness to be based in Paris and collaborate closely with our client's team and stakeholders on-site.

Interested

If you have the relevant experience and are excited by ESG-focused index structuring in a leading investment bank, we would be keen to discuss this opportunity and introduce you to our client.