Responsible Investment Analyst (London - based)

Pictet; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading asset management company in London is seeking an experienced stewardship professional to support its responsible investment strategy. The role involves collaborating with investment teams, enhancing active ownership practices, and conducting research on sustainability. The ideal candidate will have around five years of relevant experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in English, with French knowledge an advantage. This position offers the opportunity to drive impactful changes in a values-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Approximately five years of professional experience in sustainability or responsible investment.
• Strong expertise in stewardship or active ownership.
• Ability to build constructive dialogue with stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent command of English; French proficiency highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with investment teams to identify stewardship targets.
• Co-ordinate engagements with companies on ESG issues.
• Contribute to firmwide active ownership policies and guidelines.
• Conduct research on RI topics and trends.

Skills

Sustainability expertise

Stakeholder relationship building

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Organizational skills

Education

University degree in finance, economics, business law or relevant subject

Tools

Excel

Job description

Your team

With over CHF250bn of AuM, Pictet AM manages the assets of some of the world’s largest institutions, financial intermediaries, and their clients. Our culture values independent thinkers, centres around investment excellence, and is driven by a long-term outlook and a commitment to exceptional client service.

The Responsible Investment (RI) team, reporting directly to Pictet AM’s Co‑CEOs, oversees responsible investment across the business. To help shape and deliver Pictet AM’s RI strategy, we are seeking a talented and experienced stewardship professional to join our team.

The RI team drives the development and implementation of the firm’s RI initiatives, ensuring they align with Pictet AM’s broader objectives so as to strengthen its leadership in responsible investment through innovation, commercial success, and enhanced brand recognition. In keeping with our firm’s decentralised approach, the RI team works collaboratively with investment teams, sales, and support functions to provide expertise and facilitate ESG integration across the organisation and the product shelf.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the development and implementation of the firm’s RI initiatives. They will contribute their expertise in RI, and their engagement and proxy voting expertise, while also assisting with coordination and operational tasks to ensure the effective delivery of RI priorities.

Your role

• Collaborate with investment teams to identify key stewardship targets and engagement objectives, and to support the exercise of proxy voting rights. Liaise with multiple investment teams to build consensus when necessary.
• Co‑ordinate and participate in bilateral and / or collaborative engagements with companies on the broad range of ESG issues.
• Contribute to enhancing our firmwide approach to active ownership, including policy, procedures and guidelines on corporate engagement and proxy voting.
• Contribute to quality assurance, and internal and external reporting on active ownership activities.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative research on RI topics and on market trends as they relate to active ownership, to inform RI strategy development and implementation and RI thought leadership, and support the delivery of specific initiatives.

Your profile

• University degree finance, economics, business law or other relevant subject.
• Approximately five years of professional experience in sustainability and / or responsible investment, within the investment industry (ideally at an asset manager or asset owner).
• Strong expertise in sustainability and / or responsible investment, with a focus on stewardship or active ownership and with an understanding of policy issues relating to corporate governance, shareholder rights and stewardship.
• Ability to build a constructive dialogue and forge long‑term relationships with different stakeholders, particularly investee companies and investment professionals.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with a passion for responsible investment and sustainability.
• Advanced computer literacy (including with Excel), with the ability to implement AI‑driven solutions.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
• A team‑oriented, collaborative mindset, with excellent stakeholder management and relationship‑building skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex topics with clarityand to use these skills to contribute to regular thought leadership pieces for use internally and externally.
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken); proficiency in French is highly desirable.
• The role will be based in London; all applicants should have the right to work in the UK.

In addition to your professional competencies, you demonstrate strong enthusiasm for sustainability and are motivated by the possibility of driving change. You are keen to join a team with high ambitions, ready to provide an environment that allows you to put your skills into practice. We expect you to be self‑driven, with an entrepreneurial mindset and highly collaborative. To thrive in our culture, you will have a strong sense of ethics, will not compromise on integrity and show commitment to the success of the wider team.

Note

We will not accept any CVs via agencies

Diversity & Inclusion

Pictet is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse environment. We respect all individuals and seek their inclusion in the workplace.