Investment Stewardship Associate

AllianceBernstein; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

AllianceBernstein in Pune, India, seeks a candidate for a role focusing on responsible investing. You will learn and apply proxy voting policies, perform in-depth research on proxy proposals, and liaise with investment teams to ensure timely voting and clear reporting.

You will contribute to governance policy development and engage with issuer management, supporting integration across teams and developing sector knowledge within the Responsible Investment group.

Qualifications

• Significant academic achievement and interest in responsible investing and financial services.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Collegial work style and willingness to perform a wide range of tasks.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively.
• Detail-oriented and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Learn and apply proxy voting policy to securities.
• Conduct in-depth research and analysis on proxy proposals.
• Liaise with investment teams on proxy proposals and reporting.
• Support engagement process with issuer management teams.
• Help develop governance content and contribute to policy development.
• Coordinate across Responsible Investment with analysts and portfolio teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Multitasking

Education

Undergrad degree

Job description

Job Description

• 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