AVP Asset Stewardship: Proxy Voting & Engagement

State Street; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Health insurance

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Performance-based awards

Job summary

State Street seeks an experienced Asset Stewardship Analyst at the AVP level to support stewardship activities across the Americas. You will analyze proxy voting matters, engage with issuers, and contribute to developing our stewardship program.

The role emphasizes independent analysis, thoughtful vote recommendations, governance research, and collaboration with teams across investment, research, legal, compliance, and operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in asset stewardship, corporate governance, proxy voting, or a related field.
• Direct experience analyzing proxy voting matters and engaging with public companies.
• Strong understanding of corporate governance principles.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across a global team.

Responsibilities

• Analyze proxy voting items, including a range of management and shareholder proposals.
• Develop well-reasoned vote recommendations supported by independent analysis of a company’s disclosures and practices, in line with State Street Investment Management’s Global Proxy Voting and Engagement Policy.
• Support engagements with issuer representatives on financially-material topics related to a company's long-term business strategy.
• Stay up to date on research and reporting on governance and business themes to strengthen understanding of particular sectors, markets, and governance trends.
• Draft written materials including engagement summaries, vote rationales, responses to client inquiries, internal memos and presentations.
• Collaborate with colleagues across investment, research, legal, compliance, operations, and client-facing teams.
• Support responses to client inquiries regarding stewardship activities, voting decisions, and engagement outcomes.
• Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of stewardship policies, voting guidelines, analytical frameworks, and operational processes.

Skills

Critical thinking

Analytical skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Presentation skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Prioritization

Job description

State Street seeks an experienced Asset Stewardship Analyst at the AVP level to support stewardship activities across the Americas. You will analyze proxy voting matters, engage with issuers, and contribute to developing our stewardship program.

The role emphasizes independent analysis, thoughtful vote recommendations, governance research, and collaboration with teams across investment, research, legal, compliance, and operations.