Senior Sustainability Data Specialist - TR Foundation

TRSS; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global organization for social impact is seeking a Senior Sustainability Data Specialist to lead data analysis on corporate governance disclosures using Excel and Python. The role involves designing complex datasets, contributing to research, and mentoring junior analysts. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of experience in data analysis, strong knowledge of corporate transparency, and a passion for responsible business. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary packages

Market-leading benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in data analysis and market research.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel and Python.
• Experience with survey design and methodology.

Responsibilities

• Lead data analysis on corporate disclosures using Excel and Python.
• Design and manage complex datasets and dashboards.
• Contribute to thematic market intelligence research.

Skills

Data analysis

Market research

Excel

Python

Statistical methods

Survey design

Corporate transparency

Writing skills

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

Power BI

R

Tableau

Job description

Senior Sustainability Data Specialist - Thomson Reuters Foundation

About the Thomson Reuters Foundation

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is the corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters, committed to advancing media freedom, fostering inclusive economies, and promoting human rights. The Foundation leverages journalism, legal expertise, and convening power to drive systemic change.

About the Responsible Business Team

The Responsible Business team at the Thomson Reuters Foundation works to promote corporate transparency and ethical business practices that support more equitable economies. By leveraging TRF’s global networks, legal expertise, and data intelligence, the team collaborates with businesses, investors, lawyers, civil society organisations, and journalists to explore how business decisions impact lives and livelihoods.

Their work spans a range of critical issues, including:

• Labour rights and workforce transparency
• Responsible adoption of AI technologies
• The just transition to a greener economy

Key initiatives include the Workforce Disclosure Initiative (WDI), which improves data and transparency on how companies treat workers across their operations and supply chains, and the AI Company Data Initiative (AICDI), a partnership with UNESCO to shape ethical corporate AI adoption.

The team also hosts cross-sector working groups, data-driven briefings, and training sessions, and plays a central role in TRF’s annual Trust Conference, which convenes global leaders to discuss pressing human rights and business issues.

Their mission is grounded in TRF’s broader goal: to strengthen free, fair, and informed societies by helping shape economies that balance people and profit.

About the Role:

• Lead data analysis on corporate workforce and AI governance disclosures using Excel and Python (e.g., pandas, matplotlib, basic statistical libraries).
• Design and manage complex dataset and analysis models and interactive and user-friendly dashboards for investor and business audiences.
• Contribute to annual findings reports and thematic market intelligence research based on survey data, identifying meaningful patterns and translating findings into narratives for investors and companies.
• Support the maintenance and refinement of surveys, ensuring surveys are aligned with stakeholder needs and leading standards, methodologically sound, user-friendly for company respondents.
• Conduct survey methodology reviews and work closely with internal teams and external partners to gather feedback and implement updates.
• Apply and interpret foundational statistical models to draw insights for investors and businesses, particularly regarding risk pathways (e.g., labour rights violations, AI misuse) and their implications for financial and commercial outcomes.
• Where appropriate, apply sentiment analysis or other text-based analytics to assess company narratives or qualitative disclosures.
• Co-author insights and contribute to thought leadership and collaborative research with knowledge partners by integrating original data analysis with desk-based research.
• Mentor junior analysts and support capacity-building within the team.

About You

We are looking for a data-driven, curious, and impact-oriented researcher with strong analytical capabilities and a passion for responsible business, workforce equity, and AI governance. You should have:

• Proven experience in data analysis and market research (sell-side research experience is desirable), preferably 4+ years, with demonstrated ability to work across both quantitative and qualitative datasets.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel and Python; familiarity with VBA, Power BI, R, or Tableau is a plus.
• Solid understanding of foundational statistical methods (e.g., descriptive statistics, correlation, regression) and the ability to apply them to generate insights
• Good working knowledge of financial market and private sector, proving experience in delivering market research is a plus.
• Experience working with or designing survey tools, including reviewing survey methodologies, optimizing data structure, and integrating survey feedback.
• Deep understanding of corporate transparency, financial materiality and ESG disclosure standards/frameworks (e.g., UNGPs, GRI, ISSB, UNESCO AI Ethics Recommendations).
• Ability to translate technical findings into clear, compelling insights for non-technical audiences, including investors, civil society, and company stakeholders.
• Demonstrated data intuition – the ability to identify outliers, trends, and inconsistencies and to assess the reliability and relevance of data points in context
• Familiarity with AI governance, labour rights, or just transition concepts, and willingness to deepen knowledge in these areas.
• Interest or experience in text analysis, such as sentiment analysis based on corporate disclosures or policy statements (preferred but not required).
• Strong writing skills and experience co-authoring thematic reports or insights publications.
• A collaborative mindset and an ability to manage multiple data streams, working closely with internal team members and external knowledge partners.

What’s in it For You?

• Global Perspective and Impact: Interested in working for a dynamic global organization with a focus on social impact? With hubs all over the world from Bangkok to Madrid to Rio de Janeiro, join a truly international team with a shared goal of helping to build societies around the world that are free, fair, and informed.
• Unique Approach: Our expertise in media and the law is world class. We combine the power of both to address the critical issues faced by humanity.
• Our Relevance: With a focus on advancing media freedom, fostering more inclusive economies and promoting human rights, our work has never been more needed than right now.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market-leading benefits.
• Learning & Development: We are dedicated to the continual professional development of our employees and offer access to both in-house and external training opportunities.

About Thomson Reuters Foundation

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters, the global news and information services company. As an independent charity, registered in the UK and the USA, we work to advance media freedom, foster more inclusive economies, and promote human rights. Through news, media development, free legal assistance and convening initiatives, we combine our unique media and legal services to drive systemic change.

Thomson Reuters is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law.