Transition Investing (Sustainability) Macro Strategy Research

As an experienced professional supporting the European ESG team, your primary responsibilities will revolve around developing and maintaining Excel models to evaluate fund ownership for global companies, sectors, and regions. You will be expected to perform stringent data quality checks on third party ESG data using financial databases and company filings to ensure the robustness of data being used for modeling purposes. Additionally, you will create, update, and maintain comprehensive Excel databases on ESG data, assist the team in running back-tests of ESG related strategies, and apply quantitative techniques to analyze historical and future trends. Your contribution to research report writing and summarizing peer research for thematic topics, mostly related to investment strategy for ESG investors, will be invaluable. Moreover, you will support the onshore team on a day-to-day basis, work on ad-hoc requests, and analyze macro-level ESG trends to write thematic reports. Preferred candidates for this role are proactive individuals with experience in top-down macro research and basic Python coding skills, demonstrating a keen interest in working within the ESG domain. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and maintain Excel models for evaluating fund ownership of global companies, sectors, and regions - Conduct data quality checks on third-party ESG data using financial databases and company filings - Create and maintain comprehensive Excel databases on ESG data - Assist in running back-tests of ESG related strategies and analyze historical and future trends using quantitative techniques - Contribute to research report writing and summarizing peer research on thematic topics related to investment strategy for ESG investors - Support the onshore team on a daily basis, handle ad-hoc requests, and analyze macro-level ESG trends for thematic reports Qualifications Required: - Advanced MS Excel skills and report writing experience - Experience with VBA macros/Python, especially Python libraries like Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib - Database skills, preferably experienced with Bloomberg Finance LP, Datastream Eikon, or similar financial databases, and knowledge of various company filings - Basic finance knowledge including valuations, financial ratios, and extracting data from company filings,