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ESG Investing Analyst — Fixed Income

Website Neuberger Berman

Asset Manager

Responsibilities:

  • Support the integration of ESG analysis into fundamental credit research across the Investment Grade and Non-Investment Grade corporate credit research teams
  • Work directly with research analysts to assist in the ongoing maintenance of the team’s ESG ratings system
  • Identify emerging ESG topics which may become material to credit risk and work with credit analysts and portfolio managers to evaluate the impact on issuers and portfolios
  • Research sector and issuer specific engagement topics and provide support to the research analysts discussing these topics with issuer management teams
  • Systematically track key performance indicators (KPIs) associated with established engagement goals
  • Monitor changes in industry and portfolio company disclosure practices and benchmark how these practices compare to peer issuers
  • Develop strong working knowledge of available ESG data sources including expertise in the utilization and interpretation of ESG related data

Qualifications:

  • Interest in ESG investing, sustainability or impact investing with a focus on how ESG related factors impact credit quality and investment decisions
  • Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other data analytics
  • Self-starter with strong analytical, organizational, writing, and project management skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, including synthesizing research and conceptual work into actionable and presentable deliverables
  • Ability to independently manage multiple projects in a collaborative manner with multiple stakeholders through to completion in a dynamic and changing environment
  • Accountable, with a strong sense of professionalism and integrity
  • Undergraduate degree with strong academic credentials