ESG Research Analyst

"I can succeed as an ESG Analyst at Capital Group."

A key pillar of Capital Group's ESG strategy is to incorporate ESG insights and data into the investment process across asset classes through thematic and company research, proprietary tools, and company engagement.Our sector-based ESG Analysts generate impactful ESG research on under-appreciated investment risks and positive investment opportunities. You will identify, research and monitor ESG issues, and work closely with investment analysts to incorporate ESG insights into their analysis where relevant. You will establish insights and debate your views with senior internal stakeholders including portfolio managers. You will engage companies under your sector coverage, develop and cultivate external expert networks, and own proprietary ESG data frameworks.

"I am the person Capital Group is looking for."

• You are a curious and thorough analyst, able to deliver timely, frequent and fresh insights into new and emerging sector-specific ESG trends and how they impact the securities in which we invest.
• You have experience with corporate fixed income research in one or more sectors.
• You have a collaborative orientation and can seamlessly partner with investment analysts onESG research, providing a diverse perspective and additive insights.
• You excel at clear, concise written and verbal communication to an investment audience.

• You understand corporate reporting and financial modeling, and how ESG trends will impact companies, sectors and countries in financial terms.
• You are innovative, bringing new ways to assess ESG performance on key metrics using conventional and unconventional data sources, and can work with large data sets. You are rigorous in your analysis to ensure that CG's proprietary industry frameworks reflect the best insights into ESG materiality.
• You are skilled at building relationships internally and externally, partnering with ESG analyst peers, other internal teams such as Governance & Proxy, while keeping an eye to the external environment.
• You are comfortable conducting company engagements, helping to drive constructive conversations on key ESG issues that help us better understand the companies we invest in.
• You have at least 5 years of relevant research experience.

In addition to a highly competitive base salary, per plan guidelines, restrictions and vesting requirements, you also will be eligible for an individual annual performance bonus, plus Capital's annual profitability bonus plus a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings.

You can learn more about our compensation and benefits here.

* Temporary positions in Canada and the United States are excluded from the above mentioned compensation and benefit plans.

We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we comply with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit discrimination when making all decisions about employment. As equal opportunity employers, our policies prohibit unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including gender and gender identity), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, AIDS/HIV status, political activities or affiliations, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault or stalking or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.