Analyst, Sustainable Fixed Income

The Role :

Are you passionate about the burgeoning sustainable finance market which surpassed $3.7 trillion in total issuances in 2022?

Are you keen to play a key role on our award-winning second-party opinion team across the Americas? In doing so, you’d be supporting the allocation of capital to impactful green, social and sustainability projects.

Sound like your dream job?

The Group :

Sustainalytics’ Fixed Income (SFI) Team is a rapid growth business responsible for bringing sustainable finance products to multi-national corporations, governments and financial institutions.

We are best known for our second-party opinions (SPOs) for green / social / sustainability and KPI-linked bonds and loans, raising capital for sustainable projects and outcomes.

Given the rapid growth and sophistication of the sustainable bond market, quantifying environmental and social impact plays a critical role in supporting the credibility and consistency of use of proceeds.

Sustainalytics Impact Reporting complements the SPO product, enabling issuers to report in a transparent way on the impacts of the proceeds of their bonds.

Responsibilities :

As a project member, you contribute to Sustainalytics' continued positioning as a leading provider of solutions for the sustainable bond / loan market.

The key attributes required for this role include outstanding writing, research, numerical and client communication skills especially.

You work directly with the Project Managers on approximately 4-6 ongoing SPO or impact reporting projects at a time; along with other project members.

At some point, you may be expected to manage projects, engage with issuers and underwriters from project kickoff to delivery and coach new team members on a continual basis.

You work collaboratively with the SFI team across our global offices to ensure that projects are managed efficiently and team engagement is strong.

Qualifications :

• Passion for sustainability and demonstrated interest in sustainable finance and green bonds and willingness to learn.
• Demonstrated experience in and understanding of quantifying the environmental impacts (ie CO2 avoided) of various technologies including (for example) renewable energy, green buildings, clean transportation, etc.
• In an innovative and fast-growing industry, you bring to the role strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and a commercial and client-centric approach.

You thrive in a dynamic work environment.

• 2-3+ years of related work experience; experience in financial markets, emissions quantification or corporate consulting considered an asset.
• Fluency in English with strong oral and written communication skills. Proficiency in other languages, such as Spanish and French is preferred.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong work ethic and eagerness to learn in a constantly evolving and fast-paced environment.
• Strong ability to analyze and interpret data, while maintaining a critical approach.
• Client-centric and commercial approach.
• Positive attitude, Innovative and entrepreneurial.
• Ability to work on several projects simultaneously, across different regions.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
• Alignment with Sustainalytics’ mission, vision and values.
• Experience working with diverse individuals / teams.
• Professional report writing skills.
• Degree in related discipline (business, finance, sustainability, engineering).

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Morningstar’s hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. We’ve found that we’re at our best when we’re purposely together on a regular basis, at least three days each week.

A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you’ll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.