Corporate Governance Research Analyst (French Market)

Join our French Corporate Governance team in Paris as a Research Analyst. You will analyze corporate governance data and provide detailed reports on companies listed on the French market. You will also engage with issuers, answer internal/external questions related to proxy reports, and contribute to the publication of research papers. A Master's degree in Law, Finance, Economics, or Political Sciences is required, along with fluency in French and English.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing corporate governance data and providing detailed reports on companies listed on the French market.
• Engaging with issuers regarding shareholders' general meetings and providing clients vote recommendations.
• Contributing to the regular publication of research papers and the development of ISS corporate governance policies.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Law, Finance, Economics or Political Sciences
• Fluent in French and English, written and spoken (C1 and above). Ability to understand highly technical governance & law related documents in both languages
• Ability to work independently, take initiatives, and collaborate within a team
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Good understanding of finance/capital markets and corporate governance topics, ideally with a first experience in corporate governance

Computer literacy

• Appetence for taking part in debates on corporate governance and the implementation of the voting policy among team members; ability to support personal ideas all the while accepting criticism and contradiction
• Flexibility to work extended hours, weekends and/or under tight deadlines during the proxy season (peak in April-May)
• Proficiency in AI tools and prompt engineering to enhance research workflow
• Other skills (e.g. SQL)

Preferred

• High level and deep dive research skills