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About the Role
The Sustainable Investing Research Associate conducts investment-relevant quantitative research to support State Street Investment Management’s sustainable investing research capability and solution innovation, meeting rising client demand. This role is based in London and reports to the Global Head of Sustainable Investing Research.
Responsibilities
- Provide rigorous analysis and generate relevant insights to inform product development and client solutions.
- Perform data due diligence and manage onboarding of sustainability/climate data vendors and platforms.
- Maintain and improve centralized sustainability data architecture (Python/SQL-based pipelines, curated datasets, analytical tools).
- Collaborate with investment and strategy teams to develop sustainable investment solutions.
- Enable SI research capabilities for product innovation.
- Contribute to white papers, research notes, and thought leadership.
Requirements
- 2–4 years of relevant experience in investment analytics or financial data roles.
- Strong working knowledge of Python and SQL for data extraction, cleaning, validation, and analysis.
- Hands‑on experience working with structured datasets and automated data pipelines, and identify data quality issues.
- Experience supporting data quality checks, monitoring, and reconciliation to ensure accurate delivery of data to investment or analytics teams.
- Strong attention to detail and ownership mindset for recurring data deliverables.
- Experience producing analytical outputs, summaries, or research notes for internal stakeholders.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain data concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
- Good documentation habits to ensure transparency and continuity.
Skills
- Python
- SQL
- Data analysis
- Data quality management
- Data pipelines
- Quantitative research
- Investment analytics
- Financial data
- Documentation
- Communication
Location
- London
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2-4 years
Education Level
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Finance, Economics, Environmental Science/Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
Benefits
- Inclusive development opportunities
- Flexible work-life support
- Paid volunteer days
- Vibrant employee networks
About the Company
- State Street Investment Management is one of the largest asset managers in the world, partnering with sophisticated investors to help them reach their goals through a rigorous, research-driven investment process.
- With over four decades of experience and trillions of dollars in assets under management, they offer a broad selection of products and strategies across asset classes, risk profiles, regions, and styles.
- They are pioneers in index, ETF, and sustainable investing, constantly inventing new ways to invest.
- The Sustainable Investing Research team conducts thematic research, produces thought leadership, enables product innovation, and ensures the integrity of sustainable investing data.
- Across the globe, institutional investors rely on State Street to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability.
- They are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential.
Equal Opportunity
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.