Barings
Quantitative & Risk Analytics – ESG Analytics, Senior Associate
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Job Title
Quantitative & Risk Analytics – ESG Analytics, Senior Associate
Business Title
Senior Associate
Department
Portfolio Solutions & Analytics
Location
London, UK | Charlotte, NC
Job Summary
The Quantitative & Risk Analytics (QRA) team at Barings is seeking a Senior Associate to support ESG analysis for Barings public and private portfolios. This individual will partner closely with portfolio managers, product managers, and sales teams to provide regular and ad-hoc ESG analytics and reporting. In addition, the analyst will contribute towards the design and maintenance of quantitative ESG overlays supporting mandates with specific ESG integration requirements.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working in an ESG data vendor or a quantitative ESG role in an asset manager. Comfort with manipulating large data sets and experience of Python, SQL, Excel, PowerBI, or similar are required. Additionally, the analyst will have knowledge of regulatory ESG frameworks such as TCFD, SFDR, TNFD, etc. Some knowledge of fixed income investment markets is also desirable, together with being comfortable with liaising with stakeholders at varying levels of seniority in the firm. The ideal candidate will also have an interest in sustainable investments and desire to apply that in financial markets.
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Primary Responsibilities
- Oversee the monthly ESG analytics production run
- Responsibility for providing monthly and quarterly ESG analytics and data to investment teams and clients
- Contribute to client meetings and presentations on Barings ESG capabilities
- Develop ESG portfolio overlay strategies to support client objectives such as decarbonization mandates, including analyzing impacts on the market opportunity set
- Build and improve analytical tools, dashboards, and screens, to better incorporate ESG analytics into the investment process
- Liaise with data vendors over data issues and incorporating new data sets
- Partner with data, technology, and platform teams to improve data quality and automate recurring analytics
Qualifications
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- Degree in finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, engineering, or a related quantitative field
- 2+ years of relevant experience in an ESG data role, ideally at an ESG vendor or asset manager
- Demonstrated ability to work with and manipulate large ESG datasets
- Ability to interpret and explain portfolio ESG metrics to investment teams as well as to less technical audiences
- Ability to work functionally with data and code, such as Python, SQL, PowerBI, Excel, or comparable tools, to analyze data
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex ESG concepts clearly and confidently
- Demonstrated judgment, intellectual curiosity, ownership mindset, and ability to independently drive analysis from problem definition through stakeholder communication
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with buy-side risk and portfolio analytics platforms, such as Aladdin, Refinitiv, Bloomberg, MSCI ESG Manager, or comparable tools
- Working towards or interest in pursuing CFA, CFA sustainable investment certificate, or other industry qualification
Barings is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Minority/Female/Age/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply.
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