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Objectives
Serve as domain expert on corporate governance, across market and subject-matter disciplines
· Act as a trusted advisor for clients on matters of proxy policy, research and other governance topics
Responsibilities
Proactively communicate and educate clients on all governance matters of interest
· Own and manage client corporate governance and proxy research needs
· Monitor and ensure client satisfaction
· Actively work with clients to help them to update, develop or formulate their proxy voting guidelines
· Identify opportunities to enhance the department's service offerings
· Complete basic and advanced analytical governance research of particular shareholder meetings and companies
· Distill financial and corporate governance information and issue proxy vote recommendations based on client specific policy guidelines
· Answer internal/external client/issuer queries on research reports and/or custom recommendations, able to discuss policy issues in informed detail
· Complete client-specific projects (analyze data, perform high-level and granular comparison reports, etc.)
· Research policy related issues and support team lead in their completion of such projects
· Specialized understanding of shareholder/corporate governance issues gathered through fundamental research and contact with company executives and/or institutional investors.
· Use expertise to provide support to sales team with the development and administration of customized proxy voting guidelines that effectively manage current and/or prospective clients’ portfolio holdings
· Complete SAS-70 obligations
· Identify process improvement opportunities
· Work with Corporate Technology to develop, enhance and test current and new applications that will benefit our clients, research team and the company as a whole
· Actively contribute to ISS policy formulation and update efforts
· Provide assistance to the team lead or director on projects/tasks as required from time to time
· Produce timely and high-quality client research and deliverables
Requirements
· Bachelors degree in Business, Finance or Accounting (MBA, JD or Masters Degree preferred)
· Minimum of 1-3 years of work experience
· Exhibit a passion for the corporate governance space
· Possess proven abilities to develop strong working relationships with external clients
· Possess and exhibit insight, enthusiasm and innovation for high-level client engagement
· Ability to work effectively with colleagues at various staff and management levels across function lines
· Excellent writing and research abilities; strong attention to detail and proofreading skills; and well-developed communication skills, both oral and written
· Strong organizational and presentation skills
· Familiarity with public company filings (SEC and equivalent filings internationally)
· Competency in corporate governance issues such as executive compensation, corporate transactions and capital markets
· Strong understanding of business technology; experience working with technology in an operational context strongly desired
· Strong computer literacy with previous experience and excellent knowledge of MS Office
Job Type:
Permanent
Location:
Maryland-Anne Arundel County
Salary:
[n/a]
Date available:
now
Experience Skills:
Qualified
Company:
Risk Metric Group
Company Description:
Change the world, have fun, make money in that order. These goals have driven us since our inception. But what do they really mean? "Change the world" means improving the management of the worlds retirement funds. The long term growth of those assets can raise the standard of living globally. Doing meaningful work is a goal we embrace daily. We dont see ourselves as a traditional business. We are a group of people on a learning journey to change the world in our own way. "Having fun" is vital. We know that working in fun teams supports learning. Learning is necessary for innovation and good decision-making. "Making money" is not our end-goal. We know profit is important. We work hard for it and with an owner mind-set. We value it because it fuels our ability to change the world.
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