Sr. Associate, Corporate Governance and ESG Expert

S&P Global Market Intelligence The Role: Sr. Associate, Corporate Governance and ESG Expert The Team: S&P Global Market Intelligence research team advises corporate issuers, predominantly their management, supervisory board, investor relations and corporate secretary teams, on public takeovers, general meetings as well as sensitive governance-related topics as board composition, remuneration votes, auditors or activist attacks. The team advises issuers on corporate governance risks and supports companies with their governance engagement to different stakeholder groups, such as institutional investors, sell side, investment banks, proxy, legal and communication advisors. The team regularly serves as an information agent and connects intelligence of company and its financial, legal and communication advisors with proprietary information uncovered directly from institutional investors, to strategically consult on a public takeover, restructuring, proxy solicitation, activist defence or important shareholder vote. The Impact: S&P Global Market Intelligence research team is seeking a consultative corporate governance and/or ESG expert to join its dynamic team in Seoul to focus on growing our network and business in the Korea and APAC. What’s in it for you: You are applying for a dynamic career path within a passionate and fast paced environment that both gives responsibility and freedom to create a market and become the face of the team in the region. The candidate will be working closely with the local advisory teams to advise APAC issuers on their corporate governance and ESG risks and support them in retainer and ad hoc campaigns. The candidate will be exposed to corporate governance products, data and services, including cross-asset class ownership data, institutional voting data, investor profiles, securities lending and shorting data as well combined services as information agent solutions as well as proxy and tender in Korea and APAC. Responsibilities: Assisting clients on a retainer basis, Pre-AGM or in the lead up, as well as during M&A activity. Researching ESG and Corporate Governance trends and advising issuers on the ESG/CG risks within their shareholder base Become a trusted advisor for issuers, investors, bankers when it comes to ESG best practice advice, shareholder activist defence as well as corporate governance best practice Opportunity to craft and develop daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports & feedback to issuers and key market players Opportunity to build a network of buy-side relationships with investors, custodians and especially corporate action teams Built up analytical know how to track shareholder movements to combine market intelligence with ESG projections, market sentiment analytics and governance and M&A advisory capabilities Regular verbal, face to face and email communication with S&P clients to discuss current projects and strategy to be successful at coming shareholder meetings incl. market watch analytics (e.g. trading activity, sell side trends, shareholder movements) Support local team leads and sales to drive business development and advisory capabilities of S&P Global M&A, Governance Advisory and ESG services in Korea and APAC. Support building a network with investment banks, legal and communication advisers (M&A, Governance and ESG teams) as well as corporations Support helping to develop the expert reputation of S&P Global and position us as adviser with aforementioned stakeholder groups Opportunity to participate and speak at industry events, represent S&P Global as a thought leader Work in collaboration with Account Management, Product Groups and Product Marketing in APAC, but also cross border with the wider EU team or APAC team for cross border transactions What We’re Looking For: Minimum of 8 years B2B consultative selling experience. success as a new business “hunter” and proven success in developing partnerships. Prior team leadership experience will be a plus. Deep experience working in sales selling consultative financial services advisory and/or ESG solutions to corporations and/or capital markets participants Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with fluency (both written and spoken) in English and Mandarin and/or Japanese. Solid knowledge of ESG principles and applications. A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or economics, preferred. CFA or MBA designations are a plus Self driven, ability to work independently and as a team, and curious to learn new skills and products Knowledge of utilizing CRM software to track sales opportunities and customer activity Grade (relevant for internal applicants only): 9 The Location: South Korea About Company Statement: S&P Global Market Intelligence At S&P Global Market Intelligence, we know that not all information is important—some of it is vital. Accurate, deep and insightful. We integrate financial and industry data, research and news into tools that help track performance, generate alpha, identify investment ideas, understand competitive and industry dynamics, perform valuation and assess credit risk. Investment professionals, government agencies, corporations and universities globally can gain the intelligence essential to making business and financial decisions with conviction. S&P Global Market Intelligence is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence. ----------------------------------------------------------- Equal Opportunity Employer S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: [email protected] and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.  US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law. ----------------------------------------------------------- 20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), RESECH202.1 - Middle Professional Tier I (EEO Job Group), SWP Priority – Ratings - (Strategic Workforce Planning) Job ID: 272509 Posted On: 2022-04-01 Location: Seoul, South Korea