Sustainable Investing Research Analyst

This job is with Invesco, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. As one of the world's leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.

We have an outstanding benefits package which includes:

• Company-provided healthcare
• A competitive annual leave allowance
• Flexible working options, including hybrid working arrangements
• Generous pension provisions
• Income protection
• Health and wellness benefits
• Volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave
• Life insurance

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivering high-quality sustainable research and insights across company, sector, thematic, and market-level analysis, including maintaining ESG scoring models and frameworks.
• Supporting investment teams in integrating sustainability considerations into investment processes and portfolio decisions, including contributing to portfolio-level reviews.
• Monitoring sustainability-related developments, regulatory requirements (e.g., Principal Adverse Impacts), and supporting issuer engagement activities.
• Contributing to enhancements of research methodologies, data quality, reporting, and cross-team workflows.
• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders, including supporting company dialogues, industry collaboration, and sustainability communications.
• Collaborating across global stewardship functions to share expertise and improve tools, processes, and best practices.
• Supporting client-facing activities by delivering timely, high-quality sustainability insights and reporting aligned with client needs.
• Ensuring all activities align with firm conduct principles and internal policies.

What you can bring:

• Experience delivering a mix of recurring sustainable research activities and project-based work, such as issuer-specific and thematic analysis, framework development, and enhancements to sustainable investment processes.
• Experience managing end-to-end research workflows - from gathering and analyzing sustainability data, to synthesizing findings and communicating insights effectively to investment teams.
• Experience contributing to cross-functional initiatives, collaborating with investment teams, stewardship functions, product specialists, and other stakeholders across the firm.
• Experience maintaining and improving sustainability-related tools, models, datasets, and documentation that support investment and reporting requirements.
• Experience supporting a range of sustainable engagements and interactions with external stakeholders, including corporates, investors, and industry groups.
• Experience operating within broader stewardship processes, including making well-supported recommendations and determining when to escalate issues versus progressing work independently.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement in research, engagement, and project contexts, including the ability to make good recommendations, and to determine when to escalate issues and when to progress work independently.
• Ability to deliver recurring research and stewardship activities to a high standard of quality and within expected timelines.
• Knowledge of sustainability analysis and integration, including how sustainability factors can influence investment research and portfolio considerations across asset classes.
• Knowledge of sustainability-related data providers, analytical tools, and ratings methodologies, and the strengths and limitations of different data sources.
• Good understanding of investment management processes and how sustainability insights contribute to portfolio decision making, portfolio reviews, and reporting.
• Knowledge of stewardship and engagement practices, including company dialogues and collaborative engagement initiatives.
• Understanding of the sustainable research operational environment - including the tools, systems, documentation, and data governance processes that support the team's ongoing research and reporting activities.
• Aware of regulatory and industry developments relevant to sustainable investing.
• Demonstrate comfort operating in ambiguity and exercising sound judgment and decision-making in the absence of complete information.
• Desire to work collaboratively with a global team.
• Intellectual curiosity and strong analytical skills.
• Proficiency with a range of ESG data and ratings tools.
• The ability to work autonomously with a hands-on approach.
• The aptitude to excel in a multi-layered organization.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, collaboration and influencing skills, and demonstrated leadership skills.
• Ability to present effectively before management and to work effectively across multiple levels and types of employees.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel and other business technologies, including the effective use of AI-enabled research and productivity tools.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities at once.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear and actionable insights.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Relevant professional certifications or willingness to pursue them.

Disability Confident Scheme: Applicants who opt in to the Disability Confident Scheme and meet the criteria for the role will be offered an interview. We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process for all candidates who make an application. By opting-in to this scheme, applicants will be disclosing that they have a disability solely for the purpose of the Disability Confident Scheme. The Disability Confident Scheme only guarantees an interview - it does not automatically mean that applicants interviewed will gain employment with Invesco at that time. To apply through the Disability Confident Scheme, you'll need to firstly ensure you have applied for the role via our external careers page. Following this, you'll need to email us at emea-talentacquisition@invesco.com confirming your wish to opt-in, alongside your contact details and the title of the role you wish to apply for.

Full Time / Part Time: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Job Exempt: Yes

Workplace Model: Pursuant to Invesco's Workplace Policy, employees are expected to comply with the firm's most current workplace model, which as of October 1, 2025, includes spending at least four full days each week working in the role's advertised office. This reflects our belief that spending time together in the office helps us build stronger relationships, collaborate more easily, and support each other's growth and development.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you! We want all of our candidates to shine during the application and selection process, so if you need any adjustments to be made, please send an e-mail to emea-talentacquisition@invesco.com. Please include your name, the job you are interested in, and the type of adjustment you need (for example; breaks during your interview, remote interviews, additional time for assessments or other required adjustments).

We promote a working environment that welcomes everyone and creates inclusive teams, celebrates difference and encourages everyone to be themselves at work.

Our commitment to the community and environmental, social and governance investing: We partner with charitable organisations globally to make an impact in the communities where we live and work. Our people are encouraged to support the charities they feel most passionate about. We are also committed to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. We serve our clients in this space as a trusted partner both on specific responsible investment product strategies as well as part of our commitment to deliver a superior investment experience.

Recruitment Agencies: Invesco has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly. Invesco will not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired. When we do use agencies, we have a PSL in place, so please do not contact hiring managers directly.

Regulatory: This position may fall in-scope of one or multiple regimes/directives.