Sustainable Investing Research Analyst, Officer - State Street Investment Management
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Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£41,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2434 is an eligible occupation, but we classified this role with low confidence (36% match). If the code is right — and State Street is a licensed sponsor — it should qualify, but double-check the occupation eligibility rules against the actual role.
About the role
The Sustainable Investing Research Associate is a member of the Sustainable Investing Research team within State Street Investment Management’s Sustainable Investing organization. The role is responsible for conducting investment-relevant quantitative research to support State Street Investment Management’s industry leading sustainable investing research capability and sustainable investment solution innovation in order to meet rising client demand. The position is based in London and reports to the Global Head of Sustainable Investing Research.
Why This Role Is Important To Us
The team you will be joining is a part of State Street Investment Management, one of the largest asset managers in the world. We partner with many of the world’s largest, most sophisticated investors and financial intermediaries 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, we offer one of the broadest selections of products and strategies across asset classes, risk profiles, regions and styles. As pioneers in index, ETF, and sustainable investing, we are always inventing new ways to invest.
The Sustainable Investing Research (“SI Research”) team conducts thematic research, produces thought leadership, enables product innovation, and ensures the integrity of sustainable investing data that is integrated in client portfolios to achieve various sustainable investing objectives. Through its expertise, it enables sustainable investing product development and develops new capabilities to support product innovation, with the goal of ensuring these capabilities are credible in their approach to achieving sustainable investing objectives. As part of its mandate to ensure data integrity, the team owns the firm’s sustainable investing data and vendor strategy to stay on top of emerging capabilities, acts as the centre of expertise on sustainable investing data for investment teams, and maintains strong data monitoring and governance practices.
What You Will Be Responsible For
- 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.
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Finance, Economics, Environmental Science/Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
- 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
- Familiarity with portfolio construction concepts, fixed income or equity strategies, and how sustainability or climate factors are integrated into investment processes.
- Strong personal interest or passion for sustainability and climate‑related investment innovation
Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.
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.
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About sponsorship for this role
Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. State Street holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2434 going rate of £41,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.