Canadian Research Analyst - Corporate Governance

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether

ISS-STOXX is seeking a Research Analyst to join our Corporate Governance team in Toronto, Canada. This role will incorporate a specialized focus on M&A transactions and related issues. This is a unique opportunity to join our leading Corporate Governance Research team. It offers a potential career path toward a senior research role or other leadership roles in an exciting, multifaceted, and growing company.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct basic and advanced analytical governance research for annual and special shareholder meetings, managing workload to meet client SLA deliverables in a timely manner.
• Analyze financial and corporate governance information and issue proxy vote recommendations based on ISS’ Canadian market-specific policy guidelines.
• Respond to internal and external client/issuer inquiries on M&A issues, research reports, and voting recommendations, and discuss corporate governance principles, M&A-related transactions, and policy issues as needed.
• Contribute to or complete market-specific or client-requested reports and policy-related projects.
• Participate in team projects and conduct research to support policy formulation and educate internal analysts on M&A issues.
• Maintain reference documents and data on M&A transactions in Canada.
• Identify opportunities to enhance the department’s service offerings.
• Demonstrate a well-developed (advanced for VP) understanding of shareholder and corporate governance issues, including the Canadian M&A environment, through fundamental research and engagement with company executives and institutional investors.
• Provide support to sales and account management teams to enhance the client service experience.
• Monitor and assess compliance with regional SAS-70 audits as directed by regional team leadership.
• Collaborate with Corporate Technology to develop, enhance, and test current and new applications to benefit clients, research offerings, and the company as a whole.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and help formulate standards for analyzing M&A transactions in Canada.
• Contribute to working committees and projects.
• Review research-related work produced by other analysts.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, or Business.
• Minimum of 2 years of full-time experience in financial analysis or 3 or more years of experience in corporate governance, investment analysis, or research with a focus on M&A.
• Demonstrated understanding of corporate governance issues, corporate transactions, capital markets, corporate law, and/or securities regulation.
• Strong time management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with clients and colleagues at various staff and management levels across departments and functions.
• Excellent writing, research, and proofreading skills with strong attention to detail and well-developed oral and written communication abilities.
• Solid understanding of business technology; experience working with technology in an operational context is strongly preferred.
• Strong computer literacy with excellent knowledge of MS Office and proficiency in Bloomberg; knowledge of SQL is a plus.
• Enthusiasm for innovation and a proactive attitude.

We encourage candidates from various levels of experience to apply. If your background is a close match, we'd love to hear from you!

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What You Can Expect from Us

At ISS STOXX, our people are our driving force. We are committed to building a culture that values diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences. We hire the best talent in our industry and empower them with the resources, support, and opportunities to grow—professionally and personally.

Together, we foster an environment that fuels creativity, drives innovation, and shapes our future success.

Let’s empower, collaborate, and inspire.

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About ISS STOXX

ISS STOXX GmbH is a leading provider of research and technology solutions for the financial market. Established in 1985, we offer top-notch benchmark and custom indices globally, helping clients identify investment opportunities and manage portfolio risks. Our services cover corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence. Majority-owned by Deutsche Börse Group, ISS STOXX has over 3,400 professionals in 33 locations worldwide, serving around 6,400 clients, including institutional investors and companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk. Clients trust our expertise to make informed decisions for their stakeholders' benefit.

Founded in 1985 as Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) Inc., ISS Governance is a leading global provider of independent and objective shareholder meeting research and recommendations, providing multiple voting policy choices as well as end-to-end workflow solutions for institutional investors. More than 1,600 clients worldwide utilize ISS Governance’s actionable expertise to help them make informed investment stewardship decisions, and to help them manage their voting responsibilities. Covering over 50,000 meetings annually, ISS Governance leverages its extensive global footprint, deep experience, high quality data and analysis, unified client support, and technology infrastructure to continuously evolve and extend its innovative suite of solutions to meet clients’ evolving portfolio, fiduciary, and stewardship requirements.

Visit our website: https://www.issgovernance.com

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