We are seeking a talented and motivated Research Analyst to join our French Corporate Governance team in Paris. This is a unique opportunity to join our market-leading Corporate Governance Research team.
Bring your experience and expand your knowledge
As part of the French ISS Benchmark Research team, you will be able to further hone your expertise in a dynamic work environment.
This role is well suited to candidates with a keen interest in capital markets, analyzing corporate structures and interactions between corporate bodies, governance frameworks, and understanding how these are assessed by the stakeholders.
Responsibilities
In collaboration with other members of the team and within the organization worldwide, you will be in charge of the following:
- Analyzing corporate governance data, financial and extra-financial information to provide detailed reports on companies listed on the French market, based on the ISS voting policy.
- Providing clients vote recommendations on shareholders' meetings agenda items.
- Engaging with issuers regarding shareholders' general meetings.
- Answering internal/external questions related to proxy reports.
- Contributing to the regular publication of research papers and to the development of ISS corporate governance policies.
- Developing an expertise on the French market in corporate governance, investment, and shareholders' rights and expectations.
- Engaging with stakeholders, both internally and externally.
Required qualifications
- Good understanding of finance/capital markets and corporate governance topics, ideally with a first experience in corporate governance.
- Master’s degree in Law, Finance, Economics or Political Sciences.
- Fluent in French and English, written and spoken (C1 and above). Ability to understand highly technical governance & law related documents in both languages.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- High level and deep dive research skills.
- Ability to work independently, take initiatives, and collaborate within a team.
- Appetence for taking part in debates on corporate governance and the implementation of the voting policy among team members; ability to support personal ideas all the while accepting criticism and contradiction.
- Flexibility to work extended hours, weekends and/or under tight deadlines during the proxy season (peak in April-May).
- Computer literacy.
Preferred qualifications
- Proficiency in AI tools and prompt engineering to enhance research workflow.
- Other skills (e.g. SQL)
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What You Can Expect from Us
Our people are the moving force behind our work. We are committed to building a culture that values diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences. If you have the skills, passion, and drive to help us bring clarity and transparency to capital markets, we want to work with you.
Together, we can grow your career in an environment that fuels creativity, drives innovation, and has real impact.
About ISS STOXX
ISS STOXX delivers world-class research, data, and technology solutions that empower capital market participants to pursue their visions with confidence. Our expertise spans indices, corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence, giving clients the tools they need to uncover opportunities, manage risks, and navigate evolving regulations. We are made up of 4,000 professionals operating across 20 countries and serving approximately 5,000 clients, including many of the world’s leading institutional investors. Our scale and reach give us deep market knowledge, while our innovative methodologies allow us to offer our clients tailored insights that drive impact and success.
ISS STOXX Governance delivers comprehensive corporate governance research, analytics, and investor voting solutions supported by a global, high‑quality data set spanning diverse markets and topics. Our offerings equip investors with the depth and scale needed to meet evolving stewardship priorities. We provide flexible voting policy options, including fully customizable reports, backed by experienced research teams located worldwide, ensuring clients benefit from both global insight and local market expertise.
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Skills Required
- Good understanding of finance, capital markets, and corporate governance topics; first corporate governance experience is ideally preferred.
- Master’s degree in Law, Finance, Economics, or Political Sciences.
- Fluent French and English, written and spoken, at C1 level or above.
- Ability to understand highly technical governance and law-related documents in French and English.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- High-level and deep-dive research skills.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and collaborate within a team.
- Interest in debating corporate governance and voting policy implementation while accepting criticism and contradiction.
- Flexibility to work extended hours, weekends, and under tight deadlines during proxy season.
- Computer literacy.
- Proficiency in AI tools and prompt engineering to enhance research workflows.
- SQL skills.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, paid holidays, and parental leave are substantial components of the package. Time-away benefits are often described as a standout compared with other facets of compensation.
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What We Do
Founded in 1985, Institutional Shareholder Services group of companies (ISS) empowers investors and companies to build for long-term and sustainable growth by providing high-quality data, analytics and insight. ISS, which is majority owned by Deutsche Bourse Group, along with Genstar Capital and ISS management, is a leading provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions, market intelligence, fund services, and events and editorial content for institutional investors and corporations, globally. ISS’ 2,200 employees operate worldwide across 29 global locations in 15 countries. It’s approximately 3,100 clients include many of the world’s leading institutional investors who rely on ISS’ objective and impartial offerings, as well as public companies focused on ESG and governance risk mitigation as a shareholder value enhancing measure. Clients rely on ISS’ expertise to help them make informed investment decisions.
