Sustainable Investment/ESG Data Analyst

Job Title: Sustainable Investment/ESG Data Analyst

Location: Paris, France

Department: Sustainable Investment Data Operations

Reporting To: SI Data Operations Director

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced ESG Data Operations Analyst to join our Sustainable Investment Data Operations team in Paris! This role is pivotal in supporting the operational delivery of ESG data processes that support FTSE Sustainable Investment indices, with a strong focus on regulatory reporting, delivery of process transparency, exception documentation, and vendor accountability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Validate ESG datasets from multiple vendors, ensuring alignment with index methodology and operational accuracy.
• Maintain the ESG Data Challenge Board, tracking issues raised across all ESG vendors. Maintain documentation and justification logs for data exceptions and sign-off processes.
• Record and track the use of Expert Judgement in ESG operational processes, ensuring transparency and consistency.
• Monitor and analyze ESG data trends to detect anomalies, gaps, or inconsistencies in vendor feeds
• Produce reports on recurring or critical vendor data issues, assist in calculating vendor SLAs and communicate trends to internal partners and vendor relationship managers.
• Raise data quality or methodology-related questions to Index Policy teams and ensure proper alignment of operational processes
• Coordinate operational contributions to internal and external ESG regulatory reporting, ensuring timely delivery.
• Collaborate with internal partners including Risk, Governance, Product and Engineering to meet cross-functional data and reporting goals.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 2+ years of experience in ESG data operations within an investment, index, or data services environment.
• Good understanding of ESG data structures, vendor processes, and sustainable investment screening approaches.
• Demonstrable experience documenting operational processes and dealing with exceptions, handling controls.
• Experience producing operational process maps and audit-ready documentation.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as SFDR, EU Taxonomy, and UK SDR, especially from a data operations and reporting standpoint.
• Good communication skills, with fluency in English

What We Offer:

• A pivotal operations role at the centre of ESG data
• Opportunity to work with global teams across ESG, risk, product, and regulatory domains
• A collaborative environment focused on advancing responsible investment practices through operational excellence.

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership , Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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