Research Associates

Company Overview

Glass Lewis is the world’s choice for governance solutions. We enable institutional investors and publicly-listed companies to make sustainable decisions based in research and data. We cover 30,000+ meetings each year, across approximately 100 global markets.

Our customers include the majority of the world’s largest pension plans, mutual funds, and asset managers, collectively managing over $40 trillion in assets. We have teams located across the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific giving us global reach with a local perspective on the important governance issues. Founded in 2003, Glass Lewis is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in Kansas City, Missouri; Paris, France; Limerick, Ireland; Karlsruhe, Germany; Sydney, Australia; Tokyo, Japan; and Manila, Philippines.

Position:

Research Associates (“RAs”) will work with Glass Lewis’ research teams to produce unbiased, independent research (Proxy Papers) covering your markets’ general meetings, by:

• Reviewing meeting materials disclosed by publicly listed companies (e.g. annual report, notice of meeting)
• Analysing information with regards to corporate governance and remuneration practices
• Summarising meeting proposals and providing voting recommendations based on best practice

RA positions are offered into two areas of focus:

1.      Governance covering meeting proposals for board of director elections, committee memberships, environmental and social issues, skills matrices, auditor appointments, etc.

2.      Remuneration covering meeting proposals for executive pay practices, incentive plans, pay-for-performance, etc.

Contract: Fixed term full-time (2 to 4 months depending on market) 
Start Date: February 2025
Location: Ireland (remote or onsite)

Qualifications: 

Undergraduate or postgraduate students currently enrolled, or candidates with a degree in the following: 

• Business 
• Economics
• Finance
• Law
• Finance journalism
• Corporate Governance
• Language translation
• Public policy

• Excellent English reading and writing skills
• Basic reading competency in at least one of the following languages: Portuguese and Spanish

Requirements

• Task and time management skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure to meet tight deadlines whilst paying attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team; personable
• Excellent written English plus reading competency in one of the languages listed above
• IT skills: proficiency in MS Office, Excel and online research tools
• Understanding of economics, financial services, accounting, compliance, corporate law, governance, finance journalism and public policy is considered an advantage
• Experience in qualitative research or corporate governance is considered an advantage

Benefits

• • A comprehensive training program on corporate governance and executive remuneration, including how to analyse data and write analysis on these topics
  • An understanding of Glass Lewis policy and voting guidelines
  • An overview of global governance and ESG market practices
  • A supportive team-oriented work environment
  • A city-centre location in one of Ireland’s largest cities with lots going on outside of work hours
  • A multicultural work environment with 20+ nationalities and languages