About SquareWell Partners

SquareWell Partners (“SquareWell”) is seeking to expand its advisory team to support its corporate and investor clients. Ideal candidates will have a management consultancy and/or research background in shareholder activism, corporate transactions, corporate governance, and/or sustainability. While performing their duties, this professional will work closely with senior management teams of clients, helping them develop their strategies on shareholder-related topics.

The role will be based in London, UK. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. For more information, visit us at https://squarewell-partners.com/home/.

Responsibilities

• Research sustainability topics, ranging from climate change to human rights.
• Collect data and produce peer and best practice benchmark reports on selected sustainability topics.
• Draft presentations and memos that are board-ready on topics of interest to corporate clients.
• Review clients’ presentations, reports, and messaging with the market to ensure clients are clear, consistent, and proactively mitigating potential areas of concern.
• Monitor market trends, both from a practice and regulatory perspective, to educate the team as well as SquareWell’s clients.
• Undertake research to contribute to SquareWell’s thought leadership initiatives.
• Collaborate with other market participants, such as investors and research providers, to improve the financial ecosystem.

Requirements & Qualifications

• An interest in capital markets and a general understanding of material extra-financial topics.
• Familiarity with most common sustainability reporting standards/frameworks, and sustainability ratings a plus
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint. 
• Self-initiator. Ability to take ownership and work independently to deliver near final outputs that demonstrates strong attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational, presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to work under strict deadlines and multi-task to ensure timely delivery of client deliverables.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and concepts into clear, understandable narratives.
• Innovative, motivated, and commercially-aware thinker.
• Ability to work across cross-functional teams in different locations.
• Proficient in English. Japanese, German, Spanish, Italian, French, and/or Dutch would be an advantage. 

Requirement Process

• There will likely be a large number of applications; as such, we may not be able to respond on an individual basis.
• The recruitment process involves an initial screener questionnaire, a case study, two interviews (one in person). 
• SquareWell has adopted a hybrid work model where team members are expected to be in the office at least three days a week. 

SquareWell Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce. SquareWell Partners ensures equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy (including unlawful discrimination on the basis of a legally protected pregnancy/maternity leave), veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.