Research Associate Esg/net Zero

**Job Title: Research Associate**

**Location: Mumbai**

**Summary**:
**About DWS (Deutsche Asset Management)**

DWS, publicly listed asset management division of Deutsche Bank, is one of the world's leading investment management organizations with about €880 billion of assets under management (as of 30th September 2021). DWS provides flexible products and solutions to a wide range of investment opportunities across all asset classes - from pooled funds to highly customized portfolios for a wide range of investors and offers individuals and institutions traditional and alternative investments across all major asset classes.

**About the DWS Research House**

The Research House team reports to the Head of Investment Division. It comprises of CIO for Responsible Investments, House of Data, Research Institute and Micro Research. The team is responsible for a wide range functions that supports the investment management platform. It also creates and maintain relevant tools for the performance analysis & produce required MIS.

**About Deutsche CIB Centre (Pvt.) Ltd.**

Deutsche CIB Center (P) Ltd. (DB Centre), Mumbai, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank and serves as a talent pool for the Bank across all business.

**What we will offer you**:
As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy
- Best in class leave policy
- Gender neutral parental leaves
- 100% reimbursement under child care assistance benefit (gender neutral)
- Flexible working arrangements
- Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
- Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
- Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
- Accident and Term life Insurance
- Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

**Responsibilities**:
As a Data Analyst you will be part a team that will analyses the holdings and portfolio data to measure the climate transition impact and its progress as per DWS targets.
- Build from scratch analytics and business intelligence tools that can be used for investment decision related topics (e.g., Carbon Intensity of Portfolios)
- Ensure operational excellence - that is: timely and accurate production of information / MIS. Contribute to ongoing methodological and technological improvements of our approach
- Prepare and compile documentation on methodologies.
- Support ad-hoc requests on various analytical topics by leveraging existing tools in additional to XLS and PPT
- Support regular creation and automation of standard reporting

**Education and Experience**:

- Post-graduate or international equivalent degree in Finance or quantitative discipline. CFA would be an advantage
- Academic background in IT engineering, statistics and mathematics or similar
- Experience in sustainable investing and ESG data analysis
- Advanced visualization and presentation skills in a leading BI platform - knowledge of Qlik Sense is an advantage
- Strong analytical skills with engineering mindset
- Advanced Proficiency in MS-Office
- Good business acumen, with the aptitude to successfully translate between technical and non-technical audiences including a good understanding of the model lifecycle from discovery to deployment
- Passionate about responsible investing/stewardship and having positive impact

**Competencies**:

- Highly motivated, self-sufficient and ability to learn quickly
- Intercultural competence, superior communication skills and strict attention to detail
- High interest in taking on new challenges
- Ability to work independently and as part of the team

High level of comfort in dealing with different levels of management

**How we’ll support you**
- Training and development to help you excel in your career
- Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
- Coaching and support from experts in your team
- A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
- A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

**About us and our teams**

Our values define the working environment we strive to create - diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.