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Climate and ESG Research Analyst

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HSBC Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is an emerging markets-led, financing-focused business that provides investment and financial solutions. Through our international network, we connect emerging and mature markets, covering key growth areas. We partner with our corporate, government and institutional clients to help them achieve consistent, long-term performance. Our products and services include advisory, financing, prime services, research and analysis, securities services, trading and sales and transaction banking.

Our GBM Research team sits under HSBC Market & Securities Services (MSS) which provides comprehensive global, regional and domestic securities services (SSv) products.

We are currently seeking an individual to join our Research team in the role of Climate & ESG Research Analyst, this is an Associate Director level role.

A high-level overview of the role is: specifically orientated at Institutional clients and their Asset Owners & Managers (AO&M) you will be responsible for identifying, developing, writing and publishing Climate & ESG investment research reports. You will also present and convert these strategic opportunities into tangible revenue investment solutions. The role will focus mainly on European clients however you will collaborate with our Global climate and ESG teams that are based in Hong Kong, Dubai, New York and Bangalore.

The role has a hybrid working pattern allowing for home based and office-based working at HSBC offices at Canada Square, London. You must be able to work in London on a weekly basis and some international travel may be required.

In this role you will:

• Producing sectoral, thematic and European research - highlighting the investment implications of climate change, and other areas of ESG.
• Gather own information and data, analysing the investment implications of climate policy, market and scientific developments
• Prepares material for presentations to clients, industry groups and internal departments as required to create future revenue opportunities
• Takes ownership the whole life research cycle: formulate ideas, research, develop, write, publish & present
• Develop and maintain Internal stakeholder relationships with colleagues in multi-geographic regions including other ESG team members, regional economists and equity/fixed income analysts.
• Work in line with all HSBC Group Policies, regulatory requirements and HSBC Global Standards at all time.

To be successful in this role you should meet the following

• Have senior level experience with a successful career in Research with knowledge of the ESG sector
• Experience of the total research life cycle including commercial presentations & negotiations
• Understanding of commercial the drivers associated decision making rationale associated with ESG
• Have worked with enterprise level corporations ideally with some exposure to Financial Services
• High level relationship management skills of senior ‘C suite’ leaders of large corporate entities
• Empathy and emotional intelligence that engenders trust and credibility with people of different seniority levels and cultures
• Tenacity & resilience to achieve long term objectives

At HSBC we look to enable our employees to better balance your work / life priorities and have the flexibility required to meet challenging needs as they progress through different life stages. Where possible we will consider the following flexible working options: part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, and working from home and staggered hours. If in considering a new role with HSBC you have a need for some flexibility in your working arrangements, please discuss this with the recruitment team in the early stages of the application process. We believe that being open to a range of perspectives and cultures is vital for our business. We work hard to ensure our diverse and inclusive workplace reflects the communities we serve. We want everyone to achieve their potential – regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. If you have a different way of seeing the world, we are interested in hearing from you.

HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
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Within the workplace you have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions. HSBC has processes in place to avoid nepotism. This means we will avoid circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process