Analyst/Associate, ESG

Our Company

Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with $193 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2024. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in credit, private equity, real assets and listed equities. The firm has over 1,200 employees and offices in 25 cities worldwide.

Our investment philosophy consists of six enduring tenets: risk control, consistency, market inefficiency, specialization, de-emphasis of macro-forecasting and disavowal of market timing. These tenets are central to our opportunistic and value-oriented approach. 

Our mission is to deliver superior investment results with risk under control and to conduct business with the highest integrity. 

Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) considerations are a critical component of achieving this mission. ESG factors directly and materially impact investment outcomes, and a concerted and consistent focus on ESG throughout the investment lifecycle allows us to avoid undue risk and better identify valuable opportunities. 

For more information including Oaktree’s approach to ESG, please visit our Responsibility site.

The Role

Oaktree is seeking an analyst or associate to work on our centralized ESG team.

This person will work on strategic projects including advancing the firm’s sustainability goals; evaluating ESG data and designing reporting; and communicating and quantifying aspects of our ESG program. The analyst or associate would:

• Contribute to new ESG reporting, dashboards, and analytics projects
• Improve our internal ESG data processes through investigatory data analysis and process improvements
• Improve documentation of existing processes
• Use data to quantify aspects of our ESG program and recommend courses of action
• Conduct market research (clients, leading sustainability organizations, peers, vendors, consultants) 
• Research and analyze select high-priority ESG topics and present findings to internal constituents
• Assist in data collection
• Create presentations describing the above

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of relevant experience
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong skills in PowerPoint and Excel. (Experience with PowerBI is a nice to have but not required)
• Some experience using SQL and/or Python for data analysis
• An introductory knowledge of statistics and/or computer science

Personal Attributes

The successful candidate should:

• Be passionate about ESG, finance, and data
• Be a resourceful problem solver with an interest in project management
• Have strong facility with both quantitative and qualitative information
• Be a collaborative, team-oriented individual with strong sense of integrity and professionalism

Education

Bachelor’s degree with a high GPA from a university or college.

Base Salary Range

Analyst: $75,000 - $95,000

Associate: $95,000 - $115,000

In addition to a competitive base salary, you will be eligible to receive discretionary bonus incentives, a comprehensive benefits package and a flexible work arrangement. The base salary offered will be commensurate with experience and/or qualifications, industry knowledge and expertise, as well as prior training and education.