Investment Stewardship Analyst

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future. We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future.  We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today. Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action.  We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision. Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage – Apply Now Get to Know the Opportunity The Active Ownership team plays several important roles in the success of Voya IM’s ability to help our clients meet their investment goals, and to contribute to Voya’s responsible investment program.  Each year, the Active Ownership team researches and votes many thousands of public company shareholder meetings and conducts engagement meetings with many of our portfolio companies on behalf of our Voya mutual funds’ shareholders and our institutional investors’ accounts managed by Voya IM.  Active ownership is key to giving our clients a voice in the governance of their portfolio companies.  Many of the issues that the team researches, votes, and engages on relate to events and issues currently in the news at companies around the world. In addition to engaging with public companies as well as researching and voting proxies, the team provides active ownership expertise to stakeholders across Voya, works closely with various departments to ensure we satisfy our clients’ active ownership expectations, and oversees our service providers. The Contributions You'll Make: Demonstrate ability to work accurately and independently as well as function in a small team environment. Assist with preparing materials for investment analysts, proxy committees, and mutual fund boards of directors. Ability to work independently to prepare legal documents such as foreign market Powers of Attorney and EDGAR filings (Form N-PX). Reviewing corporate action and security lending activity and recalls. Assemble and process research materials and account holdings in preparation for voting analysis and vote execution. Ensure accounts and ballots are voted accurately, in accordance with the proxy voting policy, and before applicable meeting cut-off dates, including engaging with investment analysts for vote recommendations, as needed. Assist in the development of quarterly and ad-hoc materials for the proxy voting committees and mutual fund boards of directors. Collaborate with the broader Responsible Investment and Thematic Research team to improve processes, research companies, source relevant data, and offer support on relevant projects. Work with client service, compliance, and the RFP team to respond to active ownership-related client inquiries, reporting requests, and requests for activity and outcomes. Minimum Knowledge & Experience An undergraduate degree in business finance, economics, sustainability or another relevant field or equivalent experience such as investment stewardship, public policy, equity research and analysis, financial services, or specialized client-facing roles. 3+ years of active ownership-related experience. Strong interest in corporate governance,