Sustainable Investment/ESG Data Analyst

Overview

Sustainable Investment Data Quality Analyst role in the Sustainable Investment Data Operations team at FTSE Russell, focused on ensuring the accuracy, completeness and integrity of Sustainable Investment datasets used across index products.

What you'll do

• Perform periodic reviews of Sustainable Investment datasets, validating data inputs and outputs for accuracy, completeness, consistency and timeliness.
• Investigate data anomalies, exceptions and unexpected trends, working directly with data vendors and internal stakeholders to understand root causes and drive resolution.
• Conduct data challenge and exception management activities, maintaining appropriate evidence and audit trails.
• Support the onboarding and evaluation of new Sustainable Investment datasets, including participation in vendor due diligence and testing activities.
• Contribute to the enhancement of data controls, validation frameworks and operational procedures.
• Partner with Product, Technology, Engineering and Data Governance teams to improve systems, automation and operational scalability.
• Participate in user acceptance testing, platform migrations and process change initiatives affecting Sustainable Investment data.
• Support governance reporting, data quality metrics, vendor performance monitoring and control effectiveness reviews.

What you'll need

• 2+ years' experience in data quality, data validation, data operations, or ESG/Sustainable Investment data.
• Understanding of how Sustainable Investment data is used in financial products, benchmarks or investment processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience investigating data quality issues and performing root cause analysis.
• Experience liaising with external data providers, vendors or research partners.
• Ability to work effectively with large and complex datasets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate data quality issues to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-motivated, curious and committed to continuous improvement.

Nice to have

• Experience with SQL, Python, Power BI or other analytical tools.
• Experience within the index, market data, asset management or financial data industry.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India (RMZ Infinity).
• Career stage: Associate.
• Employer: London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).