Full-Time

Client Success Specialist

Sustainability Solutions

Posted on 9/25/2025

ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services

ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services

1,001-5,000 employees

Proxy advisory and ESG data analytics

No salary listed

Boston, MA, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid working options.

Category
Sales & Account Management
Required Skills
Sales
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • 2-5 Years of Experience in client facing roles such as client service and/or sales
  • Ability to understand key client needs, with a commercial orientation that helps identify sales opportunities
  • Experience with taking complex subject matters and simplifying it for a broad audience
  • Experience in working successfully with internal IT, research, product, and operational teams to meet client objectives
  • Ability to work independently AND as part of cross functional teams
  • Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new content, and learn new products
  • Strong project management/organizational/multi-tasking skills required
  • Outstanding writing, communication and presentation skills
  • Bachelor's Degree (Experience in lieu of degree will be considered)
  • Willingness to travel occasionally
Responsibilities
  • Provide subject matter expertise to proactively advise existing clients and ensure a high level of client satisfaction
  • Proactively develop and strengthen relationships with clients to help them understand best practice use cases, data methodology, delivery formats, and other key product features for the relevant corporate governance data sets (ranging from board composition to remuneration structures, among others)
  • Conduct regular in-person visits and service health checks with client end users and decision makers
  • Track the overall health of the client relationship, including the updating of internal client data systems to track key elements of the relationship and service delivery. Create and implement client action plans
  • Oversee new client on-boarding and lead project management of client-related deliveries
  • Work cross-functionally with other ISS teams (operations, research, development, product, etc.) to successfully meet client needs
  • Provide subject matter expertise to fellow Client Success colleagues on corporate governance data sets
  • Perform client training on ISS platforms so as to optimize their user experience
  • Contribute to, and collaborate with, internal initiatives to support the growth in the corporate governance data and analytics business
  • Stay abreast of key market trends so as to better advise clients and understand emerging use cases for data
  • Contribute to regional team’s New Sales goals by identifying potential leads within the existing client base
  • Participate in ESG related roadshows, meetings, and calls where appropriate
  • Help to gather and document key competitive intelligence
  • Share updates on product enhancements and new capabilities with clients
  • Discuss new project ideas and potential up-selling opportunities
Desired Qualifications
  • 3+ years of work experience with either ESG/corporate governance data and/or experience working with investment professionals, particularly portfolio managers and analysts
  • Strong interest in developing technical ability to independently work with data & analytics
  • Prior Financial Research/Analytical experience
ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services

ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services

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ISS Governance provides governance and ESG data, research, and advisory services to institutional investors and corporations around the world. Its offerings include proxy voting advice, governance research, ESG data analytics, and specialized services such as securities class action claims management, delivered through subscriptions and consulting. The company differentiates itself with a global footprint and a broad suite of insights and outreach that help clients understand governance risks and make informed voting and governance decisions. Its goal is to help clients improve governance and ESG practices, manage related risks, and make data-driven investment and voting choices.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$3.4B

Headquarters

Rockville, Maryland

Founded

1985

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Genstar Capital's $720 million acquisition funds expansion into emerging ESG markets.
  • Annual proxy voting updates for 2025 create recurring subscription revenue from institutions.
  • Scope 3 emissions analytics meets regulatory demands, driving upsell to existing clients.

What critics are saying

  • Genstar Capital prioritizes profits, eroding ISS proxy advice independence within 12-24 months.
  • Glass Lewis captures share with parallel 2024-2025 guideline updates in US and Canada.
  • ESG skepticism causes sustainability solution subscription losses in 12-18 months.

What makes ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services unique

  • ISS STOXX launches Real Asset Climate Solutions using Sust Global's geospatial AI in October 2025.
  • ISS provides ESG Corporate Ratings covering 12,000 issuers with 100 industry-specific indicators.
  • ISS offers Governance QualityScore assessing board structure, compensation, and shareholder rights.

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