Senior Analyst Climate Transition Analytics

As one of the world’s leading outsourced chief investment officer providers and an investment consulting firm with trillions of dollars of assets under advice, WTW’s Investment practice uses broad and sophisticated frameworks for managing risk to bring our innovative advisory, management and research expertise to improve investment outcomes for asset owners. Emphasis on leading internal research has always been part of our history which goes back over 35 years.

Climate change and climate transition issues are increasingly complex meaning investors need solutions and advice that address the important practical transition questions they are grappling with. These questions are as pertinent as ever and, we believe, will become more pronounced over time as the transition progresses and asset owners are required to weigh emerging trade-offs. We are in a strong position to help investors - driving financial solutions and enabling investor actions that manage climate-related financial risk and support the transition.

WTW’s Investment practice is recognized as an industry leader in the climate space. We are looking for someone to join our climate transition team. We are seeking a Senior Analyst Climate Transition Analytics to develop our Climate Transition Value at Risk (CTVaR) analytics, which feed into the indices used in client portfolios. Its core focus is directing capital through these indices and other investment solutions. There are also opportunities to deliver advisory projects helping asset owners to understand the climate transition and develop appropriate practices.

This hybrid role requires working from the London office for at least two days per week.

The Role

• Work closely with the team lead to deliver the transition team’s analysis of companies and sectors. Contribute to process evolution and system improvements.
• Take lead responsibility for research and analysis for a series of companies and sectors. This will include developing or updating in-house views on the most likely technology and policy trends driving decarbonisation across sectors and determining the potential economic and financial impact on companies and financial institutions.
• Synthesise and analyse large datasets, efficiently and effectively using quantitative and business modelling tools.
• Effectively communicate the results and implications of our analysis to a range of external and internal audiences.
• Network and interact with policy makers, industry groups or other stakeholders to ensure analysis undertaken is policy relevant.
• Work with the wider Investment practice to design products and services to leverage the climate transition team’s analytical insights.
• Work with our Investment practice consulting and sustainable investing teams as a specialist to help them advise asset owners regarding exclusion policies; climate scenarios; climate metrics; company engagement guidance and progress tracking. 
• Speak at external events, to reinforce WTW Investment’s reputation as a leading group within the investment industry for climate analysis that is focused solving the practical transition questions investors are grappling with.

What you'll bring

• An insightful, independent and analytical thinker with a strong interest in climate change and the low-carbon transition
• Should have professional experience in applied economics, corporate finance, climate transition or a related field
• A structured approach to complex problems: identifying the key questions, testing assumptions against evidence and weighing up trade-offs, then turning the findings into clear recommendations, models and presentations
• Strong Excel skills and prefer someone with Python skills, to help oversee and improve the team's analytical tools alongside the programming team
• Fluent English is essential and fluency in other languages is desirable
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain complex qualitative and quantitative analysis to both expert and non-technical audiences
• A self-starter who can plan, prioritise and manage several complex tasks at once
• A methodical approach to research, modelling and documentation
• A collaborative team player
• A strong academic record, ideally a degree in economics, finance, engineering or a related discipline
• Experience in energy or climate policy, or of low-carbon technologies
• Prefer experience in a government or private-sector organisation working on the climate transition, such as a consultancy, think tank, financial institution or utility

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What we offer
Enjoy a benefits package designed to help you thrive, both professionally and personally. You'll receive 25 days of annual leave plus an extra WTW day to relax and recharge. Our comprehensive health and wellbeing offering includes private healthcare, life insurance, group income protection, and regular health assessments, all giving you peace of mind. Secure your future with our defined contribution pension scheme, featuring matched contributions up to 10% from the company.

We support your growth and balance with hybrid working options, access to an employee assistance programme, and a fully paid volunteer day to make a difference in your community. On top of these, you can opt into a variety of additional perks including an electric vehicle car scheme, share scheme, cycle-to-work programme, dental and optical cover, critical illness protection, and much more. Start making the most of your career and wellbeing with a range of benefits tailored for you.

Equal Opportunity Employer
We’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers, from the application process through to joining WTW, please email [email protected]