Analyst, Business, Corporate Strategy

Sodali & Co is a recognized global capital markets stakeholder advisory firm, serving over 2,000 clients in more than 65 countries. The Firm advises a diverse and global client base including many of the world’s largest companies. Formed by the mergers of several market-leading capital markets stakeholder engagement consultancies, Sodali is the largest global shareholder services firm in the world. The Firm operates out of three global headquarters in New York, London, and Sydney and is supported by 12 regional offices in major financial capitals around the world.

Sodali provides a full suite of shareholder, sustainability, and strategic communications advisory services that, together, enable the Firm to deliver clients differentiated insights, integrated expertise, and bespoke advice to address complex interconnected issues, identify and capitalize on strategic opportunities, and drive successful business outcomes.

• Shareholder Advisory services include M&A Advisory, Activism Preparation and Defense, Board Governance Services, Corporate Governance Advisory, Proxy Solicitation, Capital Markets Intelligence, Global Debt and Bondholder Services, and Stakeholder Research.
• Sustainability services include ESG Assessment, Strategy & Implementation, and Communications Advisory.
• Strategic Communications services include Corporate Communications, Financial and Transaction Communications, Investor Relations, Public Affairs and Campaigns, Crisis and Special Situations, and Research.

Our Shareholder Advisory practice supports teams on matters related to proxy solicitation services and M&A and Activism advisory. This includes working with public companies through some of their most critical moments - from annual and special shareholder meetings to mergers and acquisitions, proxy contests, tender offers, and other complex corporate events. Through shareholder monitoring, market surveillance, and strategic analysis, we help clients understand their ownership base, track market activity, and assess exposure to activism and governance risk.

In this role you will be an integral member of our US Corporate Governance Consulting Advisory team. You will be working closely with senior members of the team to support the team’s work in delivering clients with insights and updates on governance-related matters on an ongoing basis, including the assessment of best practices and emerging trends as they relate to each client’s specific circumstances.

As part of its consulting engagements, the team provides guidance on the full range of corporate governance matters, anticipating potential challenges to minimize the risk of shareholder activism and alignment of clients' governance profiles with market expectations. Parallel to assessing potential risks from emerging trends, the team provides strategic, practical advice to help clients make informed decisions on such issues as corporate governance, board-related matters, executive compensation, and sustainability.

• Support and collaborate with team members on various projects, including research requests; assist in assessing, analyzing, and preparing materials that summarize potential impact to clients/our services
• Contribute to the client experience by working on client projects and deliverables, with particular attention towards work related to a shareholder ownership profile analysis, institutional stewardship personnel, and proxy voting tendencies
• Support, and over time manage, client deliverable timelines
• Keep abreast of broader corporate governance developments, trends and shifts in views (investors, regulators, proxy advisors, activists and shareholder proponents, industry peers, etc.); assist in…