Stewardship Associate

About Us

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate.

As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

About the Role

Wellington's Stewardship & Sustainable Investment team plays a key role in bringing together our sustainable investment capabilities and the firm's stewardship activities, helping to enhance long-term value for our clients.

We are seeking a Stewardship Associate to join this collaborative team, which sits within the COO Group on our Investment Platform, as we seek to scale our capabilities across engagement, proxy voting and stewardship operations.

This role will support Wellington's stewardship activities by partnering with investment professionals to execute company engagements, inform proxy voting decisions, and advance research on governance and other financially material sustainability issues.

The successful candidate will be highly collaborative and establish credibility across multiple teams to contribute to engagement prioritization, proxy analysis, stewardship reporting, and the scaling of stewardship processes to deliver strong long-term outcomes for clients.

Responsibilities

• Company Engagement Support the Stewardship Lead in the development and execution of thematic and issuer-specific engagement priorities. Participate in and lead, where appropriate, engagements with company management and board directors in support of stewardship priorities and to inform proxy voting decisions. Identify and communicate key insights, company responsiveness, and engagement outcomes. Contribute to issuer-specific research, stewardship case studies and internal knowledge sharing that support the broader investment dialogue. Proxy Voting Analyze proxy ballot items across global markets and formulate voting recommendations consistent with Wellington's Proxy Voting Guidelines. Incorporate company engagement history, investment research, governance practices, and market context into voting analysis, feeding back into development of voting guidelines
• Support proxy voting operations, especially during peak proxy season, while helping improve the efficiency and quality of voting workflows. Monitor regulatory developments and evolving governance practices across global markets. Stewardship Operations Maintain accurate engagement records and stewardship data to support reporting, measurement, and transparency. Leverage data analytics and AI-enabled research tools, where appropriate, to improve the efficiency and quality of proxy voting analysis, engagement capture, and reporting. Assist with embedding stewardship and sustainable investment capabilities in investor workflows
• Support stewardship reporting and responses to stewardship-related RFI/RFPs through close collaboration with teams on the infrastructure and client platforms. Essential Skills Analytical acumen and research judgment – The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong analytical skills and the ability to evaluate company disclosures, governance practices, proxy materials, sustainability reporting, and market context to form thoughtful, evidence-based recommendations. Comfort working with qualitative and quantitative information and identifying the most decision-useful insights will be essential. Stewardship and investment orientation – Successful candidates will bring a strong interest in corporate governance, stewardship, sustainability, and long-term investing. The ability to connect stewardship activities to investment relevance, client outcomes, and financially material issues will be important, along with sound judgment in assessing company practices and engagement opportunities. Superior communication and collaboration skills – This role requires the ability to communicate complex topics clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing. The Stewardship Analyst will partner closely with investment professionals, stewardship colleagues, and teams across the Investment and Client Platforms, so strong relationship-building skills, humility, and a collaborative orientation are essential. Process discipline and continuous improvement mindset – The successful candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities, particularly during peak proxy season. A proactive approach to improving workflows, maintaining high-quality stewardship data, and adopting AI-enabled tools or other technology to enhance research, reporting, and engagement tracking will be highly valued.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Law, Sustainability, Political Science, Data Analytics, or a related discipline. Approximately 3–6 years of relevant experience in investment stewardship, corporate governance, investment research, responsible investing, sustainability, consulting, investor relations, or another research-oriented role. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly
• Excel and PowerPoint. Familiarity with data tools such as Power BI, Python, or other AI-enabled workflows is a plus. Exceptional early-career candidates with outstanding analytical ability, writing skills, and demonstrated interest in corporate governance and investing will also be considered. Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That’s ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds. As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at GMWTalentOperations@wellington.com. At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry. We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits. The base salary range for this position is: USD 80,000 - 150,000 This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; role; skills and experience; certifications; and education. This range is an estimate, and further details on salary and total compensation aspects will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process. Base salary is only one component of Wellington’s total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and/ or Incentives, if eligible. In addition, we offer a comprehensive and high value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and their families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally. Examples of our benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts and commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, back-up childcare, tuition/CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)
• We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term. Tracing our history to 1928, Wellington Management is one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms. We serve as a trusted adviser to clients in over 60 countries, visit our website to see our assets under management. Our innovative investment solutions are built on the strength of proprietary, independent research and span nearly all segments of the global capital markets, including equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternative strategies. As a private partnership whose sole business is investment management, our long-term views and interests are aligned with those of our clients. We are committed to attracting a talented and diverse workforce, and to fostering an open, collaborative culture of inclusivity because we believe multiple perspectives lead to more informed investment and business decisions. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome people with diverse life experiences, fresh ideas, and specialized subject-matter expertise. We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term. For more information, please visit https://www.wellington.com/en/