Associate Sustainability

Our Company

Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with about $200 billion in assets under management. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in credit, private equity, real assets and listed equities. The firm has over 1200 employees and offices in 24 cities worldwide.

Our investment philosophy consists of six enduring tenets: risk control, consistency, market inefficiency, specialization, de-emphasis of macro-forecasting and disavowal of market timing. These tenets are central to our opportunistic and value-oriented approach.

Our mission is to deliver superior investment results with risk under control and to conduct business with the highest integrity. Sustainability considerations are a critical component of achieving this mission. As long-term investors, we recognize that accounting for sustainability considerations throughout the investment lifecycle can help us avoid undue risk and better identify attractive opportunities. These efforts are part of our long-standing commitment to excellence in bottom-up investment analysis

We are committed to cultivating an environment that is collaborative, curious, inclusive and honors diversity of thought. Providing training and career development opportunities and emphasizing strong support for our local communities through philanthropic initiatives are essential to our culture.

For more information including Oaktree’s approach to sustainability, please visit our Responsibility site.

The Role

Oaktree is seeking an Associate to work on our centralized Sustainability team.

This person will work on strategic projects including advancing the firm’s sustainability goals; evaluating sustainability data and designing tool enhancements, dashboards, and reporting; and communicating and quantifying aspects of our program. The analyst or associate would:

• Develop expertise in our sustainability data ecosystem and serve as a subject matter expert
• Address analytics-related inquiries from internal stakeholders and clients, providing insights and recommendations
• Work closely with the Information Solutions team to enhance internal applications, dashboards, and client-facing reports
• Help design and develop proofs of concept for analytical tools, such as dashboards
• Assist in managing key projects, providing timely updates to stakeholders, with increasing responsibility over time
• Create and maintain documentation and contribute to presentations on Oaktree’s data and analytics program
• Periodically assist in data aggregation and QC efforts
• Research industry organizations, peers, vendors, and sustainability topics and present findings to the Sustainability team
  
  

Qualifications

• Up to 4 years of relevant experience
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel; experience with Microsoft PowerPoint is a plus
• An introductory knowledge of statistics and/or computer science
• Familiarity with SQL and/or Python; or willingness to learn
  
  

Personal Attributes

The successful candidate should:

• Be passionate about sustainability, finance, and data
• Be a resourceful problem solver who actively explores new topics and opportunities for improvement
• Be able to work on several projects concurrently and have an interest in project management
• Have strong facility with both quantitative and qualitative information
• Be a collaborative, team-oriented individual with strong sense of integrity and professionalism
  
  

Education

Bachelor’s degree with a high GPA from a university or college.

Equal Opportunity Employment Policy

Oaktree is committed to diversity and to equal opportunity employment. Oaktree does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, past or present physical or mental disability, HIV status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran status, military service, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic violence victim status or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances. This policy applies to hiring, placement, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, recruitment advertising, transfers, demotions, layoffs, terminations, recruitment advertising, rates of pay and other forms of compensation and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment. This policy applies to all Oaktree applicants, employees, clients, and contractors. Staff members wishing to report violations or suspected violations of this policy should contact the head of their department or Human Resources.

For positions based in Los Angeles

For those applying for a position in the city of Los Angeles, the firm will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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