Senior Associate, Data Analytics

The Opportunity

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. 

Practice Group Summary

• Shareholder Advisoryservices 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.
• Sustainabilityservices include ESG Assessment, Strategy & Implementation, and Communications Advisory.
• Strategic Communicationsservices include Corporate Communications, Financial and Transaction Communications, Investor Relations, Public Affairs and Campaigns, Crisis and Special Situations, and Research.

The Fund Solutions division is a leading provider of governance, proxy advisory, and solicitation services for Registered Funds, including Mutual Funds, ETFs, and Closed-End Funds. We offer comprehensive market analysis, strategic advisory, governance guidance, and campaign execution, utilizing proprietary analytics to understand shareholder sentiment deeply.

Position Summary

The Sr. Associate, Data Analytics is an experienced individual contributor role responsible for owning and elevating the firm's data analysis function across a fast-paced, project-based environment in which accuracy, consistency, and speed of delivery are critical to client outcomes.

The role requires deep expertise in synthesizing inputs from multiple sources into executive-ready intelligence that informs strategic decisions on active solicitation campaigns. This individual will be working with extensive data to provide insights. A strong command of AI tools and process enhancement is essential, as the primary mandate of this position is to work with AI-assisted reporting frameworks.

The ideal candidate brings a rigorous analytical foundation, exceptional attention to detail, and professional maturity to operate with a high degree of autonomy in a remote environment while consistently delivering work products that meet the standards of senior executive and client audiences.

Core Responsibilities

• Aggregate and reconcile data from multiple sources into a single, authoritative view.
• Collaborate directly with the CEO and client-facing teams to translate analytical findings into strategic recommendations.
• Design andmaintainstandardized reporting templates and dashboards that deliver consistent, clean intelligence to executives and clients across every engagement.
• Own quality control on all data outputs. 
• Elevate the quality, consistency, and speed of client-facing work products, including decks, data summaries, and campaign status reports.
• Work with thefirm’s AI-powered reporting infrastructure, furtherenhancingdata ingestion, normalization, and delivery across the project lifecycle.
• Identifynew opportunitiesfor automation and champion their transformation through intelligent tooling.
• Maintain data governance standards, naming conventions, and workflow documentation.
• Utilize predictive analysis to surfacetrendsand provide data-driven recommendations that allow the firm to act before problems occur.

The ideal candidate has the following qualities:

• You are a builder, not just an operator. 
• You communicate clearly and concisely. Data without narrative is noise; you know how to tell the story the numbers are telling.
• You are energized by deadlines. Proxy campaigns are time-bound bynatureand you perform well under pressure.
• You are proactive and self-directed.You do not wait to be asked.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of analytical experience in financial services, with deepexpertisein mutual fundsor related investment products.
• Advancedproficiencyin data manipulation and analysis tools (Excel/Power Queryrequired;Python, SQL, or R strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize multi-source data into clean, executive-ready deliverables under deadline pressure.
• Strong working knowledge of AI tools and their application to data workflows, reporting automation, or process improvement.
• Exceptional attention to detail. You catch errors others miss and hold your work to a high standard.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; comfort translating data into narrative for senior executives and clients.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced, time-bound environment.

Strongly Preferred

• Hands-on familiarity with proxy solicitation mechanicsand analytics.
• Familiarity with process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent).
• Experience building BI dashboards (Power BI, Tableau, or similar).
• Prior experienceata proxy advisory, transfer agent, fund administrator, or fund company.
• Exposure topredictive modeling or forecasting in a financial data context.

Sodali & Co is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to support candidates with disabilities or access needs throughout the recruitment process.