Analyst - ESG
HPS Investment Partners
HPS Investment Partners is a leading global investment manager that seeks to provide creative capital solutions and generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our clients. We manage various strategies across the capital structure, including privately negotiated senior debt; privately negotiated junior capital solutions in debt, preferred and equity formats; liquid credit including syndicated leveraged loans, collateralized loan obligations and high yield bonds; asset-based finance and real estate. The scale and breadth of our platform offers the flexibility to invest in companies large and small, through standard or customized solutions. At our core, we share a common thread of intellectual rigor and discipline that enables us to create value for our clients, who have entrusted us with approximately $157 billion of assets under management as of March 2025. We are a global team that shares a common commitment to performance and service excellence. We also believe in the importance of giving back to the communities in which we work and live, and in promoting diversity and inclusivity at our firm and across our industry.
Group Description
HPS’s global ESG team is responsible for supporting the implementation of the Firm’s Sustainability Framework and coordinating the firm’s ESG integration efforts. The team works closely with other functions from across the firm to achieve HPS’s strategic objective, fostering long-term value creation for our stakeholders.
Position Description
HPS is seeking a dynamic and organized Analyst to join its ESG team, based in the New York office. This Analyst will work across various investment strategies and with different teams from across the firm. This position offers significant opportunities for professional growth.
In this role, the Analyst will assist in coordinating and enhancing the integration of ESG practices across HPS’s investment teams. Responsibilities will include analyzing ESG risks during due diligence and post-investment, assisting with client questionnaires, requests, presentations, and tasks related to ESG data, benchmarking and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- ESG Analysis & Reporting: Conduct ESG analysis on current and prospective private credit investments. Provide regular reporting and updates on ESG-related performance to key stakeholders.
- Data Collection & Assessment: Facilitate the process for collecting and analyzing ESG data from portfolio companies, including KPIs, risk factors, and sustainability metrics.
- Due Diligence: Assist in the ESG due diligence process for new investments, identifying material ESG risks and opportunities.
- Research & Benchmarking: Stay current with ESG trends, regulatory changes, and best practices in private credit. Conduct benchmarking to assess the firm’s practices relative to industry standards.
- Policy Development & Implementation: Support the development and implementation of ESG policies and frameworks tailored to private credit investments.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with investment teams, portfolio companies, and other stakeholders to align on ESG priorities and drive positive ESG outcomes.
- ESG Reporting & Communication: Assist with client questionnaires, requests and presentations. Contribute to annual sustainability reports and other communications highlighting the firm’s ESG activities and achievements.
Candidate Profile
Knowledge and Experience
- A minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience as an analyst in the Financial Services sector or at an ESG consultancy. Experience or coursework in ESG research is a plus.
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and effective time
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; proficiency in business
- Ability to conduct research, develop an independent viewpoint, and prepare discussion
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team and at a high energy
Education and Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, environmental sciences, or a related field. Alternatively, candidates may have completed a comprehensive training program at a leading investment bank.
Technical Requirements:
- Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is
- Language skills are a plus but not
Location
- New York
Salary Range
The base salary range for this position is $85,000 - $95,000 but may vary based on various factors including job function, experience and geographic location. This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus.
HPS Investment Partners is an equal opportunity employer. HPS does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, national origin, color, religion, sex, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, ancestry, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital and civil partnership/union status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law