ESG Engine Core Engineer, AS

Job Title - ESG Engine Core Engineer

Location - Mumbai, India

Role Description

About DWS

DWS, publicly listed asset management division of Deutsche Bank, is one of the world's leading investment management organizations with billions of assets under management. DWS provides flexible products and solutions to a wide range of investment opportunities across all asset classes – from pooled funds to highly customized portfolios for a wide range of investors and offers individuals and institutions traditional and alternative investments across all major asset classes.

About the DWS ESG Engine team

Our dedicated DWS ESG team is part of DWS’ Platform Sustainability team with activities integrated into the investment process, designed to go beyond the fiduciary duties. Our proprietary DWS ESG Engine uses data from multiple vendors which allows us to rely on amongst the best data sources available for analysis. The wealth of information available from these providers means that the DWS ESG Engine has access to more than 50 million data points for over 10,000 companies. The software translates the available data into a consistent evaluation process, to derive DWS ESG ratings which are used for investment process.

About DWS India (P) Ltd

DWS India (P) Ltd., is a wholly owned subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (part of Deutsche Bank Group). Our teams in Mumbai focuses on Research & Analytics, Portfolio Management Support,

Business Management Support, etc. across all divisions of DWS Group

What we’ll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

As an ESG Analyst you are part of the DWS’ ESG Engine’s “ESG Engine Core” Team. The ESG Engine Team is part of DWS’ international Platform Sustainability Team, which has a dual reporting line into DWS’ Chief Investment Officer and the Head of the Product Division.

• Maintains the technical backbone of the ESG Engine (SAS, Perl, Python)
• Ensure a healthy and supporting framework to empower business engineering (that is: business users with affinity but not necessarily full stack skills can implement and program business logic).
• Maintain and enhance the usage of Domain Specific Languages which are used to describe re-curing patterns of business logic (example: classification logic / filters)
• Supports ESG Engine algorithmic engineers in using those
• Build & maintain a set of tools that smoothen change & release management.

Your skills and experience

Education and Experience

• Advanced coding experience in at least 1 of Perl, Python, SAS or similar language
• Experience in professional software development, preferably in data/scientific programming (versioning, testing, co-authoring etc)
• Basics in compiler design / theoretical computer science
• Master’s degree STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
• Proficiency in MS-Office
• Strong analytical skills and mindset; accuracy/quality-first attitude

Competencies

• Highly motivated, self-sufficient and ability to learn quickly
• Intercultural competence, superior communication skills and strict attention to detail
• Highly structured and dedicated approach to work
• High interest in taking on new challenges
• Ability to work independently and as part of the team
• High level of comfort in dealing with different levels of management

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About us and our teams

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.htm

We at DWS are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that embraces dialogue and diverse views, and treats everyone fairly to drive a high-performance culture. The value we create for our clients and investors is based on our ability to bring together various perspectives from all over the world and from different backgrounds. It is our experience that teams perform better and deliver improved outcomes when they are able to incorporate a wide range of perspectives. We call this #ConnectingTheDots.