Our people are the moving force behind ISS.

At Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), our exceptional people are the driving force behind our success. We firmly believe that by prioritizing the well-being and growth of our employees, we create a positive ripple effect that benefits everyone.

At ISS, fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion is not just a goal—it is an essential part of our core values. We are deeply committed to investing in our people and dedicating ourselves daily to building a workplace that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive.

Let’s collaborate, empower, and inspire one another.

We are #BrilliantTogether.

Our Values

Everyone at ISS is a champion of Integrity, Collaboration, Empowerment, Flexibility, Diversity & Client Service.

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Actioning our values through the UN Global Compact

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The UN Global Compact is the world´s largest corporate sustainability initiative with the goal of mobilizing companies around the globe to align with principles that uphold human rights, labor rights, environmental protection and anti-corruption.​

As a signatory, ISS committed to these principles as part of our strategy, our vision, our culture and our day-to-day operations, and reporting our progress to such ends. This is an important act that reinforces our core values. ​

A workplace where everyone can thrive

At ISS, we have a dedicated Learning and Development team committed to providing comprehensive training programs that create abundant opportunities for all.

Through ISS University, we offer a diverse range of learning experiences, catering to both hard technical skills and essential soft skills. Our training covers various areas, from utilizing cutting-edge platforms to enhance productivity and stay ahead of industry advancements, to honing leadership abilities, mastering presentations, harnessing the power of storytelling, and fostering diversity and inclusion.

We recognize the importance of nurturing the whole person, ensuring a broad spectrum of skills that empower our team members to shape their career paths at ISS.

ISS University

An internal knowledge sharing platform open to all our employees. This provides learning experiences that expands the expertise of our people, allowing them to thrive in their chosen paths, or to explore other fulfilling career options within ISS.

Benefits

Apart from the well-structured career path and excellent team environment, our employees enjoy a variety of perks and benefits.

ISS offers a competitive compensation and benefits program designed with our employees’ health, well-being, and financial security in mind. Benefits may differ by location due to local employment laws or customs.

Our benefits include, but are not limited to:

ISS empowers investors and companies to build for long-term & sustainable growth by providing high-quality data, analytics, and insight.

We are committed to positively impacting environment and society through our market-leading solutions, and leading by example.

A Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Within our global team, everyone brings a distinct perspective that enriches our work environment, stimulates creative thinking, and fuels innovation—a crucial catalyst for our future growth.

We hold an unwavering commitment to fostering an equitable workplace that deeply values the contributions of every team member and empowers them to flourish.

We are mindful in our hiring language. We are vigilant about using limiting and gendered terms, and check for statements that may reflect bias or favor certain demographics in our recruitment materials. ​

We require an inclusive hiring panel with minorities, women and other underrepresented groups as part of the team. We have mandatory trainings to combat unconscious bias.​

We actively reach out to underrepresented communities, and have established relationships with diversity organizations as hiring partners.​

We have set hiring goals within certain groups and are committed to bring diversity to all levels of our organization, including our board.​​

Internally, we have Diversity & Inclusion groups to push the D &I mandate. We also have a shared #BrilliantTogether platform where our employees can be updated about related programs and policies, voice their views, and continue to work on an inclusive and equitable workplace together.

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. It is the policy of the firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment against any employee or applicant because of race, color, ethnicity, creed, religion, sex, age, height, weight, citizenship status, national origin, social origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, pregnancy status, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, veteran status, military service or status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as “protected status”). All activities including, but not limited to, recruiting and hiring, recruitment advertising, promotions, performance appraisals, training, job assignments, compensation, demotions, transfers, terminations (including layoffs), benefits, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, are and will be administered on a non-discriminatory basis, consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local requirements.

ISS complies fully with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable federal, state, and local laws. ISS is also committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified person with disabilities. ISS prohibits discrimination against applicants and employees on the basis of disability as it pertains to the job application and hiring process and other terms and conditions of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact ISS_Careers_Accommodations@issgovernance.com. This email is created exclusively to assist disabled job seekers where disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned. Messages sent for other purposes, such as following up on an application or other technical issues not related to a disability, will not receive a response.

ISS expects that all relationships among persons in the workplace will be business-like and free of bias, harassment, and violence. This includes sexual, psychological, verbal, and power harassment, mental and physical abuse, and intimidation.

TRANSPARENCY IN COVERAGE

A rule by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury; Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services released the final rules on the Transparency in Coverage which applies to group health plans and insurers.

The final rules set forth requirements for group health plans and health insurance issuers in the individual and group markets to disclose cost-sharing information upon request to a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee (or his or her authorized representative), including an estimate of the individual’s cost-sharing liability for covered items or services furnished by a particular provider.

Effective 7/1/2022, please visit UnitedHealthcare’s Transparency in Coverage Link for cost sharing information: https://transparency-in-coverage.uhc.com/