Index Products – Climate Specialist

Your Team Responsibilities

The individual will be part of our Global Index Products team and contribute directly to the development and execution of strategies that drive the growth of our Index franchise. The Index Product associate will work closely with senior members of the team while collaborating across functions such as Coverage, Finance, and Research, and will gain exposure to stakeholders across all regions.

This role will have a particular focus on supporting the Sustainability & Climate index product strategy across both Fixed Income and Equity markets. While the primary responsibility will be towards Fixed Income Sustainability & Climate indexes (approx. 65% of time), the individual will also contribute to projects related to Equity indexes (approx. 35% of time). This allocation may evolve as business priorities shift, and the Associate will be expected to remain flexible in supporting both areas.

The Associate will play an important role in data-driven analysis, pipeline monitoring, competitive intelligence, and process improvements. They will also support the team’s efforts to apply AI-driven tools and techniques to improve market intelligence, automate reporting processes, and uncover insights that inform strategic decision-making.

To that end, the expectation is that the individual brings the necessary understanding of business analytics, front-end data reporting, and business intelligence tools to drive the creation of dynamic, digestable, and actionable reporting solutions.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Support the execution of the Sustainability & Climate Index product team strategy through timely, high-quality analysis and reporting across both Fixed Income and Equity segments
• Maintain and monitor the product opportunity pipeline, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data and reporting.
• Work with senior Index Product stakeholders to assess reporting requirements and support the design and development of impactful visualization and reporting solutions.
• Collaborate across the Index Products team and other business units to identify synergies, share best practices, and implement process improvements.
• Develop deep expertise in MSCI’s index business and product suite, leveraging this knowledge to identify and communicate strategically relevant insights within the Product team.
• From time to time, deliver clear and effective presentations to senior executives relating to key metrics and business trends.
• Work on ad-hoc queries that may involve investigating and/or presenting business intelligence metrics or trends to support decision-making.
• Proactively driving workstreams, coordinating across teams, and ensuring deliverables meet a higher standard of independence and accountability.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• 3–5 years of relevant work in business intelligence, analytics, finance, Sustainability or related fields (experience in Fixed Income or Equity markets preferred).
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Data Science, or a related field.
• Passion for data and highly analytical mindset; ability to translate data into informative visuals while also being able to draw meaningful conclusions.
• Familiarity with Business Intelligence tools and AI-driven analytics techniques, including experience building dashboards, reports, or automated processes that support decision-making.
• Desirable skill: Python programming language.
• Proficiency in Salesforce CRM is desirable, with experience managing data, generating reports, and supporting pipeline tracking.
• Creative, self-motivated problem-solver who proactively identifies and implements innovative ideas.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, listening and presentation skills and ability to work both independently and across teams.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail combined with the ability to see the broader strategic picture.

About MSCI

What we offer you

• Transparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits, tailored to your location, ensuring your financial security, health, and overall wellbeing.

• Flexible working arrangements, advanced technology, and collaborative workspaces.

• A culture of high performance and innovation where we experiment with new ideas and take responsibility for achieving results.

• A global network of talented colleagues, who inspire, support, and share their expertise to innovate and deliver for our clients.

• Global Orientation program to kickstart your journey, followed by access to our Learning@MSCI platform, LinkedIn Learning Pro and tailored learning opportunities for ongoing skills development.

• Multi-directional career paths that offer professional growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility and expanded roles.

• We actively nurture an environment that builds a sense of inclusion belonging and connection, including eight Employee Resource Groups. All Abilities, Asian Support Network, Black Leadership Network, Climate Action Network, Hola! MSCI, Pride & Allies, Women in Tech, and Women’s Leadership Forum.

At MSCI we are passionate about what we do, and we are inspired by our purpose – to power better investment decisions. You’ll be part of an industry-leading network of creative, curious, and entrepreneurial pioneers. This is a space where you can challenge yourself, set new standards and perform beyond expectations for yourself, our clients, and our industry.

MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data, and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

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