Program Management - Private Assets

Your Team Responsibilities

In this role, you will partner closely with the team responsible for data distribution and integration within MSCI's Private Assets business, ensuring the seamless delivery of programs that power both internal and external data capabilities. You will translate strategic priorities into executable plans, driving operational excellence, predictable delivery, and measurable business outcomes.

Your remit will span API integrations, data warehouse and lake platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks), streaming and workflow tools (e.g., Kafka), and cross-functional delivery across Product, Engineering, and Data. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring our data platforms, pipelines, and distribution channels deliver consistent value to clients, align with market needs, and meet firmwide objectives.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the team responsible for data distribution and integration to shape a delivery roadmap aligned to client needs, technical feasibility, and MSCI’s strategic objectives.
• Translate strategic priorities into delivery plans with clear scope, sequencing, milestones, and quality standards.
• Partner with Product, Data, Engineering, and Infrastructure teams to align delivery scope, technical feasibility, and sequencing for complex, multi-platform data solutions.
• Ensure delivery readiness across all stakeholders, with particular focus on APIs, data distribution workflows, and system integrations.
• Proactively identify and resolve risks and dependencies across shared services, platforms, and client-facing solutions.
• Monitor delivery health through agile planning, Jira tracking, and key performance metrics; measure success by adoption, reliability, and client impact.
• Drive continuous improvement by implementing process, tooling, and governance enhancements to improve delivery predictability, operational efficiency, and system stability.
• Contribute technical program management expertise to architectural discussions on data distribution, integration patterns, and platform scalability.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• 10+ years in technical program or product management, with significant experience delivering data platform solutions.
• Expertise in APIs, data integration patterns, and distribution frameworks, including real-time streaming (e.g., Kafka).
• Hands-on experience with data warehouse and lake technologies (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks).
• Proven track record managing complex, multi-workstream programs in technical environments.
• Strong command of agile methods, delivery governance, and performance measurement.
• Skilled at aligning priorities with business and technical objectives, fostering collaboration across teams.
• Adept at translating client and business needs into actionable delivery priorities and validating post-launch impact.
• Proficient with delivery metrics, roadmaps, OKRs, and resource planning tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to diverse audiences.

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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