Buyside Index Coverage Intern

Job Reference:
2025-3974
Location:
Hong Kong
Category:
Sales and Relationship Management
Solution:
Index
Role Category:
Hybrid

Your Team Responsibilities

The Index Coverage Support Intern is a member of the Greater China Coverage team whose primary responsibility is to support the Senior Sales Specialists and Relationship Managers covering all client segments locally. Individuals in an MSCI Sales Support position are responsible for facilitating the sales process and educating clients and prospects on MSCI products.

The Index Coverage Support Intern plays a key role in identifying leads and assisting the Client Coverage team members in providing research and analysis to current and prospective clients.

This role provides offer a good exposure and training to final year university students who can work with us on a part-time basis or a few full days a week. MSCI internships engagements run for 6 months.

Your Key Responsibilities

Pre-sales activities and process management

Mapping unlicensed usage

Market analysis, competitor research, prospect research

Qualifying sales leads who contact MSCI

Set-up and participate in prospective client and current client discussions

Manage the pipeline opportunity, follow-up and generate contracts

New product placement support

Provide sample data or analysis to assist a client with any due diligence

Campaign tracking, analysis and reporting of key metrics

Ad-hoc or regular English material translation to Chinese

Other admin/sales support relevant duties

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

Excel and PowerPoint skills

Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple projects under tight, short-term deadlines

Exposure to the SalesForce platform preferred

Experience in cold calling and prospecting preferred

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English as well as

Year 3 or final year university or postgraduate students

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.

MSCI Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy (including unlawful discrimination on the basis of a legally protected parental leave), veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. MSCI is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please email Disability.Assistance@msci.com and indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Please note, this e-mail is intended only for individuals who are requesting a reasonable workplace accommodation; it is not intended for other inquiries.

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MSCI does not accept unsolicited CVs/Resumes. Please do not forward CVs/Resumes to any MSCI employee, location, or website. MSCI is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs/Resumes.

Note on recruitment scams

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Quotes from Mariana Gauna, Vincent Ku, Nitesh Rajpal

“I enjoy the dynamic nature of the role, working with different teams internally to provide the best possible support to our clients.

The ultimate goal of my team is to ensure clients have a smooth experience and receive accurate information regarding MSCI's Sustainability and Climate solutions.

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Mariana Gauna – Sales and Relationship Management

“The role of my team is to help our clients configure and customize MSCI’s solutions to their unique requirements.

It’s a great collaborative effort, and a great opportunity for us to learn more about our clients’ needs.

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Vincent Ku – Sales and Relationship Management

“I'm a lifelong learner.

At MSCI I'm fortunate to have the company support me with continuous learning opportunities such as pursuing industry-leading certifications like CFA and FRM. I believe having the desire to learn automatically translates into professional growth and success.

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Nitesh Rajpal – Sales and Relationship Management

Benefits

MSCI is committed to providing a competitive benefit package to you and, where applicable, your family. 

  • Tax Effective Housing Program  
  • Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) 
  • Healthcare benefits, including:
    • Group Life Insurance Plan  
    • Medical Insurance Plan
    • Group Accidental Death & Disablement Plan  
    • Long-Term Disability Plan 
    • Critical Illness Plan  

Development opportunities

Guided by your manager, our learning and development opportunities empower you to perform at your best, make an impact and shape your career. 

Career paths are multidirectional and we believe new and challenging experiences drive personal growth and innovation. With access to LinkedIn Learning Pro and our bespoke Learning@MSCI platform, you can easily customize and tailor your learning journey to accelerate your career.

Hong Kong

Suite 1201-1203, 12th Floor, 
Three Pacific Place, 
1 Queens Road East, 
Hong Kong 

 

Our Hong Kong office is in Pacific Place, Hong Kong’s premier lifestyle hub. A dynamic and energetic location, this office serves as the regional hub for the APAC region. You’ll have access to a well-stocked cafeteria, wellness room, quiet pods and a multi-functional boardroom that can be transformed into an open space for our company-wide events.

Recruitment process

  1. Apply online

    First, click Apply and upload a CV that shows us the skills and passion you could bring to this role, as well as your contact details so we can reach out to you. 

  2. Talk to our recruiter

    If you look like a good match, our recruiters will arrange a chat where we’ll ask about your motivations, experience, and background, and where you can ask us anything you want to know about working at MSCI.

  3. Interview with our team

    If you like what you hear, and we think you have what we need, then it’s time to interview with your future team, either virtually or in the office. These interviews will give you a clear insight into the team and the day-to-day responsibilities of the role. Read our interview top tips.

  4. Make your decision

    If you’re successful, we’ll make you an offer and give you any further information you need to help you make your decision. If the answer is yes, it’s time for some background checks, and then we’ll welcome you on board. Learn more about our onboarding experience.

Buyside Index Coverage Intern

Job Reference:
2025-3974
Location:
Hong Kong
Category:
Sales and Relationship Management
Solution:
Index
Job Level:
Intern
Job Type:
Full-Time
Role Category:
Hybrid
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