Index Sales Specialist (French speaker)

Your Team Responsibilities

As an Index Sales Specialist, you will drive the growth of MSCI’s Index business across Asset Managers, Wealth Managers and Banks in the French-speaking region of Switzerland.

Working in a consultative sales environment, you will build a deep understanding of clients’ investment processes and connect them with MSCI’s indexes, data and insights to support their decision-making. You will manage and grow existing client relationships while identifying new opportunities to expand our client base.

This is a highly visible, office-based role in Zurich, where you will operate in a targeted, performance-driven environment and engage with senior stakeholders across the investment community.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Manage and grow relationships with existing clients across the region

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities with prospective clients

• Build trusted, long-term relationships with senior stakeholders

• Position MSCI index solutions and research in a consultative manner

• Lead client engagements including presentations, product demonstrations and commercial discussions

• Develop and execute strategic account plans to drive revenue growth

• Respond to detailed client inquiries on index methodologies and products

• Capture and share client feedback to inform product development and innovation

• Maintain accurate records of client interactions and pipeline activity

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• Experience in sales within asset management, banking or financial services

• Understanding of investment processes across asset managers and wealth managers

• Knowledge of European financial markets and industry trends

• Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with clients

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Fluency in English and French

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Excel and PowerPoint)

• Bachelor’s degree required (Master’s degree or CFA is a plus)

• 2–4 years of relevant experience in a client-facing or sales role

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, AI Learning Center , 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 vision – to power better 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 strengthens global markets by connecting participants across the financial ecosystem with a common language. Our research-based data, analytics and indexes, supported by advanced technology, set standards for global investors and help our clients understand risks and opportunities so they can make better decisions and unlock innovation. We serve asset managers and owners, private-market sponsors and investors, hedge funds, wealth managers, banks, insurers and corporates.

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