Analytics - Product Specialist

Your Team Responsibilities

Product Specialist is a very crucial role within MSCI Analytics business. We provide training on MSCI products and solutions functionality and methodology, understand the client needs and provide solutions to meet the same using MSCI capabilities. The role requires a thorough understanding of our clients use cases, MSCI product and solutions capability, act as a feedback loop to MSCI Product teams with critical info on newer use cases and potential enhancements to capitalize on the same.

Your Key Responsibilities

Typical responsibilities include

• Provide functional and analytical training and education to various members of the client organization during implementation
• Be the subject matter experts on specific use cases related to risk and portfolio management, especially with experience in Performance Measurement and Attribution is highly desired.
• Understand clients business requirements and define a solution that meets it. This often means liaisoning with multiple teams at MSCI like product, research, data, sales, workflow etc.
• Troubleshoot client reported issues or queries and coordinate with various MSCI teams when escalation is needed to identify a recommend path forward.
• Raise request to product team for any client requirements which cannot be served out of current available functionalities.
• Collect project scope information from Sales team
• Prepare Onboarding specification based on project scope and client requirements so that the same can be used during handover of clients to BAU service team after implementation completes.
• Providing continuous update on the health of various implementation projects for management reporting.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• Have a financial background (Masters) with active interest in Portfolio management theories and exhibit basic software skills (for example Python etc), preferably pursuing CFA or FRM.
• Have 2-3 years of work experience in a client facing role.
• Be analytically proficient, have an eye for detail, and be able to handle various components in a complex infrastructure.
• Be eager problem solvers and able to work with cross-organization teams.
• Have great communications skills are a must as they represent MSCI to all levels of client management.
• Be appreciative of diverse cultural norms and styles.
• Aspirant for a long-term career in the field of portfolio finance.
• Knowledge of the following
• Performance Measurement and Performance Attribution of multi asset class portfolios
• Fixed income related sensitivity measures for duration, convexity, yield to maturity
• Risk measures like Volatility, Value at risk, stress tests
• Good understanding of pricing approach for common asset classes like bonds, equity options, interest rate swaps and fx forwards

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 Womens Leadership Forum.

At MSCI we are passionate about what we do, and we are inspired by our vision to power better decisions. Youll 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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