MSCI - Market Risk & Performance Product Analyst - BarraOne Product Specialist Team

Your team responsibilities

The BarraOne Product Specialist team is responsible primarily for presales processes for the BarraOne platform. It is a highly analytically skilled team, which ensures prospects and clients, fully understand and are further bale to use the platform functionalities corresponding to their specific use cases (Asset Owners, Asset Managers, Wealth Managers, etc). The spectrum of knowledge and activities is very broad and includes Risk, Performance, Optimization, Stress Testing, ESG and Climate Risk, Private Assets. The Pre-sales team contributes to success of sales and associated revenue generation by generating and delivering an analytical output during the benefits positioning stage of the sales cycle. The team is focusing on the functional positioning, product differentiation and client driven solutions. Through in-depth understanding of the prospective client's business needs, the team helps find practical solutions that may involve multiple MSCI products. The team also helps in upselling and cross-selling opportunities with existing clients.

What we offer you

- 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.

- Wherever you are located you will find transparent compensation schemes and employee benefits that can help ensure your financial security and health. While they vary by different locations, we offer a broad range of benefits that are part of the value you receive as an MSCI employee.

- Our flexible ways of working will allow you to maximize your potential, and we will empower you with the trust, accountability, and advanced technology to perform at your very best.

- You'll find a purposeful approach to wellbeing to provide you with all the resources you need to be your best at work and in your personal life. Our 'Here For You' Employee Assistance Program is available for our employees globally, providing confidential emotional support, financial and legal advice free of charge.

Your key responsibilities

- Be a product specialist for a Multi - Asset Class risk and performance attribution platform

- Keep up to date with new features and enhancements being introduced in MSCI product and services

- Liaise with sales team to understand prospective client requirements and set-up client data to demonstrate the value add of MSCI MAC solutions

- Understanding how modelling and mapping configuration choices affect the risk and performance results delivered in our solutions

- Ensure proper set up of client data with proper rules for term and conditions enrichment of portfolio holdings

- Conduct prospective client trainings and demo proof of concepts of comprehensive Multi-Asset Class solutions to allow clients to visualize the product features

- Gathering Business Requirements from Client, translate them into technical and functional requirements

- Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate development requirements to MSCI product management teams

- Effectively communicate the solution requirements to MSCI teams and client using comprehensive documentation

- Share best practices across different client use cases based on current and potential MSCI products and solutions

- Develop and configure standard/bespoke automated workflows based on MSCI APIs with different wrappers supported within MSCI infrastructure

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

- Very strong technical, analytical, and quantitative skills.

- Excellent communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills.

- Client relationship management experience in the financial services industry.

- Strong time management skills with the ability to handle multiple projects.

- 1-2 years of experience in developing and deploying microservices and solutions, preferably in performance attribution, portfolio management or risk management functions

- Ability to work autonomously and within a team.

- Bachelor's Degree in engineering/quantitative background/computer science/finance/economics/mathematics. Master's Degree is preferred.

- Professional qualifications such as a CFA charter holder, FRM (Financial Risk Manager) is a plus.

- Hands-on experience with programming and data visualization tools like, python, C#, Spotfire, Power BI, tableau is a must.

How we'll support you

- Our culture of high performance and innovation relies on our people sharing their knowledge and lifting each other up. You'll be surrounded by a collaborative, global network of talented colleagues who will support and inspire you to do the best work of your career.

- We believe new and challenging experiences drive personal growth and innovation. With the right challenges, encouragement, and development support you can shape your own career experience. Career paths are multi-directional, and we encourage and support internal mobility to help you identify new opportunities to progress and take control of your future.

- As a new joiner you'll be enrolled on our Global Orientation interactive learning experience to set you up for success.

- Our tailored learning opportunities will enable you to acquire the skills you need at your own pace, choosing between the courses and certifications best suited to you. Our Learning@MSCI platform coupled with access to LinkedIn Learning Pro will provide you with all the resources you need for to accelerate your professional growth.

- At MSCI we act in ways that encourage respect for all voices, ensuring that everyone can be themselves and feel like they are a part of the company. We are intentional about ensuring that everyone is treated fairly and supported with equal opportunities to succeed.

- We have eight MSCI 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.

About MSCI

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.