Equity Index Quant Research Specialist

MSCI Services is looking for an Equity Index Quant Research Specialist to join our Index Management Research (IMR) Team. The IMR Team is a global, client-centric research group responsible for the cross-asset ongoing maintenance and enhancement of MSCI index methodologies. This includes all MSCI Sustainability & Climate, Factor, Thematic, and Cap-weighted Indexes, primarily focused on equities.

As a Senior Associate of Index Management Research, you will play a key role in the ongoing development and enhancement of Sustainability and Climate index methodologies and investment solutions across asset classes. You will work in a team that responds to a client base in your region regarding Sustainability and Climate index methodology topics, which will involve significant direct interaction with clients. You will be responsible for all aspects of rebalancing the indices you own and ensuring the accuracy of data sent to clients.

You will also be involved in general Index Management Research responsibilities, such as index policy research and assistance in new product development.

You will be expected to:

• Respond to client-based index methodological and research-based queries in the region.
• Speak to a wide range of index methodology topics across our entire suite of index offerings, with a Sustainability/Climate focus. This includes helping to ensure that our Sustainability and Climate index methodologies appropriately incorporate the latest investment trends and regulatory developments, that the construct is robust and comprehensive, and that methodologies are dictated by a framework centered on market portfolio management practices and index replication.
• Own a set of Sustainability/Climate indexes and be responsible for the entire index lifecycle, including rebalances and error mitigation.
• Contribute to consultation construction and extensive client interaction and engagement.
• Interact as an important liaison between internal teams such as Sustainability Research, Product Management, Coverage, IT, and DCS in managing project workstreams and significantly contributing to the overall research and organizational agenda.

Qualifications:

• Very good knowledge of the fundamentals of equity index investing and construction, with knowledge of other asset classes also a plus.
• Fundamental knowledge and familiarity with concepts of index maintenance and portfolio management/replication across asset classes.
• Experience working on a Portfolio Management desk for an Asset Manager is a plus.
• Extensive experience and comfortability with clients is central to success in the role.
• Very good quantitative knowledge and analytical skills, including Python.
• Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple deliverables.