Your Team Responsibilities

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Associate / Senior Associate to join our team in Mumbai (/Pune). This role will focus on supporting and enhancing data distribution in MSCIs Sustainability and Climate business, with a particular focus on ensuring our Climate data products and distribution are ready for the era of AI. The ideal candidate will work closely with internal stakeholders to enhance data distribution channels, prepare datasets for use in AI tools and workflows, contribute to data catalog development, and support client communication on new features and enhancements.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Data Distribution Channels: Contribute to initiatives that enhance MSCIs Sustainability and Climate data distribution platforms (e.g., Snowflake, feeds, MCP, portals), ensuring scalability and client satisfaction.
• AI Readiness and Data Enablement: Support the preparation of Sustainability and Climate datasets for AI and advanced analytics use cases by driving data quality improvements, metadata enrichment, standardization, and the adoption of best practices that enable seamless integration with machine learning workflows and emerging AI-driven capabilities.
• Sustainability and Climate Data Projects: Assist in the execution of projects related to Sustainability and Climate datasets, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and high-quality outcomes.
• Data Catalog and Discovery: Support the development and maintenance of Sustainability and Climate data catalogs, improving data accessibility and enabling efficient data discovery for clients.
• Client Communications: Partner with product and client-facing teams to support communication with clients on upcoming features, enhancements, and best practices for leveraging MSCIs data solutions.
• Operational Efficiencies: Support initiatives aimed at improving MSCIs operational efficiency and process effectiveness across data workflows.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• Bachelors degree in finance, Economics, Business, Data Analytics, Environmental Science, or related field preferred.
• 25 years of experience in data operations, data distribution, client service, financial services, or sustainability-related domains.
• Familiarity with data distribution mechanisms like Snowflake, APIs, or data feeds; and data structuring.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled data access, including the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and an interest in applying such tools to improve data discoverability and automate product workflows.
• Passion for and familiarity with sustainability and climate data, climate products / policy, or related industry practices preferred.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration, documentation, and communication skills, with the ability to align Product, Research, Engineering, and Client Support teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and eagerness to learn and contribute.
• Experience in using AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor)

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.

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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