Risk Management Analytics (RMA) Client Consultant recruitment

MSCI - Client Consultant

About MSCI Inc.

MSCI Inc. is a leading provider of investment decision support tools to investors globally, including asset managers, banks, hedge funds and pension funds. MSCI products and services include indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics, and governance tools.

The company’s flagship product offerings are: the MSCI indices which include over 120,000 daily indices covering more than 70 countries; Barra portfolio risk and performance analytics covering global equity and fixed income markets; RiskMetrics market and credit risk analytics; ISS out-sourced proxy research, voting and vote reporting services; CFRA forensic accounting risk research, legal/regulatory risk assessment, and due-diligence; and FEA valuation models and risk management software for the energy and commodities markets. MSCI is headquartered in New York, with research and commercial offices around the world.

For further information on MSCI, please visit our web site at www.msci.com

Description:

MSCI is immediately seeking to expand its Analytics Consultant team in New York. The team is responsible for supporting a suite of Barra and RiskMetrics products and services, advising clients on developing portfolio optimization and risk management practices, explaining complex analytics, recommending modeling best practices and partnering with the sales team to provide expertise in client engagements.

Successful candidates will have a thorough knowledge of finance, quantitative skills, the aptitude to learn Barra and RiskMetrics methodologies and an ability to guide financial services clients to better use those products in asset allocation, portfolio optimization, market risk and credit risk management. In addition, Consultants must be adaptable, able to lead cross-organization teams and able to represent MSCI at all levels of management at clients, including board members, CEO, risk managers, portfolio managers, traders, researches, modelers, and technologists.

As MSCI continues to rapidly grow, clients span some of the world's largest hedge funds, banks, insurance companies, to asset owners and asset managers. Consultants will be responsible for owning a portfolio of client relationships which is a challenging client facing role suiting candidates who are keen to learn about how companies make investment decisions and manage risk and then bring insights and best practices to those client organizations.

Performance is primarily based on the pro-active services and ideas from the consultant to improve client experience, secure renewals and help grow client relationships with up-sales.

Requirements:

* Good working knowledge of equity factor model, fixed income, credit, commodity products and derivatives, including pricing models, simulations, and stress testing
* Good presentation skills and the ability to clearly communicate complex ideas to a wide variety of audiences
* Able to collaborate with sales, research and business groups across the organization to deliver value to client
* Keen interest in understanding the latest developments in the financial markets
* Innovative, client orientated thinker able to identify and exploit market niche opportunities
* 5-10 years experience in quantitative finance, risk management role preferred
* Bachelor's degree, MBA in Finance or Masters in quantitative finance related degree preferred
* CFA or FRM a plus

Responsibilities:

* Responsible for client renewals and up sells by insuring high usage of our products
* Provide insight into the risk and investment process on client portfolios by modeling complex securities
* Conduct regular product and methodology trainings for clients
* Continual market assessment for management
* Work closely with function heads and marketing manager to develop product and services
* Monitor client customer satisfaction