MSCI Inc.

Technical Sales Specialist (TSS) - Analytics

MSCI Inc.$150K — $200K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, Finance, or related field.
  • Postgraduate qualification in Finance (M.Sc., M.B.A., P.G.D.M., or Ph.D.).
  • 5-10 years in a client-facing presales, solutions consulting, or technical sales role in asset management or fintech.
  • Experience with Equity/Multi-Asset Class factor models and knowledge of derivatives and credit products.
  • Hands-on experience with data APIs and SaaS-based financial applications.
  • Practical experience using AI tools for client engagement and data analysis.
  • Programming skills in Excel Macro/VBA, Python, and SQL/Snowflake preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Engage prospective clients to understand their investment strategies and tailor demonstrations accordingly.
  • Analyze market data to generate evidence-based narratives that shorten the sales cycle.
  • Deliver application demos and present analytical results to senior stakeholders.
  • Leverage AI tools to enhance demo preparation and identify upsell opportunities.
  • Act as a liaison between Sales, Product, and Research for a seamless presales experience.
  • Provide insights from client interactions to inform product and research teams.
  • Guide clients through the trial phase with structured onboarding and training.
  • Design creative solutions to meet specific client requirements and bridge gaps.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive and transparent employee benefits tailored to your location.
  • Flexible working arrangements and collaborative workspaces with advanced technology.
  • Culture of high performance and innovation encouraging experimentation.
  • Access to global colleagues for support, expertise, and collaboration.
  • Global Orientation program and ongoing skills development opportunities including AI and LinkedIn Learning.
  • Multi-directional career paths and professional growth opportunities.
  • Commitment to inclusion with various Employee Resource Groups fostering belonging and connection.
Full Job Description
Your Team Responsibilities

The Americas Analytics Technical Sales Specialist (TSS) role within MSCI's Coverage team contributes to the success of new sales, upsales, and associated revenue generation within the MSCI Analytics segment. This role drive sales and upsales during the benefits positioning stage of the sales cycle with successful team members generating and delivering analytical output to prospects and clients. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring MSCI's prospects and clients realize the value of the full suite of analytic offerings focusing on functional positioning, product differentiation and a client driven pitch - a prerequisite to shorten the sales cycle and influence commercial negotiations. The team is focused on showcasing MSCI's strengths and growth areas via multiple channels including internal applications and services, APIs, and 3rd party platforms. If you are relentlessly client-focused, excel at positioning MSCI's solutions, have the ability to quickly understand client use cases and needs, and are ready to seize opportunities, this is your opportunity to make a difference.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Engage prospective clients to deeply understand their investment strategies, workflows, and use cases - translating that insight into compelling, tailored demos, POCs, and trials
  • Analyze prospect- and client-supplied single portfolio and multi-asset class portfolio and market data to build targeted, evidence-based engagement narratives that accelerate conviction and shorten the sales cycle
  • Deliver high-impact application demos and present analytical results directly to senior investment, risk, and operations stakeholders at prospective client firms
  • Leverage AI-powered tools and workflows to enhance demo preparation, automate data analysis, personalize client pitches, and identify upsell signals across the prospect pipeline
  • Serve as a connective layer between Sales, Product, and Research - ensuring the presales experience is seamless, consistent, and commercially focused
  • Proactively surface prospect and client insights to internal product and research teams, functioning as a feedback loop that shapes roadmap priorities and solution enhancements
  • Guide prospects through trial phases with structured onboarding, methodology education, and use-case-driven training - ensuring they extract meaningful value from MSCI's tools before a commercial decision is made
  • Identify, design, and POC creative workaround or custom solutions that bridge gaps between existing product capabilities and specific client requirements
  • Analyzing portfolio risk and performance, generating reports, crafting presentations, and providing commentaries to help position the benefits of MSCI tools


Your skills and experience that will help you excel

  • Bachelor Degree in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, Finance or similar subjects
  • Post graduate qualification in Finance (M.Sc./M.B.A./P.G.D.M./Ph.D)
  • 5-10 years of experience in a client-facing presales, solutions consulting, or technical sales role within asset management, private markets, financial services, or fintech
  • Experience and understanding of Equity and/or Multi Asset Class factor models
  • Knowledge of derivatives, credit and rate products
  • Hands-on experience working with or selling through data APIs, analytics platforms, or SaaS-based financial applications
  • Additional qualifications in CFA (US) and/or FRM would be a plus
  • Practical experience using AI tools (e.g., generative AI, LLM-based assistants, AI-powered analytics) in a professional context - with the ability to apply them to client engagement, data analysis, presentation development, or workflow automation.
  • Familiar with different risk measures and quantitative risk models
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Programming experience desired (Excel Macro/VBA, XML familiarity, Python, SQL/Snowflake)
  • Self-starter with strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects under tight, short-term deadlines while managing client expectations.


What we offer you
  • Salary range: $150,000 - $200,000 /year plus eligible for annual bonus.
  • 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[redacted] 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 Women's Leadership Forum.

About MSCI Inc.

MSCI Inc. is a leading provider of investment decision support tools and services to investors globally. The company offers a range of products and services including indexes, analytics, and data to help investors make better investment decisions. MSCI Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York. The company has operations in more than 30 countries and serves clients in over 100 countries. MSCI Inc. is a publicly traded company and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MSCI.
Learn more about MSCI Inc.
Size
4,361 employees
Market Cap
$36.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$601.8 million
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+12.2%
Revenue
$1.6 billion
NASDAQ

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