Data Operations Associate

MSCI Services

Responsibilities:

• Be part of the team to

  re-engineer the Digital Asset classification operations

  .
• Work with the engineering team to

  design, build, and test systems

  .
• Build

  AI/LLM augmented QA, source transparency, and governance controls

  into the process.
• Integrate a

  unique digital asset identifier

  and an ongoing universe management process.
• Also responsible for working on other

  business classifications

  as part of the larger team, including issuer and business segment classification across different asset classes (Equities, Privates, Fixed Income issuers).
• Manage daily operations, coverage expansion, and internal and client query management.
• Gain exposure to

  Equity, Fixed Income & other related indexes, performance and analytics; Exchange and vendor data feeds and symbology, etc.

• Perform in-depth analysis of data, analytics, and workflows to improve processes and/or develop new work tools in collaboration with Tech and Development teams.
• Collaborate across a global organization to service both internal and external clients in a shared services environment.
• Partner with our product and coverage organization to service first-rate clientele, including many of the world's central banks, leading financial institutions, hedge funds, and corporations.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in

  Finance/Economics

  from a premier institute (including equivalents like CFA, CA, FRM) or an engineering degree with solid experience in finance.
• Working knowledge of

  financial markets data operations

  (Equity, Fixed Income, Alternate investments).
• Excellent communication skills (both written and presentation), with the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Self-starter with the drive to work independently with minimum oversight.
• Solid background in

  Excel

  and working knowledge of

  SQL

  .
• Experience working with IT teams, knowledge of charting tools (Tableau, Power BI etc.), and basic coding skills to build Proof of Concept models (Python, R, other scripting etc.) will be an added advantage.

Desired Experience:

• Exposure to content/research work in

  Alternate Asset classes

  , especially digital assets, will be a plus.
• Experience in working with global vendors will be a plus (Reuters, Interactive Data, Factset etc.).
• Exposure to different work shifts and schedules (but No US night shift).