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ESG Data Specialist


MSCI Inc.


Location

Mumbai | India


Job description

Your Team Responsibilities

MSCI Data Acquisition and Collection collects 2.5K raw data points across 70K companies from 300 public sources, representing 1.7+M news articles and 1M documents per year (filings, AGM, etc) leading to 20MN data updates per year. We focus on applying QA on input data, extracted from filings, news, websites, NGO, or received from various data providers.

MSCI Data Acquisition and Collection team comprises od 200+ internal team size (review/validation) and 600+ external team (vendors) to support collection. The team's main responsibility is to provide raw input data reported in publicly available sources. On a day-today basis, the team manages data production and coordinate with vendors and product content teams. The team is also responsible for quality review and ensures that data collected is up to date and adheres to data collection guidance and methodology defined by MSCI. Moreover, with the team's consistent drive to innovate and leverage technology, the Data Acquisition and Collection team initiates and/or collaborates with other teams on programs related to data quality and process improvements, including but not limited to automation, workflow streamlining projects, and building data QA models.

What We Offer You

  • At MSCI we are passionate about what we do, and we are inspired by our purpose – to power better investment decisions. You'll 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.
  • Wherever you are located you will find transparent compensation schemes and employee benefits that can help ensure your financial security and health. While they vary by different locations, we offer a broad range of benefits that are part of the value you receive as an MSCI employee.
  • Our flexible ways of working will allow you to maximize your potential, and we will empower you with the trust, accountability, and advanced technology to perform at your very best.
  • You'll find a purposeful approach to wellbeing to provide you with all the resources you need to be your best at work and in your personal life. Our 'Here For You' Employee Assistance Program is available for our employees globally, providing confidential emotional support, financial and legal advice free of charge.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Reviewing and processing feedback from companies and responding to client queries.
  • Investigate and resolve internal and external client queries.
  • Handle feedback received from companies, coordinate with internal teams for escalation, and track queries for timely resolution within SLA.
  • Searching for, procuring, and processing information about global companies on and as needed basis using multiple methods, techniques, and sources.
  • Working with many different types of information sources (i.e. annual reports, websites, quantitative data feeds, web crawlers, news articles), types of information (i.e. quantitative data, key performance indicators, prose narratives), topics or subject matters (i.e. traditional financial risk, corporate governance, and sustainability) and types of analysis (i.e. rules-based, subjective analysis, written summaries);
  • Contribute to process improvements to ensure consistent data quality and efficiency, such as automation of data quality diagnostics which will enable quality assessment of data without manual intervention.
  • Create and manage the processes for identifying data quality metrics and their lifecycle with an emphasis on supporting ongoing application transformation projects.
  • Contribute in developing an efficient data quality assurance (QA) process including assessing results, compiling, and reporting QA findings;
  • Work with internal stakeholders and downstream teams on understanding data requirement, data QC scope and data delivery.
  • Participate in projects in relation to ESG-wide data transformation initiatives.
  • Taking ownership of data processes assigned and working independently as needed.

Your Skills And Experience That Will Help You Excel

  • A Bachelor's degree with relevant experience required in one of these areas: Finance/Economics or Business Management, International Development & Relations, Social Science, Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Must have: Good command over excel tools and functionality dealing with volume of data.
  • Strong skills (written and oral), proficiency in creating presentations, data analysis and excellent research and analytical skills.
  • Good to have: Exposure to pandas or tools like Power BI and Jupyter notebooks.
  • Sound knowledge about equities or financial markets in general and knowledge on the company disclosures, filings, public company reporting including 10-Ks and annual reports.
  • Experience in issuer relation and communication
  • Comfortable working in a team environment across hierarchies, functions, and geographies
  • Experience working on a global team in an international company is preferred.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with people in different offices and time zones.

How We'll Support You

  • Our culture of high performance and innovation relies on our people sharing their knowledge and lifting each other up. You'll be surrounded by a collaborative, global network of talented colleagues who will support and inspire you to do the best work of your career.
  • We believe new and challenging experiences drive personal growth and innovation. With the right challenges, encouragement, and development support you can shape your own career experience. Career paths are multi-directional, and we encourage and support internal mobility to help you identify new opportunities to progress and take control of your future.
  • As a new joiner you'll be enrolled on our Global Orientation interactive learning experience to set you up for success.
  • Our tailored learning opportunities will enable you to acquire the skills you need at your own pace, choosing between the courses and certifications best suited to you. Our Learning@MSCI platform coupled with access to LinkedIn Learning Pro will provide you with all the resources you need for to accelerate your professional growth.
  • At MSCI we act in ways that encourage respect for all voices, ensuring that everyone can be themselves and feel like they are a part of the company. We are intentional about ensuring that everyone is treated fairly and supported with equal opportunities to succeed.
  • We have eight MSCI 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

MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data, and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

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