Description

Your Team Responsibilities

In addition to the primary location, the role can also be based in Amsterdam, Stockholm, Frankfurt, or Milan

MSCI Climate Research is seeking to expand its Climate Product Management team and is looking for a suitable candidate to join our Frankfurt office and support the Climate Commercial Product team as the Banks Lead.

You will be part of our team that is a leading provider of Climate solutions to institutional investors and financial market participants globally. In this role you will support us to develop and implement new segment strategies, contributing to solutions design, go-to-market, and commercial models. You will work with stakeholders across the organization and around the world. You will learn about major climate finance trends; the challenges financial markets participants are facing and propose solutions to better meet their needs.

Your Key Responsibilities

Go-to-Market Strategy: Support the adaption of the global product strategy to the specific needs of EMEA region. Collect Develop regional value propositions, pricing strategies, and positioning. Enable the salesforce with training, materials, and competitive intelligence.

Client & Market Engagement Act as the voice of the customer in the region, gathering feedback to shape product roadmaps. Support strategic client pitches and deepen adoption among key accounts. Monitor competitor activity and identify opportunities for differentiation. Gather and collate market and competitor intelligence to support senior decision makers within the business.

Commercial Performance Drive revenue growth and account penetration for the product suite. Track usage, renewals, and expansion within the region. Partner with sales to deliver regional growth targets.

Cross-Functional Leadership Connect product, sales, marketing, and research teams to align on priorities. Translate regional regulatory and market trends into product requirements. Ensure global products are localized (language, data sets, regulatory alignment).

Product Development: support new product development and product enhancements by compiling business case, revenue estimates and ROI analysis for new initiatives, mockups and product scoping documents, by assisting in project coordination and prioritization, and by coordinating across functional teams, and particularly with IT, data operations and research teams to drive the successful implementation of projects.

Support the Client Coverage organization: support our client facing organization by responding to questions from MSCI client coverage related to existing product features, functionality, pricing and licensing; developing user guides and documentation; assisting with RFPs; assisting with client communications; and helping to organize periodic training sessions for coverage.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

Education

• An ideal candidate will hold a degree in a technical field such as Finance, Economics, or Business Administration, or the equivalent in experience.

Experience

• A Climate Product Vice President is preferably a person who has experience in finance, climate investing, and/or product management.
• Experience within a financial institution focused on Sustainability & Climate and/or within an advisory firm would be ideal.
• Experience working with a Bank and/or climate risk modelling in credit risk would be an asset.

Organizational Skills

• An ideal candidate will have previous product management experience in a financial services organization, with a strong track record of delivering high-quality work on time.
• Strong analytical capability and the ability to meet deadlines are necessary for successful performance in this role.
• Additionally, the ideal candidate must be able to manage multiple simultaneous projects effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Communication Skills

• This position demands constant interaction with senior product management personnel, other teams, and external clients and partners.
• The Product Management Vice President must possess excellent communication skills and be able to present new proposals or progress on key initiatives effectively and engagingly.
• Strong people skills are essential to facilitate smooth internal collaborations and positive client interactions.

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, 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.

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.

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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