MSCI Strategy Executive Director

The MSCI Strategy Director will be responsible for partnering with the Chief Strategy Officer on driving the development, communication, tracking and maintenance of the firm’s strategy. In collaboration with the CSO, this position will lead the Strategy function and will be responsible for significantly enhancing the company’s strategy processes and activities to drive and facilitate the development and communication of the long-term strategy. The role reports into the Chief Strategy Officer who reports directly to the CEO, President and Executive Committee.

Scope of Responsibility:

• Help establish and drive strategic process to develop long term strategic, business, and financial priorities and goals, including driving and facilitating the strategic planning process with the firm’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors

• Partner closely with HR and Communications to cascade and communicate the firm strategy throughout the organization via the goal setting process driving broad alignment and engagement

• Oversee a Strategy Scorecard and tracking mechanism to establish greater transparency and accountability for the execution of the company’s long-term strategy

• Work closely with management and finance to ensure that key performance metrics are in place to measure performance and progress towards strategic goals

• Conduct deep dive analyses of specific markets, competitors, hypothetical mergers or acquisitions, and new product opportunities

• Maintain an external mindset, including staying on top of industry, competitive and macroeconomic trends, including the role of new technologies and identifying potential threats

• Drive a rigorous business intelligence function, working closely with the product and marketing teams to track, aggregate, summarize and report competitor activities and performance, as well as assess market sizing, segmentation, addressable market and penetration

• Collaborate with senior leaders to identify, prioritize and cultivate partnership and acquisition opportunities; present market scan of opportunities, including how respective opportunities would accelerate MSCI’s strategic priorities

• Act as a key advisor to business leaders on critical strategic, competitive, and industry matters

• Maintain dialogue with and selectively engage external business and industry experts, as well as consultants, to learn and influence business strategies, constantly remaining alert and forward-thinking about opportunities and risks in the industry

Desired Qualifications:

• Deep familiarity with the financial technology and/or investment management sectors

• Strategic mindset with an ability to think broadly, refine questions and develop analytical frameworks; outstanding quantitative, financial and analytical skills

• Highly motivated, personable and capable of managing multiple tasks in a demanding and dynamic work environment

• Ability to accurately assess longer-term implications of changing business models with simultaneous focus on optimizing the short-term, understanding the growth drivers of the business and prioritizes initiatives that will accelerate growth

• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills – both written and verbal – with comfort interfacing with senior business leaders

• Project management and/or integration experience and ability to coordinate large, multi-functional teams

Desired Experience:

• 8+ years strategy experience (top-tier consulting firm experience preferred with exposure to financial services and/or financial technology)

Due to the great number of applications we receive for each of our open vacancies, we are unable to respond on an individual basis.

To all recruitment agencies: MSCI does not accept unsolicited CVs/Resumes. Please do not forward CVs/Resumes to any MSCI employee, location or website. MSCI is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs/Resumes.

MSCI Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce. It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy (including unlawful discrimination on the basis of a legally protected pregnancy/maternity leave), veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.